Less than one in ten were quake response-ready
Disasters are perhaps the most common spur towards reviewing one’s own preparedness, as this recent survey from iShare into preparedness found out.
Demographics
Over the 23rd and 24th of March 2011 1,773 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 72.6% of the sample were male, 5.2% in their twenties, 47.6% in their thirties, and 47.2% in their forties. The demographics seem a bit skewed, but the report does not say why, although given the questions perhaps it was for married with children respondents only?
As before, here is a list of various Red Crosses that you can donate to:
US Red Cross
UK Red Cross
Canada Red Cross
Japan Red Cross
I’ve seen others recommend Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in preference to the Red Cross, so here’s their information too:
If you’re in Japan, may I recommend investigating donating your time or skills, not just money – I’m still investigating myself, so if anyone has any practical suggestions…
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