Participants' anxiety, recognition and knowledge about radiation via anxiety with regard to answering the questions about radiation after the FDNPS accident
| Question | Unit | Anxiety (−) (n=269) (%) | Anxiety (+) (n=161) (%) | p Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of anxiety about radiation at the time of the FDNPS accident | Anxiety (−)/anxiety (+) | 99 (36.8)/170(63.2) | 56 (34.8)/105(65.2) | 0.68 |
| Degree of anxiety about radiation currently | Anxiety (−)/anxiety (+) | 251 (93.3)/18(6.7) | 130 (80.7)/31(19.3) | <0.001 |
| Do you think that delayed effects such as malignancies occur due to radiation exposure following the Fukushima accident? | Yes | 37 (13.8) | 33 (20.5) | 0.79 |
| Do you think that genetic effects in offspring occur due to radiation exposure following the Fukushima accident? | Yes | 33 (12.3) | 27 (16.8) | 0.20 |
| Did you have a difficult time answering the questions about radiation? | Yes | 216 (80.3) | 115 (71.4) | 0.04 |
| Did you have the materials to obtain knowledge about radiation at the time of the accident? | Yes | 87 (32.3) | 40 (24.8) | 0.10 |
| Do you currently have the materials to obtain knowledge about radiation? | Yes | 233 (86.6) | 118 (73.3) | 0.01 |
| Did you know about the three principles of radiation protection? | Yes | 64 (23.8) | 42 (26.1) | 0.64 |
| Did you know about the annual dose limit for the general public? | Yes | 20 (12.4) | 11 (6.8) | 0.99 |
| Did you know about the half-life of radioactive substances? | Yes | 129 (48.0) | 77 (47.8) | 0.99 |
| Did you know about childhood thyroid cancer increases after the Chernobyl accident? | Yes | 213 (79.2) | 109 (67.7) | 0.01 |
FDNPS, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.