FEMA released the results from the 2018 National Household Survey (NHS), which measures individuals’ attitudes and behaviors regarding preparedness and assesses what influences them to begin preparing for a future hazard. Every year, FEMA surveys the American public to assess how the culture of personal disaster preparedness and resilience has changed over time. Approximately 5,000 adults in the U.S. were surveyed in both English and Spanish. The survey includes both a nationally representative sample and hazard-specific oversamples, including tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and urban events. Visit the FEMA website (https://community.fema.gov/AP_2018_National_Household_Survey) for more information and a full list of results. For more about preparedness research, please visit Ready.gov (https://www.ready.gov/preparedness-research).
