A new study shows Southeast Asians feel more prepared than most in the face of disaster. In response to survey questions, people from South-East Asia scored highly in preparedness, household planning and feelings of agency when it came to disasters.
Roughly two-thirds of people surveyed from the region believe they could protect themselves and their families from a future disaster like a tsunami or earthquake, the World Risk Poll reports.
“The three countries that rank highest for household planning are all in Southeast Asia — Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia — are all lower-middle income countries,” Gallup research consultant Benedict Vigers, who worked on the survey, explains.
It surveyed 1,000 respondents above the age of 15 across 142 countries.
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