Table 7 Difference in the percentage of “Need” on the knowledge which should be delivered at the forum-style risk communication 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 | Need (%) | Need (%) | Need (%) | Need (%) | Need (%) | Need (%) | Need (%) | Test |
Risk of radiation effects | 79.1 | 82.7 | 71.9 | 72.3 | 69.6 | 72.4 | 74.7 | * |
Effectiveness of food standards as a radiation countermeasure | 79.7 | 78.0 | 71.9 | 72.8 | 66.1 | 71.2 | 73.3 | n.s. |
Scientific facts | 80.8 | 75.7 | 74.3 | 68.2 | 64.9 | 70.6 | 72.4 | * |
Radiation effects on children | 79.7 | 74.0 | 68.4 | 69.4 | 64.3 | 73.5 | 71.6 | * |
Setting the basis for the standards | 76.7 | 77.5 | 68.4 | 68.2 | 60.2 | 64.7 | 69.3 | ** |
Effectiveness of decontamination as a radiation countermeasure | 73.3 | 73.4 | 67.3 | 65.3 | 62.6 | 67.6 | 68.3 | n.s. |
Validity of the standards | 78.5 | 75.1 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 60.2 | 60.6 | 68.1 | ** |
The effectiveness of the standards of space dose of radiation as a countermeasure | 70.9 | 77.5 | 64.9 | 63.6 | 56.7 | 64.7 | 66.4 | ** |
Recommendation of avoidance behavior | 68.6 | 69.9 | 63.7 | 65.3 | 61.4 | 61.2 | 65.0 | n.s. |
Uncertainty of radiation effects | 64.5 | 71.1 | 57.3 | 53.8 | 56.7 | 53.5 | 59.5 | ** |