Table 2

Employees’ living situations by intentions to leave (ITL) after the nuclear disaster

QuestionsITL (+) (n=68)ITL (−) (n=219)p Value
Do you have any children?43 (63.2)128 (74.9)0.289
Do you live with preschoolers?20 (29.4)32 (14.6)0.007
Did you feel anxious about daily life in Iwaki city after the accident?33 (48.5)51 (23.3)0.001
Did you measure the ambient dose rate in your house after the accident?57 (83.8)148 (67.6)0.006
Do you feel possible health effects from radiation around Iwaki city?20 (29.4)25 (11.4)0.001
Do you see possible health effects from radiation in children around Iwaki city?34 (50.0)51 (23.3)0.028
  • Number of employees who answered ‘yes’ (%).