You are invited to take part in this survey to help us find out how you might look for information when you or your community is experiencing a disaster. You do not need to have experienced a disaster to complete the survey.
We hope that this survey will give us information that will enable emergency agencies to provide better information to communities and in the right media when a disaster occurs. The survey is being undertaken by University of South Australia doctoral student, Barbara Ryan.
The survey should take less than 15 minutes. It will ask you questions about where you looked for information and who you talked to. It will then ask you about how you think other people looked for information.
You do not need to identify yourself during the survey, and only Barbara will have access to the information you provide. This information will be kept completely confidential under a password known only to Barbara.
If you have any concerns about the survey, you are very welcome to contact Barbara, who works at the University of Southern Queensland and can be reached on 07 4631 1042 or email barbara.ryan@usq.edu.au, or her supervisor at the University of South Australia, Associate Professor Robert Heath, phone 08 8302 0905 or robert.heath@unisa.edu.au .
If you would like to take part in the survey, just click "Next" at the bottom of the page and continue through to the end.
Your input today will contribute to the way agencies communicate when disasters happen.
Thank you for your time and knowledge.
The researcher thanks the University of Southern Queensland and the University of South Australia for their support for this study.