Abstract:

In order to provide a demonstration basis for making up corresponding policies for the earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation in rural regions. Adopting questionnaire investigation and comparative analysis methods, the earthquake disaster cognition and response of rural residents in Chencang District of Baoji City has been researched. The results showed that: (1) The accuracy and depth of the residents’ earthquake disaster knowledge are inadequate, as well as earthquake disaster coping skills;(2) The residents’ self and mutual rescue is poorly organized, and their ability of discriminate and resist earthquake rumors is poor;(3) The overall level of the residents’ earthquake disaster cognition and response is not ideal, with the worst of disaster coping skills, and the best of self and mutual rescue. Popularization of earthquake disaster knowledge, training of earthquake disaster coping skills and discriminating of earthquake information are effective ways to enhance the rural regions’ comprehensive ability of earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation.