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PRJ-4274 | College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events
PI
Co-PIs
Project Type
Field research | Social Sciences
Natural Hazard Type(s)
Tornado
Facilities
Event(s)
March 31, 2023 Arkansas Tornadic Events | Little Rock & Wynne, Arkansas | 2023-03-31 ― 2023-03-31 | Lat N/A long N/A
Awards
Weather Ready Research | 1635593
Keywords
Risk Perception, Protective Actions, College Students, Experience
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Description:
This quantitative study examines college students' risk perceptions and protective action behaviors during the March 31, 2023 tornadic events in Arkansas. On March 31, 2023, two EF3 tornadoes occurred in Little Rock and Wynne, Arkansas. Both regions are home to higher education institutions. This study surveyed college students in the two regions affected by the tornadic events. The NOAA Tornado Post-Event Survey was utilized for the first part of the questionnaire, and other measurements were utilized for the second portion of the questionnaire that examined risk perception, risk assessment, and preparedness actions along with prior tornado experience.
Mission | College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events
Cite This Data:
Hyman, A., J. Richmond (2023). "College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events", in College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-y3za-8092
This quantitative study examines college students risk perceptions and protective action behaviors during the March 31l, 2023 tornadic events in Arkansas. On March 31, 2023, two EF3 tornadoes occurred in Little Rock and Wynne, Arkansas. Both regions are home to higher education institutions. This study surveyed college students in the two regions affected by the tornadic events. The NOAA Tornado Post-Event Survey was utilized for the first part of the questionnaire and other measurements were utilized for the second portion of the questionnaire that examined risk perception, risk assessment, and preparedness actions along with prior tornado experience.
Social Science Collection | Data: College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events
This dataset includes responses gathered from college students who experienced the March 31, 2023 tornadic events in Arkansas. Respondents were enrolled at a higher education institution in a region affected by the tornadic events at the time of the events. All respondents had to confirm that they were 18+ years of age before they participated in the online survey. This data includes: (1) College Students’ Risk Perceptions and Behaviors During Tornadic and Severe Weather Events; and (2) a data dictionary with description of each variable output. The dataset was collected through an online survey using the platform Qualtrics. This dataset allows for quantitative analysis of risk perception, protective actions, past experience with tornadic events, preparedness measures taken prior to the event, and media sources used during the event. Respondents were asked about their home origin in order to compare high-risk tornado areas to low-risk tornado areas. The envisioned audience for this data and information includes higher education emergency managers and researchers interested in examining college student in a disaster context.
