It has been 2021 years since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 3.When Yoko Saito, a senior researcher and associate professor at the Kansai Gakuin University Disaster Reconstruction System Research Institute, investigated the family environment and health status of residents who evacuated due to the nuclear accident, their income and employment status deteriorated, and their satisfaction with their lives also declined. I found out that I was doing it.Only 10% want to return to their hometown.

 In addition to the Kwansei Gakuin University Disaster Reconstruction System Research Institute, researchers and volunteers from Hyogo Prefectural University, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, evacuees support groups "Marutto West Japan" and "Hot Okayama" participated in the survey, July. From September to September, we sent questionnaires to 7 people who evacuated due to the nuclear accident, and 9 of them responded.

 According to it, when comparing the income before the earthquake and 2019, the number of people whose annual income was less than 300 million yen increased from more than 2% before the earthquake to less than 4%, and the annual income is 300 to 2,000 million yen or more. The number of people has decreased, and the number of people with less than 300 million yen has increased from no income.As for the employment situation, the ratio of non-regular employment, part-time jobs, part-time jobs, and unemployed has increased from more than 4% before the earthquake to more than 6%.

 Only 19% of the respondents answered that they have close friends to help each other when something goes wrong, which is a significant decrease from 52% before the earthquake, and there are many cases of isolation at the evacuation site.Satisfaction with life has also declined in many respects, including work, health, and housing.

 As for the location of the resident card, less than 9% of the voluntary evacuees have moved to the evacuation destination, while less than 7% of the evacuation order cancellation area where forced evacuation was forced remains at the original address, and the evacuation destination is the administrative office. I am worried that I will not be able to receive sufficient support.Of those from Fukushima prefecture, only 26% said they would return, and 65% said they did not.

reference:[Kwansei Gakuin University] Press conference on "National survey of people evacuated due to the nuclear accident"

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