Survey Data on Seismic Risk and Earthquake Preparedness in California

680 survey responses from Californian residents combined with localized seismic risk data. The dataset was created by Reyna L. Reyes-Núñez and hosted on Harvard Dataverse, last updated on 2026-06-18. It examines the relationship between seismic risk, household income, and individual preparedness for earthquakes.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between localized seismic risk and individual preparedness based on survey responses.
• Analyzing the predictive power of household income versus seismic risk for earthquake preparedness.
• Informing public information campaigns by identifying factors that influence preparedness behavior.

Strengths

• 680 survey responses provide a sample of Californian residents.
• Combines novel survey data with localized seismic risk information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Californian sample.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Survey data combined with localized seismic risk data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 03:16:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

California, USA