Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 404)
| Â | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
 19–25 | 62 | 15.35 |
 26–35 | 160 | 39.6 |
 36–45 | 129 | 31.93 |
 46 +  | 53 | 13.12 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 253 | 62.62 |
 Female | 151 | 37.38 |
Education | ||
 \(\le\) SEE | 73 | 18.10 |
  + 2 completed | 182 | 45.16 |
 \(\ge\) Bachelors completed | 148 | 36.72 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 330 | 82.29 |
 Buddhist | 59 | 14.71 |
 Others | 12 | 2.99 |
Province in Nepal | ||
 Province 1 | 26 | 6.44 |
 Province 2 | 34 | 8.42 |
 Province 3 | 168 | 41.58 |
 Province 4 | 88 | 21.78 |
 Province 5 | 65 | 16.09 |
 Province 6 | 18 | 4.46 |
 Province 7 | 5 | 1.24 |
Region in Japan | ||
 Hokkaido | 5 | 1.24 |
 Tohoku | 13 | 3.23 |
 Kanto | 262 | 65.01 |
 Chubu | 38 | 9.43 |
 Kansai | 28 | 6.95 |
 Chugoku | 14 | 3.47 |
 Shikoku | 12 | 2.98 |
 Kyushu | 31 | 7.69 |
Type of visa | ||
 Student | 96 | 23.76 |
 Cook | 70 | 17.33 |
 Business | 62 | 15.35 |
 Dependent | 108 | 26.73 |
 Others | 68 | 16.83 |
Period of stay in Japan (in years) | ||
  < 5 | 177 | 44.81 |
 \(\ge\) 5 | 218 | 55.19 |
Work status | Â | Â |
 Working | 377 | 93.55 |
 Not working | 26 | 6.45 |
Marital status | ||
 Single/ Divorced | 107 | 26.49 |
 Married | 297 | 73.51 |
Number of people living together, mean (SD) | 2.12 (1.25) | NA |
Past experience of any natural disasters | ||
 Yes | 115 | 28.47 |
 No | 289 | 71.53 |
Language preferred to access information on disaster preparedness | ||
 Japanese | 9 | 2.23 |
 English | 51 | 12.62 |
 Nepali | 242 | 59.90 |
 Japanese and English | 4 | 0.99 |
 Japanese and Nepali | 19 | 4.70 |
 English and Nepali | 71 | 17.57 |
 Language doesn’t matter | 8 | 1.98 |
Source of informationa | ||
 Newspaper | 75 | 6.24 |
 TV | 149 | 12.40 |
 Family and Friends | 180 | 14.97 |
 Cellphones | 200 | 16.64 |
 Facebook | 330 | 27.45 |
 Twitter | 143 | 11.90 |
 YouTube | 125 | 10.40 |
Knowledge level of disaster preparedness | ||
 Good | 74 | 18.32 |
 Poor | 330 | 81.68 |
Attitude level of disaster preparedness | ||
 Good | 208 | 51.49 |
 Poor | 196 | 48.51 |
Practice level of disaster preparedness | ||
 Good | 16 | 3.96 |
 Bad | 388 | 96.04 |
Barriers in accessing KAP of disaster preparednessa | ||
 Language barrier | 240 | 39.28 |
 Information deficit | 173 | 28.31 |
 Not having enough time | 149 | 24.37 |
 Work pressure | 41 | 6.71 |
 Others | 8 | 1.31 |