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FactFinder 12 Survey: Tornado Safety

By SurveyUSA

KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

7:24 PM CDT, April 11, 2012

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Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19132

Geography Surveyed: Kansas
Data Collected: 04/11/2012
Release Date: 04/11/2012 20:20 ET
Sponsor: KWCH-TV Wichita

1
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 1.7%

 

Do you know where to go when a tornado warning is issued?

96%Yes
3%No
1%Not Sure

 

2
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

 

Which of these best describes what you do when you first hear about a tornado warning? Do you do nothing? Do you put on the TV or radio? Go outside? Grab a camera? Take cover? Or do something else?

4%Do Nothing
63%Put On The TV Or Radio
5%Go Outside
1%Grab a Camera
26%Take Cover
1%Something Else
0%Not Sure

 

3
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.4%

 

Which of these best describes what you do when you hear the tornado sirens?

1%Do Nothing
26%Put On The TV Or Radio
11%Go Outside
2%Grab a Camera
58%Take Cover
2%Something Else
1%Not Sure

 

4
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.2%

 

Where do you mostly get your weather warnings from? From weather radio? Radio? TV? The internet? Or somewhere else?

16%Weather Radio
9%Radio
66%TV
7%The Internet
3%Somewhere Else
0%Not Sure

 

5
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.4%

 

Do you pay more attention to weather warnings after a significant tornado, such those in Greensburg or Joplin? Do you pay less attention? Or do you pay about the same amount of attention?

38%More
2%Less
60%About The Same
1%Not Sure

 

6
  Asked of 500 Adults
  Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5%

 

How clearly you understand the difference between watches and warnings? Very clearly? Somewhat clearly? Not very clearly? Or not at all clearly?

82%Very
11%Somewhat
4%Not Very
2%Not At All
1%Not Sure

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