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Table 2
Results of an opinion poll of people evacuated from the municipalities of Kawamata, Tomioka, Okuma, Futaba, Namie and Iitate (based on Reconstruction Agency survey results, 2015).
| Reasons given for choosing not to return if the evacuation order were lifted right now (multiple choice). [Based on survey conducted by the Reconstruction Agency in 2015] [Question: Why won’t you return once the evacuation order is lifted?] | Number of responses out of 8775 respondents multiple answers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Absence or lack of medical infrastructure | 5219 | 59 |
| Absence or lack of commercial infrastructure | 4813 | 55 |
| Concern about the safety of tap water* | 4668 | 53 |
| Deterioration or destruction of the house | 4366 | 50 |
| Concern about the safety of nuclear power plants | 4342 | 49 |
| Radioactivity, potential dose or ambient dose rates too high* | 4308 | 49 |
| Daily life is more convenient at the evacuation site | 3549 | 40 |
| Nostalgia for traditions, festivals, nature (“we’re not going back to the way things were”) | 3403 | 39 |
| Lack of care services for the elderly [responses from the elderly]. | 3186 | 36 |
| Fear for loneliness (family, friends and former neighbours have left the area) | 2860 | 33 |
| Absence or lack of transport infrastructure | 2588 | 29 |
| Access to the former living place is now too difficult | 2456 | 28 |
| Lack of job prospects | 2315 | 26 |
| Lack of care services and nursing homes | 2294 | 26 |
| School closure, lack of school or educational facilities | 1790 | 20 |
| New life has begun (“I will not come back no matter how things will evolve”) | 1587 | 18 |
| School much better at the evacuation site | 1497 | 17 |
| Concern about the safety of radioactive waste storage or disposal sites* | 1315 | 15 |
| Loss of occupational (farming) activity | 1196 | 14 |
| New job found at the evacuation site | 1172 | 13 |
| Additional reasons | 1155 | 13 |
| Loss of occupational (industry, trade) activity | 1154 | 13 |
| Preference for the evacuation site | 1107 | 13 |
| Might change mind | 584 | 7 |
| New home purchased | 492 | 6 |
| Risk of tsunami or earthquake in the future | 297 | 3 |
| Contamination of forests or rivers* | 220 | 3 |
| Presence of waste storage sites or ISF* | 215 | 2 |
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