Information credibility, disaster risk perception and evacuation willingness of rural households in China

摘要: Information credibility is important for effective disaster communication, and its strength affects the evacuation willingness of residents. However, few reports have studied correlation information risk perception with residents’ to evacuate during earthquake threats. Using survey data 327 rural households located in four counties within earthquake-affected areas Sichuan Province, this study systematically analyzed public private about households, willingness. After creating an ordinary least square regression model (OLS) investigate correlations above factors, results showed that: (1) Both positive negative were positively correlated willingness, negatively willingness; (2) perceived severity was significantly probability not (3) both indirectly affected through severity. This contributed our understanding provided communication management.