Table 6 Difference in the percentage of “Know” on the recognition level of the meanings of eight technical issues regarding radiation among residents of the six prefectures
Miyagi (n = 172) | Fukushima (n = 173) | Tokyo (n = 171) | Aichi (n = 173) | Hiroshima (n = 171) | Nagasaki (n = 170) | Total (n = 1030) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Know (%) | Know (%) | Know (%) | Know (%) | Know (%) | Know (%) | Know (%) | Test |
Exposure dosage by natural background radiation | 39.0 | 65.3 | 34.5 | 22.0 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 38.2 | ** |
Exposure dosage by everyday life radiation | 40.1 | 61.3 | 35.1 | 21.4 | 32.7 | 33.5 | 37.4 | ** |
Relation between radiation exposure and health effects | 31.4 | 48.6 | 36.8 | 22.0 | 43.9 | 32.4 | 35.8 | ** |
Relation between radiation exposure and diseases | 34.3 | 46.8 | 29.2 | 23.7 | 36.8 | 34.1 | 34.2 | ** |
Existence of diseases susceptible to radiation exposure | 29.7 | 42.2 | 26.3 | 20.8 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 30.4 | ** |
Many of the international standards on the health effects of radiation are estimated | 34.9 | 48.6 | 29.2 | 16.2 | 27.5 | 22.9 | 29.9 | ** |
Difference between Becquerel and Sievert | 29.7 | 43.4 | 24.0 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 15.3 | 23.6 | ** |
Existence of threshold of radiation exposure to health effects | 19.2 | 24.9 | 15.8 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 16.1 | ** |