Most Americans: I'm Immune From Disaster

Poll finds few see need to prepare for emergency

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Whether it be the threat of terrorism, an electro-magnetic pulse attack, a flood, a tornado or fire, most Americans apparently believe they are immune.

That’s according to a new poll by Zogby Analytics said that only one American in four is concerned that a disaster of some kind will affect his or her community.

Just 36 percent, the survey said, have an established emergency response plan in place.

The poll by State University of New York Institute of Technology and Zogby was conducted online May 8-9 and reached out to 1,000 adults nationwide. It has a sample error rate of 3.2 percentage points.

It was released in conjunction with the “Safety and Security in the Global Age” conference on the SUNY campus.

“When asked of the likelihood if a series of emergency situations were to occur in their community, the following percentages said the emergency was ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’: 26 percent a general emergency, 24 percent an industrial accident, 23 percent a natural disaster, 20 percent a mass shooting, 19 percent a terrorist attack, and 15 percent a health pandemic,” the report said.

“If such an emergency situation were to occur, the most likely locations cited were a shopping mall (46 percent), an airport or train station (43 percent), a stadium or arena (42 percent), on a bus/plane or train (38 percent), an outdoor sporting or community event (35 percent), a school (30 percent), a roadway (28 percent ) or office building (28 percent), a bridge (27 percent), a hospital (25 percent), or at home (22 percent),” said the report.

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