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Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Evaluation and Customer Satisfaction Survey

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Alabama CSEPP  
Public Outreach Survey

Final Report
 

July 20, 2009 
 

Data Collected: April 22 – April 27, 2009

Prepared For
Mr. Steven Horwitz
CSEPP Headquarters
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472

Prepared Under
Task Order: HSFEEM-09-J-0002

This document is for reference only. Readers should not construe this document as representing
official FEMA policy or regulations.
This document was prepared for DHS/CSEPP by IEM, 8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 501,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809.
IEM/TEC09-042

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Anniston Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) uses
telephone surveys to measure the effectiveness of its public outreach efforts. A survey
was conducted April 22–27, 2009. There were 1008 residents sampled within the
Anniston Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs). This survey was designed to ensure a
margin of error of ±3.4 percentage points with a 95% confidence level. This means that
researchers are 95% confident that the true proportions for these survey questions are
within ±3.4 percentage points, at the most, of the reported proportions in this document.
This executive summary presents the key results of the April 2009 survey.
In order to observe trends and note areas of improvement, as well as areas that still need
improvement, results from the first survey (May 2004) are compared to the April 2009
survey results and have been highlighted in this report.
Survey responses in this report are also partitioned by county. The county-specific results
in this report refer to the portion of the county within the Anniston EPZs. For this report,
we will refer to residents residing in one of the following counties:
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Calhoun County

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Clay County

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Cleburne County

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Etowah County

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St. Clair County

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Talladega County

Key Findings
This section highlights key results of the April 2009 survey. All tabulated responses are
provided in Appendix A: Survey Text and Tabulations and Appendix B: Anniston
Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations of this report.

Awareness
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Ninety-two percent of residents are aware of the chemical agents being disposed at
the Anniston Army Depot.

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There is no significant difference between the counties in the level of awareness.

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This level of awareness has not changed statistically since May 2004 (95%).

Alert and Notification
The following responses indicate the level of trust among the public and how they expect
to receive the alert and notification in the unlikely event of a chemical emergency.

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Eighty-four percent of residents are confident they would be notified quickly in the
event of a chemical emergency. This number has increased significantly from 69% in
May 2004; an increase of 15 percentage points.

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The top responses for all residents regarding how they expect to be alerted of a
chemical emergency are siren/loudspeaker (51%), tone alert radio (TAR; 25%),
television (17%), and AM/FM radio (10%).

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The percentage of residents who expect to be alerted of a chemical emergency via
TAR increased from 17% to 25%, and by weather radios from 1% to 11% points.
Similarly, when respondents were asked from where would they seek protective
instructions, responses for TARs increased from 10% to 21%, and weather radios
from 1% to 9%. This probably can be attributed to the TARs to emergency alert
radios (EARs) project that enabled residents to receive free weather radios to replace
previously distributed TARs.

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The top responses regarding how residents expect to receive emergency instructions
during a chemical emergency are television (33%) and AM/FM radio (27%).

Protective Actions
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Seventy-six percent of residents agree they would be able to protect themselves and
their family in the event of a chemical emergency. There has been a significant
increase of 11 percentage points, when compared to the first survey conducted in May
2004 (65%).

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When asked what action they would take in the event of a chemical emergency, the
top answer was “evacuate” by 48% of all EPZ residents.

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Twenty-six percent of the residents say they plan to shelter in place, the second-mostcommon response.

Shelter-in-Place
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Sixty-eight percent of the residents say they are confident they know how to shelter in
place in the event of a chemical emergency. This figure has increased significantly by
the margin of error from 61% in May 2004.

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The top responses to the actions EPZ residents intend to take when instructed to
shelter in place is to close doors and windows (33%), seal doors and windows of
shelter room (32%), and stay inside (18%).

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The top responses regarding how residents expect to be notified when it is safe to stop
sheltering in place are AM/FM radio (26%), televison (24%), and TAR (19%).

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Twenty percent of the residents indicate they do not know how they would be notified
when it is safe to stop sheltering in place.

Evacuate
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The top responses to what actions residents would take if instructed to evacuate is to
leave home or workplace (32%), evacuate in a specific direction (31%), evacuate
using a specific route (20%) and evacuate toward a pre-planned destination (19%).

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Fifty-nine percent of residents have a pre-planned direction, route, and/or destination
they would use in the event of an evacuation.

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Only 2% say they would not evacuate in the event of an evacuation.

Emergency Plans
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Forty-four percent of all residents say they have a family emergency plan. This is one
area which has not made any significant improvements over the past years. However,
significant improvements have been tracked for Cleburne County; from 49% in 2007,
it has increased up to 63% in April 2009.

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Sixty-eight percent of all residents indicate that their local emergency management
agency has given them information and materials that will help them make a family
emergency plan.

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Almost all (96%) EPZ residents are familiar with the major roads and highways in
their area and the majority of residents say they have an out-of-area telephone contact
(74%) and have identified a room in their home for sheltering in place (73%).

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The percentage of residents who indicate they have the shelter-in-place kit is
estimated to be 50%. This figure has increased significantly by the margin of error
since May 2004 (40%). Similarly, the percentage of residents with disaster
preparedness kit has also increased from 38% in May 2004 to 46% in April 2009.

School Preparedness (K–12)
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Twenty-three percent of all EPZ residents have children in local schools in grades K–
12.

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Forty-eight percent of the parents are familiar with the emergency plan at their
children’s school. No significant change has been observed in the response to this
question.

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Eighty-one percent of parents are confident that their children will be safe in the care
of the school in the event of a chemical emergency. This has increased significantly
from 70% in May 2004; an increase of 11 percentage points

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Fifty-seven percent of parents say they are likely to get their children from school
during a chemical emergency. 45% of the parents are very likely and 12% are
somewhat likely to get them. This number remains unchanged since the first survey in
May 2004.

CSEPP Information
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Ninety-two percent of EPZ residents say that they have received some type of CSEPP
information.

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The top response for all residents regarding how they have received CSEPP
information is mail (64%).

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Conclusions and Recommendations
The Anniston CSEPP public outreach program has matured over the last 5 years and has
yielded significant improvements in several areas of public preparedness. There are some
areas of improvement on current outreach efforts that would continue to promote public
safety awareness and protection. According to the survey results and subsequent analysis,
there are five priority areas that would benefit from additional outreach:
1. Family Emergency Plans
2. Shelter-in-Place
3. School CSEPP Education
4. Target Young Adults
5. Review Preparedness Information for New Residents
For a more detailed description of these conclusion and accompanying recommendations
please see the Conclusions and Recommendations section of this report.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Awareness ......................................................................................................... i 
Alert and Notification ...................................................................................... i 
Protective Actions ........................................................................................... ii 
Shelter-in-Place ............................................................................................... ii 
Evacuate ........................................................................................................... ii 
Emergency Plans ............................................................................................ iii 
School Preparedness (K–12) ......................................................................... iii 
CSEPP Information ....................................................................................... iii 
Introduction.............................................................................................. 1 
Methodology ............................................................................................ 2 
Questionnaire Development ........................................................................... 2 
Conducting the Survey ................................................................................... 2 
Margin of Error ......................................................................................................................... 2 
Logistic Regression ................................................................................................................... 3 

Geography and Population ............................................................................ 3 
Survey Results......................................................................................... 6 
Awareness of Chemical Agents ...................................................................... 7 
Alert and Notification ..................................................................................... 7 
Emergency Plans ........................................................................................... 13 
Protective Actions ......................................................................................... 19 
Shelter-in-Place ....................................................................................................................... 21 
Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Steps .................................................................................................... 25 
Evacuate .................................................................................................................................. 27 
Actual Sources ........................................................................................................................ 37 
Trust ........................................................................................................................................ 46 
Control .................................................................................................................................... 49 
Trust and Control Model ......................................................................................................... 51 

County-Specific Results ................................................................................ 52 
Calhoun County ...................................................................................................................... 53 
Clay County ............................................................................................................................ 59 
Cleburne County ..................................................................................................................... 60 
Etowah County ........................................................................................................................ 63 
St. Clair County....................................................................................................................... 67 
Talladega County .................................................................................................................... 68 

Demographics ................................................................................................ 69 

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Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................... 76 
Target Young Adults ............................................................................................................... 80 

Points of Contact ................................................................................... 81 
Appendix A: Survey Text and Tabulations .......................................... 83 
Appendix B: Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations165 

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INTRODUCTION
This document contains the final analysis from the April 2009 Public Awareness Survey
of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) site in Anniston,
Alabama. This survey is part of a continuing effort to measure the effectiveness of the
public outreach efforts in the emergency planning zones (EPZs) of the Anniston Army
Depot. This survey was designed to measure the specific knowledge of protective actions
and the level of preparedness of residents in the unlikely event of a chemical emergency
at the Anniston Army Depot. Where applicable, historical data from previous telephone
surveys conducted in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 are included and compared with the
2009 survey results.
The annual CSEPP Public Awareness telephone survey is used to measure the success of
outreach efforts of the Anniston Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
community, which combine paid advertising with traditional outreach efforts, such as
annual calendars and school programs. IEM continues to monitor the effectiveness of the
survey and will suggest improvements to the survey questionnaire when applicable. This
practice will ensure that site Public Information Officers (PIOs) continue to receive
meaningful information from the residents within the EPZs surrounding the Anniston
Army Depot.
This survey report contains the following sections:
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Methodology – Describes the methodology that was used to design, conduct, and
analyze the April 2009 survey

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Survey Results – Describes the important survey results that were found in the
analysis

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Recommendations – Describes recommendations for public outreach based on the
survey findings

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Appendices – Provides tabulations and cross tabulations of the survey results

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METHODOLOGY
Questionnaire Development
The National CSEPP Public Affairs Integrated Process Team (IPT) developed the core
questions contained in the Alabama EPZ telephone survey. The Working Integrated
Process Team (WIPT) and participating county emergency management agencies’ (PIOs)
were instrumental in the questionnaire design. IEM personnel assisted the community in
developing site-specific questions. The result of this collaboration was a questionnaire
that contained both National CSEPP Public Affairs IPT core questions and site-specific
questions.

Conducting the Survey
To achieve a representative sample of adults living in the EPZs, respondents were
randomly selected to participate in the survey. The Alabama CSEPP community would
also like to be able to compare survey results across counties. The entire Anniston EPZ
population was stratified by county and samples were drawn randomly from each county.
Cleburne County was further stratified by the emergency zones. The sample size for each
county was proportional to its true population. At least 30 respondents in each county
category were desired in order to make valid statistical comparisons. Therefore, IEM
over-sampled counties in the Anniston EPZ in which the proportional sample size was
less than 30. The raw data from the April 2009 survey was weighted by county so that the
sample proportions for each county are consistent with the true population proportions.
For instance, there were 69 completed surveys in Clay County, which were weighed back
to represent approximately 0.2% of the total sample. This is consistent with the fact that
Clay County residents are approximately 0.2% of the EPZ population according to 2000
U.S. Census data.
Genesys Sampling Systems (Genesys) in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, generated the
database of telephone numbers necessary for the completion of the surveys. The
telephone numbers stratified by the zones in Cleburne County were provided by the
county officials.
Calls were conducted in the early evening hours from Wednesday, April 22 to Monday,
April 27. Only residents 18 years of age and older were allowed to participate in the
survey. To ensure that the highest quality of work was performed, a quality assurance
plan was implemented in this survey process that included revisions for increased call
taker training, telephone monitoring by IEM, and extensive data quality control checks.

Survey Analysis
Margin of Error
In order to continue to track trends over time, the survey methodology remained the same
as was used for the previous surveys conducted in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The
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points with a 95% confidence level for the total sample percentages. This means that
researchers are 95% confident that the true proportions for these survey questions are
within ±3.4 percentage points, at the most, of the reported proportions in this document.
It is important to note that a difference of up to 7 percentage points does not imply that
the difference is statistically significant. IEM performed further analyses to determine
statistical significance as described in the following Logistic Regression section.
Logistic Regression
Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between subgroups of survey
respondents (e.g., respondent has received CSEPP information, respondent belongs to a
particular age group, etc.) and their responses to each of the survey questions.
All variables in the analysis were considered categorical variables and used as
explanatory variables in the model. A difference of at least 7 percentage points was
considered to be a meaningful difference,” as decided by the sites and the CSEPP
officials. Effects that were significant at the 0.05 level were then analyzed with linear
contrasts to determine group differences. Results that were found to be statistically
significant in the logistic regression analysis will be labeled as “significant” differences
in this report.

Geography and Population
The region surrounding the Alabama CSEPP site is divided into EPZs. The EPZs are
separated into the Immediate Response Zone (IRZ), which is the area closest to the Army
installation, and the Protective Action Zone (PAZ), which is the area surrounding the
IRZ. Figure 1 shows the EPZ and the proportion of the CSEPP population in each EPZ
county.
Some survey responses in this report are partitioned by county. The county-specific
results in this report refer to the portion of the county within the Alabama EPZs. For this
report, we will refer to residents residing in one of the following counties:
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Calhoun County

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Clay County

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Cleburne County

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Etowah County

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St. Clair County

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Talladega County

Survey results were weighted to reflect the 2000 Census Bureau data population
distribution within each county.

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Figure 1: Map of the Alabama Emergency Planning Zones

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Table 1 provides three columns of values for each county included in the survey. Column
2 (labeled Raw Frequency) refers to the actual number of surveys completed for each
county. Column 3 (Raw Percentage) refers to the actual percentage of surveys completed
for each subgroup. Column 4 (Weighted Percentage) is calculated by adjusting the
sample proportions for each County-EPZ combination to be consistent with the
population proportions according to the 2000 Census Bureau.
Table 1: County Breakdowns
Raw Frequency 1
April 2008

Raw Percentage 2
April 2008

Weighted Percentage 3
April 2008

Calhoun County

310

31%

37%

Clay County

69

7%

<1%

Cleburne County

120

12%

2%

Etowah County

226

22%

27%

St. Clair County

175

17%

21%

Talladega County

108

11%

13%

Response

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“Raw Frequency” refers to the actual number of surveys completed for each subgroup.
“Raw Percentage” refers to the actual percentage of surveys completed for each subgroup.
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“Weighted Percentage” is calculated by adjusting the sample proportions for county and emergency planning zones
to be consistent with the true population proportions according to the 2000 United States Census Bureau.
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S U R V E Y R E S U LT S
The analysis of the survey data has been constructed in a way to associate the change in
public understanding over time to specific outreach efforts undertaken between survey
intervals. These analyses provide a useful set of data for the Public Affairs IPT and local
PIOs, who provide public education. The survey questions can be divided into groups
based on general areas of concern such as awareness of chemical weapons, specific
knowledge of protective actions, and so on as presented in Table 2. Improvements have
been tracked over the course of the surveys and have been reported under each subsection
in this report.
Table 2: Focus Areas
CSEPP Emergency Preparedness
Focus Areas
Awareness
Protective Actions

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Evacuation
Shelter-in-place

Family Emergency Plans
School Preparedness
CSEPP information
Levels of Trust and Control

In this section, results from the general areas of concern such as awareness of chemical
weapons, specific knowledge of protective actions, are provided in subsections. Under
each subsection, answers to the survey questions pertaining to the addressed concern are
provided. The responses are compared with historical data where applicable. Trends in
the survey data highlight the progress made through public outreach over the course of
several years. In order to observe trends and note areas of improvement, as well as areas
that still need improvement, results from the first survey (May 2004) are compared to the
most recent survey results (April 2009). The methodology to track improvement
addresses the following questions:
1. Where were we before? (looking at the baseline survey data)
2. Where are we now? (comparing the current survey figures with the baseline data)
Cross tabulations and historical comparisons that were found to be statistically significant
with a 95% confidence level in the logistic regression model are documented in this
section. Responses specific to individual counties have also been presented following the
response for the entire sample of residents. A complete list of the question wording,
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tabulated responses, and applicable historical comparisons is available in Appendix A:
Survey Text and Tabulations. Detailed cross tabulations are provided in Appendix B:
Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations.

Awareness of Chemical Agents
Respondents were asked the following question to assess the level of awareness among
the residents of the chemical agents that are being destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot
(ANAD).
Are you aware of the chemical agents that are being destroyed at the Anniston Army
Depot? (Q1)

Figure 2 shows that 92% of residents living in the EPZ are aware of the chemical agents
that are currently being destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

100%

92%

89%

92%

94%

95%

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

80%
60%

40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008

Figure 2: Percentage Aware of Chemical Agents

Trend Analysis
The level of awareness has not changed significantly since May 2004 (95%). However,
the static nature of these numbers is due to the high level of awareness of chemical agents
among the residents. Having met the initial goal of CSEPP public awareness, recent
surveys show that the focus should now shift toward promoting specific preparedness
actions. There is no significant difference between the counties when comparing the
awareness levels of the residents.

Alert and Notification
In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, the public will be
alerted of the emergency and receive emergency instructions through several sources.
The following questions were asked to determine through which sources residents expect
to receive the initial alert and how they expect further notifications after the alert.
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The following are warning systems for the Alabama CSEPP community:
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The Emergency Alert System (EAS) on television and radio is available to residents
in the immediate response zone (IRZ) and the protective action zone (PAZ).

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Sirens are distributed throughout the IRZ and in most parts of the PAZ.

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Tone alert radios (TAR) have been distributed in the IRZ and selected areas of the
PAZ, including portions of Calhoun, Clay, and Talladega Counties.

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Route Alerting is available in the PAZ for specific emergency zones in Clay, St.
Clair, and Talladega Counties.

The EAS channels provide the public multiple ways to obtain information from official
sources. However, if segments of the public are not aware of these official channels, they
may not receive alert and notification in a timely manner. The following questions were
asked of respondents in order to determine how the public expects to receive the alert and
notification in case of an emergency. Results also provide insight as to which segments of
the public may require additional outreach in order to increase awareness of official
channels.
How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
(Q2) 4

The most common source for the initial emergency alert is siren or loudspeaker with
51%. This is consistent with the previous years. Overall, 51% of residents responded
“Siren/Loudspeaker” in 2009, which has significantly decreased from 66% in 2004. As
shown in Figure 3, other top sources of alert include Tone Alert Radio (25%), Television
(17%), and Weather radio (11%).

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51%

Siren/Loudspeaker

Tone alert radio

25%

17%

Television

Weather radio

11%

Don't know

11%

AM/FM radio

10%

Family/Friend

3%

Local authorities/Police/ Fire/EMA

2%
0%

April 2009

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 3: Sources of Emergency Alert

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As illustrated in Figure 4, there have been increases up to 10 percentage points for
weather radio, which is among the top responses to how residents expect to receive
emergency alert.
66%

Siren/Loudspeaker

55%
17%

Tone alert radio

25%
30%

Television

Weather radio

17%

1%
11%
May 2004

21%

AM/FM radio

April 2009

10%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Figure 4: Observed Trends in Sources of Emergency Alert

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If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, from where would you get
instructions on how to protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning
signals? (Q8) 5

Figure 5 shows that Television/News (33%) and AM/FM Radio (27%) remain the top
two sources through which residents expect to receive further notification during a
chemical emergency.
33%

Television/News

27%

AM/FM radio

21%

Tone alert radio
10%

Don't know
Weather radio

9%

Siren/Loudspeaker

9%

Information received in the
mail

6%

Local EMA

6%

Preparedness kit

4%

Pamphlet/Literature/Brochure

4%

None

3%

0%

April 2009
20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 5: Sources of Additional Emergency Instructions

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Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
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An estimated 10% of residents responded “I don’t know;” this figure has decreased
significantly from 22% in May 2004. Figure 6 compares expected sources of notification
among residents across the years. In April 2009, TARs and weather radios are noticeably
more favored for both alerts and notification when compared with May 2004 figures.
44%

AM/FM radio

27%
22%

Don’t know

10%
28%

Television/News

33%
14%

Siren

9%
10%

Tone alert radio

21%
3%

Local EMA

6%
May 2004

Weather radio

April 2009

1%
9%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 6: Observed Trends in Sources of Additional Emergency Instructions

Trend Analysis
While most responses are similar when compared to the May 2004 survey numbers, there
are changes regarding tone alert radios (TARs) and weather radios. This probably can be
attributed to the TARs to emergency alert radios (EARs) project that enabled residents to
receive free weather radios to replace previously distributed TARs. The percentage of
residents who expect to be alerted of a chemical emergency via TAR increased from 17%
to 25%, and by weather radios from 1% to 11% points. While siren/loudspeaker remains
the number one response for a chemical emergency alert, this is the first time TARs have
replaced the number two response (Television) as the second choice for receiving an
alert. Similarly, when respondents were asked from where they would seek protective

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instructions, responses for TARs increased from 10% to 21%, and weather radios from
1% to 9%.
It appears that the radio changeover media campaign was successful on many fronts,
including prompting residents to recall alert and notification capabilities. An estimated
10% of the residents still indicate that they are not aware of the sources through which
they would be notified during an emergency. However, this figure has decreased
significantly from 22% in May 2004.
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Emergency Plans
Do you or your family have an emergency plan? (Q9)

As shown inFigure 7, overall 44% of the residents say they have an emergency plan.
Compared with May 2004 there is slight increase however not statistically significant.
100%

80%

60%
44%

45%

46%

48%

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

42%

40%

20%

0%
May 2004

Figure 7: Families who have Emergency Plans

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Figure 8 illustrates estimates of the proportion of residents in each county who indicate
they have an emergency plan in the event of a chemical emergency.
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In Cleburne County, 63% of the residents have an emergency plan, whereas 37% of
the St. Clair County residents have a chemical emergency plan.
100%

80%
63%
60%
48%
43%

42%

47%
37%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

Figure 8: Families who have Emergency Plans by County

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Has your local emergency management agency given you the information and materials
you would need to make a family emergency plan? (Q10)

Overall, as shown in Figure 9, approximately 68% of the residents have received
information from their local emergency management to assist them in developing a
family emergency plan. The number of residents that say they received information and
materials has decreased by 5 percentages points since May 2004. This decrease is not
statistically significant.
100%

80%
68%

69%

68%

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

74%

73%

April 2006

May 2004

60%

40%

20%

0%

Figure 9: Residents who Received Instructions to Make a Family Emergency Plan

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Figure 10 provides the estimated proportions of residents in different counties who have
received information from their local emergency management agencies to assist them in
developing a family emergency plan. An estimated 85% of residents in Cleburne County
and 75% of the Clay County residents have received emergency planning materials.
100%
85%
80%

75%
67%

69%

68%

68%

Etowah

St. Calir

Talladega

60%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Figure 10: Residents who Received Instructions to Make Family Emergency Plan
by County
Please answer “yes” or “no” to the following questions: (Q11)
11a.

Are you familiar with the names of the major roads and highways in your area?

11b.

In the event of an emergency, do you have a family meeting place?

11c.

Do you have an out-of-area telephone contact?

11d.

Do you have a disaster preparedness kit (emergency supplies such as food, water,
medications, first aid supplies, flashlight, and battery-operated radio)?

11e.

Do you have a shelter-in-place kit with tape, plastic, and instructions?

11f.

Have you identified a room in your home that you would use for sheltering-inplace?

Several follow-up questions were asked to measure if Alabama EPZ residents have taken
specific steps to prepare a complete family emergency plan (Q11). Figure 11 provides a
summary of residents who have particular components that contribute to a complete
emergency plan. There were also county-specific questions that were asked regarding
emergency plan components. Those results are provided in the County-Specific Results
section of this report.

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The proportion of residents that have identified a room at home/work for sheltering-inplace has increased from 67% in 2007to 73%,
Familiar with major roads and
highways

96%

Out-of-area telephone contact

74%

Identified a room for SIP

73%

Shelter-in-place kit

50%

Disaster preparedness kit

46%

Family meeting place

0%

42%

20%

40%

60%

80% 100%

Figure 11: Residents with Emergency Plan Components

Figure 12 compares the percentage of residents with emergency plan components for the
current survey with the baseline survey conducted in May 2004. The percentage of
residents who indicate they have the shelter-in-place kit is estimated to be 50%. This
figure has increased significantly by the margin of error since May 2004 (40%).
Similarly, the percentage of residents with disaster preparedness kit has also increased
from 38% in May 2004 to 46% in April 2009.

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Familiar with
major roads and
highways

96%
96%

Out-of-area
telephone
contact

71%
74%
69%

Identified a room
for SIP

73%
40%

Shelter-in-place
kit

50%
38%

Disaster
preparedness kit

46%
May 2004

40%

Family meeting
place

April 2009

42%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 12: Residents with Emergency Plan Components

Trend Analysis
As stated in the April 2008 report, “Family Emergency Planning” is one area that has
remained static for the site since May 2004. However, significant improvements have
been tracked for Cleburne County. The percentage of residents in Cleburne County who
indicated they have a family emergency plan rose from 49% in 2007 to 60% in 2008 and
further to 63% in 2009.
As per the site’s request at the August 2008 IPT meeting, IEM researched on the
available national figures for measuring preparedness level. The national average
reporting the percentage of residents with a family emergency plan, for any kind of
emergency, is around 20%. Similar to the CSEPP surveys, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) conducted a national telephone survey of residents living within
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs) to evaluate public’s
awareness of radiological emergency notification methods, sources of information during
an emergency if one were to take place, and willingness and ability to follow
recommended protective actions at the NPP sites. Consistent with national figures, the
NRC survey estimates nearly 20% of the residents to be prepared with a family
emergency plan for a radiological emergency.
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Based on these findings, it appears that the percentage of residents with a family
emergency plan is significantly higher at the CSEPP sites. It is recommended that
outreach education continues to include information on the basic components of a family
emergency plan, with an emphasis on the components that need the most improvement.

Protective Actions
Some of the questions were designed to assess the degree to which citizens in the IRZ
and PAZ around the Anniston CSEPP site are knowledgeable about the actions they
should take in the event of a chemical emergency at their site, and how prepared they are
to act appropriately should an event occur. These questions were also designed to see if
residents would conform to the instructions provided by the local emergency
management agency in the unlikely event of a chemical emergency.
What actions would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot? (Q3)

EPZ residents were asked to assess which actions they would take if they found out there
was a chemical emergency. They were allowed to give multiple responses. 6 The top
responses to this question have been illustrated in Figure 13.

6

ƒ

As seen in previous surveys, a large amount of residents (48%) indicated that they
would evacuate.

ƒ

15% of the residents would wait for instructions to evacuate or shelter-in-place

Because respondents were allowed to give multiple answers, totals do not equal 100%.
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Evacuate

48%

Shelter in place

26%

Await instructions to shelter in place,
evacuate, or standby

15%

Don't know

12%

Contact family/friends

3%

Stay at home/Wait at home

2%

Use Shelter-in-Place Kit

2%

Follow instructions

2%

Nothing

2%

Other

2%

Turn on/Listen to AM/FM radio

2%

Turn on/Watch television or news

2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 13: Actions Taken in the Event of a Chemical Emergency

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Figure 14 compares the most common actions residents would take in the event of a
chemical emergency for the baseline survey (May 2004) and the current survey.
43%
48%

Evacuate
24%
26%

Shelter in place
Await instructions to shelter in place,
evacuate, or standby

13%
15%
12%
12%

Don't know

Contact family/friends

2%
3%

Stay at home/Wait at home

1%
2%

Use Shelter-in-Place Kit

0%
2%

Follow instructions

1%
2%

Nothing

3%
2%

Turn on/Listen to AM/FM radio

4%
2%

Turn on/Watch television or news

3%
2%
0%

20%

May 2004
April 2009

40%

60%

80% 100%

Figure 14: Actions Take in the Event of an Emergency over the years

Shelter-in-Place
Sheltering-in-place is composed of a series of actions taken to make a structure safe from
chemical exposure. As a protective action, sheltering in place allows people in immediate
danger to protect themselves and their families quickly in their given location.

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How confident are you that you know how to shelter in place in the event of a chemical
emergency? (Q14)

Figure 15 shows that 68% of all residents in April 2009 indicate they are confident that
they can shelter in place properly. This number has increased significantly by the margin
of error since the first survey in May 2004.
100%

80%
68%

67%

69%

68%
61%

60%

40%

20%

0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 15: Confident in Ability to Shelter in Place

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Figure 16 illustrates the percentage of residents who are confident they can shelter in
place by county. Cleburne and Clay Counties have the highest percentage of residents
confident they can shelter in place at 83% and 72% respectively.
100%
83%
80%

72%
65%

69%

70%

69%

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

60%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Figure 16: Confident in Ability to Shelter in Place by County
If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take? (Q4)

Figure 17 illustrates the most common actions respondents will take if they were
instructed to shelter in place. Close doors and windows (33%) and Seal doors and
windows (32%) are the top responses.

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Close doors and windows

33%

Seal doors and windows of shelter room

32%

Go inside/Stay inside

18%

Go into shelter room of your home/workplace

16%

Close heating/air conditioning vents

15%

Use shelter-in-place kit

12%

Follow instructions/Do what told

11%

Don't know

10%

Evacuate

9%

Get food/water supply

7%

Use emergency kit

6%

Lock doors and windows

6%

Turn off heating/air conditioning systems

5%

Get supplies

4%

Listen to radio/TV for further instructions

3%

Contact family/friends

3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

Figure 17: Actions Take when Instructed to Shelter in Place

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Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Steps
The survey sought to identify and summarize which actions residents would take if
instructed to shelter in place. Sheltering-in-place is composed of a series of actions taken
to make a structure safe from chemical exposure. To determine the level of knowledge of
residents regarding shelter-in-place, it is important to identify which combination of
shelter-in-place actions are necessary in order to shelter in place safely.
Step 1:

Stay inside, or go inside if you are outside.

Step 2:

Close all windows, fireplace dampers, and doors outside and inside.

Step 3:

Turn off heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.

Step 4:

Stay in an interior room or room with no windows.

Step 5:

Turn radio to EAS stations for instructions.

Table 3 shows the percentage of survey respondents who indicate they would take
shelter-in-place steps 1–5.
The percentage of survey respondents who indicated they would take each step is
provided in the column labeled “Percentage of Total Sample.” The second column of
percentages labeled “Percentage of Respondents Taking Cumulative Steps” shows the
percentage of survey respondents who indicated they would take that shelter-in-place step
along with all previous steps. For example, 15% of survey respondents said they would
take steps 1, 2, and 3.
Table 3: Shelter-in-Place Steps
Percentage of
Total Sample

Percentage of
Respondents Taking
Cumulative Steps

Step 1: Stay inside, or go inside if you are outside

53%

53%

Step 2: Close all windows, fireplace dampers and
doors outside and inside

57%

38%

Step 3: Turn off heating, cooling and ventilation
systems

18%

15%

Step 4: Stay in an interior room or room with no
windows

26%

4%

Step 5: Turn radio to EAS stations for instructions

15%

1%

Shelter-in-Place Steps

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Figure 18 compares the percentage of residents who would take each of the shelter-inplace steps in April 2006 and April 2009. This graph clearly indicates that there has been
a significant decrease in the number of residents taking Step 3 and Step 4.
19%

Step 5

15%
37%

Step 4

26%
27%

Step 3

18%
57%

Step 2

57%
55%

Step 1

April 2006

53%
0%

20%

40%

60%

April 2009
80%

100%

Figure 18: Percentage of Residents who would take each Shelter-in-Place step

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How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place? (Q5)

Figure 19 shows that while AM/FM remains the most common source through which
residents will know to stop sheltering in place, it has decreased from 44% in 2004 to 26%
in 2009. Also, responses for TARs and Weather radio have increased significantly this
year compared to may 2004.
44%

AM/FM radio

26%
28%

Television/News

24%
22%

Don't know

20%
10%

Tone alert radio

19%
14%

Siren

Weather radio

15%
1%
10%
May 2004

3%

Local EMA

April 2009

5%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 19: Notification to Stop Sheltering in Place

Evacuate
In the event of a chemical emergency at the depot, residents may be instructed to
evacuate. During an evacuation, residents would be instructed to immediately leave their
home or workplace toward the appropriate evacuation route or drive to the appropriate
reception center.
If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take? (Q6)

Figure 20 illustrates that three of the most common answers, evacuate in certain direction
(31%), evacuate using a specific route (20%), and evacuate to a specific destination
(19%), have all experienced increases compared to 2004. A more general response of
“Leave home/Get out of town/Get in car” decreased 44 percentage points to 32% in the
2009 survey.
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Leave home or
workplace/Get out of
town/Get in car and go

76%
32%
7%

Evacuate in a specific
direction

31%
5%

Evacuate using
specific route

20%
6%

Evacuate to a specific
destination

19%

Get personal items
(pack clothes, food,
water, gas)

8%
11%
16%

Follow instructions/Do
what told

11%
11%

Gather family

9%

Await
instructions/Listen for
help

Check wind direction

4%
6%
0%

May 2004

5%

April 2009

4%

Don't know

5%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 20: Actions Taken in an Evacuation

Trend Analysis
The percentage of residents who indicate that they do not have any pre-planned direction,
route, or destination in the event of an evacuation is high. In the current survey, the
estimated number is approximately 35%, which is consistent with previous years.
However, it is encouraging to note that respondents are giving more specific answers on
the recent surveys in terms of what actions they intend to take compared to the May 2004

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data. The decreases in the general responses have been significantly high and it appears
that the public do have knowledge of proper evacuation procedures in order to help
expedite the process and increase their chance of safety. Only an estimated 1% of the
residents are aware of all the steps needed to shelter in place appropriately. This figure is
alarming and should be considered while preparing for future outreach effort.

School Preparedness
To assess parents’ knowledge and compliance with school chemical emergency plans,
they were asked questions regarding their familiarity with their children’s school
chemical emergency plan, the level of confidence they have in the school’s ability to
keep their children safe during a chemical emergency, and their likelihood of them trying
to pick up their children from school in the event of a chemical emergency.
Do you have children in a local school in grades K–12? (Q15)

It was estimated that about 23% of residents have children who attend local schools in
April 2009. It has been illustrated in Figure 21. This has been consistent with previous
years.
100%

80%

60%

40%
23%

25%

24%

25%

27%

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

20%

0%

Figure 21: Respondents with Children in Local Schools (K-12)

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Are you familiar with the emergency plan at your child(ren)’s school(s)? (Q17)

Figure 22 shows approximately 48% of parents are familiar with the emergency plan at
their children’s schools.
100%
80%
60%

51%

48%

52%

53%

April 2006

May 2004

47%

40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

Figure 22: Parents Familiar with the Emergency Plan at their Child(ren)’s School

In Clay County, 73% of the parents indicate that they are familiar with the emergency
plan at their children’s school, whereas only 39% of the Talladega County parents say so.
This has been depicted in Figure 23.
100%
80%
60%

73%

52%

50%

51%

46%
39%

40%
20%
0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

Figure 23: Parents Familiar with the Emergency Plan at their Child(ren)’s School by
County

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How confident are you that your child/children would be safe in the care of their school(s)
in the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot? (Q18)

According to the April 2009 survey, 81% of parents said they are confident that their
children would be safe in the care of their schools in the event of a chemical emergency
at the depot. Figure 24 illustrates that this figure has increased significantly from 70% in
2004.
100%
81%
80%

78%

83%

80%
70%

60%
40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 24: Parents’ Confidence in Child(ren)’s Safety at School

Figure 25 shows the level of parents’ confidence in their children’s safety at school by
county. All the counties have notably improved this percentage since the past surveys.

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100%

91%

87%
81%

78%

80%

77%
71%

60%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

Figure 25: Parents’ Confidence with Child(ren)’s Safety at School by County
In the event of a severe weather or tornado warning are you likely or unlikely to go to the
school to get your child/children? (Q19)

Figure 26 illustrates parents’ likelihood of picking up their children from school in the
event of a severe weather or tornado warning. Nearly half of the parents surveyed are
likely to pick up their kids in the case of severe weather.
100%
80%
60%

48%

50%

49%
40%

40%

39%

20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008 March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

Figure 26: Parents’ Likelihood of Getting their Children from School in Case of a
Severe Weather or Tornado Warning

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In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, are you likely or
unlikely to go to the school to get your child/children? (Q20)

Figure 27 shows that 57% of parents are likely to pick up their kid, which has remained
the same since May 2004.
100%
80%
58%

57%

60%

66%

61%

59%

40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008 March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

Figure 27: Parents’ Likelihood of Getting their Children from School in Case of a
Chemical Emergency

Figure 28 illustrates the proportion of parents’ who will likely pick up their children from
school in the event of a chemical emergency at the ANAD by county. Fewer parents in
Calhoun County are likely to go to get their children from school compared to the other
counties.
100%
80%
67%

62%

62%

Cleburne

Etowah

65%

64%

St. Clair

Talladega

60%
46%
40%
20%
0%
Calhoun

Clay

Figure 28: Parents’ Likelihood to get their Child(ren) from School in Case of a
Chemical Emergency at the ANAD by County

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Would you pick up your child(ren) immediately or when notified that it is safe to do so?
(Q20b)

Only parents who said they are somewhat likely or very likely to pick up their children
from school were asked this question in all counties except Clay County. This question
further clarifies when parents intend to pick up their children during an emergency.
As depicted in Figure 29, 65% of parents who are likely to pick up their kids from school
in the event of a chemical emergency would do so immediately. This figure has increased
by 14 percentage points since April 2006.
51%

April 2006

49%

54%
March 2007

46%

60%

April 2008

40%

65%

April 2009

0%

Immediately

35%

20%

40%

When notified it is safe
60%

80%

100%

Figure 29: When are Parents Likely to get their Child(ren) from School in Case of a
Chemical Emergency
Why are you likely/unlikely to get your child/children from school in the event of a
chemical emergency? (Q21)

The 57% of parents who said they are likely to pick up their children from school during
a chemical emergency were asked to clarify why they were likely to do so. See Figure 30
for results.

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25%

Child(ren) are safer with me

I want my child(ren) with me
(general)

14%

Protect my child(ren)

7%

I want my child(ren) with me so we
can leave the area

7%

Make sure my child(ren) are safe

6%

I live or work close to or at the
school

5%

0%

20% 40%

60% 80% 100%

Figure 30: Reasons Parents are Likely to get their Child(ren) from School in Case
of a Chemical Emergency

As with previous survey results, the most common response from parents is that “My
children are safer with me.” The proportion of parents who stated this reason has
increased from 15% in 2004 to 25% in 2009, which is a significant change. Figure 31
compares the responses across the two years (May 2004 vs. April 2009).

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15%

Child(ren) are safer with me

25%
12%

I want my child(ren) with me so we
can leave the area

7%
15%

I want my child(ren) with me (general)

14%
6%

Protect my child(ren)

7%
6%

Make sure my child(ren) are safe

6%
May 2004

I live or work close to or at the school

1%

April 2009

5%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80% 100%

Figure 31: Reasons Parents are Unlikely to get their Child(ren) from School in Case
of a Chemical Emergency

Trend Analysis
A common trend in survey results is that while the majority of parents are confident their
children are safe at school, they indicate they are likely to pick up their children from
school in the event of a chemical emergency. Although the percentage of parents who are
confident that the school can take care of their children in a chemical emergency has
increased significantly from 70% in May 2004 to 81% in April 2009, there are still
parents who plan to pick up their children right away. There has also been a significant
increase in the percentage of parents who are likely to pick up their kids immediately
from school. More and more parents feel that their child will be safer with them.

CSEPP Information
An important item that the local communities may want to consider is the degree of
public recall regarding CSEPP information sources. One way to estimate the extent to
which this is the case is to ask the public directly what they recall regarding protective
actions and where and when they heard or saw this message. This would provide an
indirect but valuable source of feedback for the PIOs regarding the effectiveness of
different types of messages and media outlets. Alabama public information officers have
targeted their audience through channels such as an annual preparedness calendar,
brochures, and a Web site containing specific preparedness information. The following
questions were designed to identify sources that are reaching residents and media sources
where EPZ residents are currently obtaining information in general.

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Actual Sources
The following section includes a series of questions that identify where and when
residents have received CSEPP information.
When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare for a
chemical emergency? (Q25)

Figure 32 shows that overall 92% of residents surveyed have received CSEPP emergency
preparedness information. Further, 39% have received CSEPP information within the
past year. The proportion of residents that have received CSEPP information has
remained high over the course of the surveys, and has not significantly changed since
2004.
7%

Total that have not received CSEPP
information

8%
3%

Never

Don't recall receiving CSEPP
information

6%
4%
2%
93%

Total that have received CSEPP
information
Have received CSEPP information but
don't recall when it was received

92%
1%
2%
8%

More than a year

21%
47%

Within the last year

39%
28%

Within the last month

22%
May 2004

9%

Within the last week

April 2009

8%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80% 100%

Figure 32: Received Emergency Preparedness Information

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There is no statistical significant difference among the counties’ residents that say they
have received CSEPP information (89%–96%). This is graphically shown in Figure 33.
100%

91%

94%

96%

Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

93%

93%

Etowah

St. Clair

89%

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Talladega

Figure 33: Received Emergency Preparedness Information by County

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How have you received information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?
(Q26)

Figure 34 illustrates how residents have received CSEPP information. Only respondents
who indicated they have received CSEPP information were asked this question. The
majority of residents (64%) indicate that they have received CSEPP information in the
mail. This has been the most common source of information since 2004. Other top
sources are television (12%) and newspaper (10%).
59%

Mail

64%
16%
12%

Television

10%

Newspaper

10%
6%
9%

AM/FM radio

9%

Informational
pamphlet or flyer

6%
6%

Work/Training

5%
2%
5%

Calendar

5%

Informational
package or kit

5%
2%
4%

Don't know

Tone alert radio

May 2004

1%

April 2009

3%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 34: Sources by which Residents have Received Emergency Preparedness
Information
What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read? (Q27)

Figure 35 illustrates the content that residents recall from CSEPP information that they
have received. The April 2009 results have been compared with the May 2004 figures.
Only residents that have received CSEPP information were asked this question.

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Information on sheltering in place tops the list. Responses related to evacuation, such as
evacuation route, evacuation plan, and evacuation directions, are among the top answers.
Overall, there have been no significant changes in the response percentages for the
different categories. More residents indicate that they do not remember what information
was provided to them in April 2009 when compared to May 2004 numbers.
21%

Shelter in place

23%
19%

Evacuation route

21%
15%

Evacuation directions

18%
19%

Evacuation plan

17%
9%

Don't remember

16%
5%

What to do/How to
prepare

15%
11%

Follow instructions

14%
13%

Evacuation zones

13%
10%

Shelter-in-place kit

12%
3%

Listen to tone alert
radio or siren

8%
May 2004

1%

Information on zones

April 2009

7%
5%

Food/Water supply or
storage

7%
0%

20%

40%

60%

Figure 35: Information Residents Recall from What They Received on Emergency
Preparedness

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Media Outlets
Residents were asked to select from a list of activities those they spent time doing during
a typical week. Further, they were also asked to specify the name of the radio stations and
television channels they listened/watched the most to identify effective media outlets for
future outreach.
I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a
typical week? (Q22)

Figure 36 depicts the percentages of residents who do a particular activity during a week.
These questions were limited to residents in Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair, and
Talladega Counties. Respondents were given the option to select multiple categories;
hence, the total will not sum up to 100%. Majority of the residents indicate that they
watch some form of television, be it a local television station (92%) or a cable or satellite
television station (92%). The second most common responses, at 90%, are read
information received in the mail.
Watch a cable or satellite
television station

92%

Watch a local television station

92%

Read information received in the
mail

90%

Listen to an FM radio station

81%

Read a local newspaper

74%

Access the Internet

71%
66%

Read free or sales papers
Read information posted on local
bulletins or information boards

51%

Listen to an AM radio station

50%
16%

Read a national newspaper
None 1%
0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Figure 36: Time Spent Using Media Outlets during a Typical Week

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Of the activities you just mentioned, which do you spend the most time doing? (Q23)

Respondents were asked to specify which activity they spend most of the time doing.
This question was asked in all the counties except Calhoun County. Figure 37 indicates
that the top responses are watching television, local (36%) and cable or satellite (26%).
Watch a local television station

36%

Watch a cable or satellite
television station

26%

Access the Internet

13%

Listen to an FM radio station

12%

Read a local newspaper

Listen to an AM radio station
0%

9%

4%
20%

40%

60%

80% 100%

Figure 37: Time Spent (Most of the Time) Using Media Outlets during a Typical
Week

Survey respondents were asked follow-up questions corresponding to their activity they
spend time doing during a week. These questions have not been compared to the May
2004 survey. 7

7

In May 2004 these questions were asked only from those respondents who indicated that they spend most of their
time doing a particular activity. In April 2006, it is asked of all respondents who do that activity in a typical week,
not necessarily most of the time.

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What radio station do you listen to the most? (Q24)

Respondents who mentioned that they do listen to a radio station in Question 22 were
asked this question. Figure 38 gives the most common radio stations respondents listen
to.
10%

104.7/WZZK
7%

105.1/WQSB
5%

93.1/WGMZ
102.5

4%

570/WAAX

4%

96.5/WMJJ

4%

98.7/WBHK

4%

103.7/WQEN

3%

93.7/WDJC

3%

106.9/WBPT

3%

0%

10%

20%

Figure 38: Respondents Who Listen to a Radio Station

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What television station do you watch the most? (Q24b)

Respondents who indicated they watched local or cable television in Question 22 were
asked this question. The most common television stations that residents watch are
illustrated in Figure 39
Channel 6/WBRC/FOX

35%

Channel 33 or 40/WJSU/ABC

23%

Channel 13/WVTM/NBC
All local channels

7%
5%

Fox News

3%

CNN

3%

Channel 42/WBMG/CBS

3%

Satellite

2%

Channel 12/UPN

2%

Atlanta - Channel 11 (NBC)

2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Figure 39: Television Stations Watched by Respondents

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What newspaper do you read the most? (Q24c)

Respondents who indicated they read a local or national newspaper in Question 22 were
asked this question. Figure 40shows the most commonly read newspapers among the
EPZ residents.
Gadsden Times

37%

Birmingham
News

24%

Talladega Daily
Home

17%

St. Clair Times

9%

Anniston Star
St. Clair NewsAegis
0%

8%

2%
10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Figure 40: Newspapers Ready by Respondents

Significant Findings
As in past surveys, the analysis found many significant differences between the residents
who say they have received chemical preparedness or CSEPP information and those who
say they have not.
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Residents who received CSEPP information are more confident that they know how
to shelter in place (70%) than residents who claimed that they did not receive CSEPP
information (41%).

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Residents who have not received CSEPP information are more likely to go to the
school to pick up their child(ren) in the event of a chemical emergency (89%)
compared with those who have received CSEPP information (55%).

ƒ

Forty-seven percent of the residents who received CSEPP information do have an
emergency plan as opposed to 14% of residents who did not receive CSEPP
information

ƒ

Residents who received CSEPP information are more likely to have identified a
shelter room to be used for sheltering-in-place (74%) compared to those who have not
received CSEPP information (55%).

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Residents who received CSEPP information are more likely to have a family meeting
place in the event of an emergency (44%) compared to those who have not received
CSEPP information (24%).
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Residents who received CSEPP information are more likely to have a preparedness
kit for use in the event of an emergency (48%) compared to those who have not
received CSEPP information (24%).

ƒ

Residents who received CSEPP information are more likely to have a shelter-in-place
kit for use in the event of an emergency (53%) compared to those who have not
received CSEPP information (17%).

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Residents who have not received CSEPP information are more likely to not know
what actions they would take in the event of a chemical emergency (30%) than people
who have received CSEPP information (11%).

These results clearly indicate that residents who have received CSEPP information are
better prepared for an emergency situation.

Trust and Control
Through research of case studies which span several decades, IEM has identified two
principal strategies for helping residents living near a potentially hazardous facility
prepare to properly protect them in case an emergency occurs at that facility:
1. Provide the public with a sense of control.
2. Enhance the public’s trust in the management and personnel of the emergency
preparedness program.
Two survey questions were used to evaluate the levels of trust and control present in
residents living in the Alabama CSEPP EPZ. The next two subsections present the survey
results for these questions.
Trust
While the content, structure, and delivery of the warning message is important, the degree
of trust between officials and the public prior to an emergency may be a significant factor
in shaping the social context within which a response takes place. The extent to which
people trust the source of a message may influence how they respond. To assess the
residents’ level of trust in emergency personnel, they were asked the following question:
How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical
emergency at the Anniston Army Depot? (Q28)

As in previous surveys, most EPZ residents (84%) feel that the public will be notified
quickly in case of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot. Figure 41 shows
there has been a significant increase of 15 percentage points since May 2004.

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100%
84%
78%

80%

79%

78%

69%
60%

40%

20%

0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 41: Confident in the Public being Notified Quickly of a Chemical Emergency

Fewer Calhoun County residents are confident that the public will be notified quickly in
case of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot (76%), when compared with
the residents of other counties. The percentages for the different counties are shown in
Figure 42.
100%
89%
83%
80%

87%

91%
84%

76%

60%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

Figure 42: Confidence in the Public being Notified Quickly of a Chemical
Emergency by County

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Residents were asked to clarify why they were or were not confident that they would be
notified quickly. Residents gave a variety of reasons for their level of confidence. A
detailed list of the responses to this question is provided in Appendix A: Survey Text and
Tabulations.
Figure 43 illustrates the most common explanations of residents are confident they will
be notified quickly. The percentages shown in Figure 43 are out of the total sample of
survey respondents. Note that the top responses are trust in the alert system and the
Anniston Army Depot.
Depot has kept the public informed

21%

Alert system is good

18%

Depot is prepared

14%

I trust the local government officials
and/or EMA

14%

I trust the Depot/ Depot will alert us

14%

Local media would let us know
Always have been told when
something happens
Someone I know works/worked at the
Depot
Depot does a lot of drills/tests

10%

9%

5%

5%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 43: Reasons Residents are Confident that the Public will be Notified Quickly
in Case of a Chemical Emergency

Figure 44 compares the responses to this question for the two years (April 2009 vs. May
2004). It is encouraging to note that the respondents are showing greater confidence in
the depot personnel in the recent years compared to that in May 2004.

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12%

Alert system is
good

18%
12%

I trust the Depot

14%

Depot has kept the
public informed

6%

Trust the local
government
officials

6%

21%

14%
5%

Depot is prepared

14%
7%

Local media would
let us know

10%

May 2004
April 2009

6%

Always have been
told

9%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 44: Reasons Residents are Confident that the Public will be Notified Quickly
in Case of a Chemical Emergency

Control
In order to evaluate how residents perceive their roles in their own safety during a
chemical emergency, residents were asked if they agree or disagree that they can protect
themselves and their families in case of an emergency.
Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency.” (Q30)

Residents who agree they can protect themselves and their family were labeled as having
a high control level, and those who disagree were labeled as having a low control level.
Figure 45 illustrates than more than three-fourths (76%) of all EPZ residents agree with
the statement above and feel they can protect themselves and their families in the event of
a chemical emergency. There is a significant increase of 11 percentage points compared
to the surveys conducted in May 2004 (65%).

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100%

80%

76%

72%

74%

72%

65%
60%

40%

20%

0%
Apil 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 45: Confidence in Ability to Protect Self and Family during a Chemical
Emergency

Figure 46displays the percentages at the county level.
100%
86%
80%

89%
80%

74%

74%

77%

60%

40%

20%

0%
Calhoun

Clay

Cleburne

Etowah

St. Clair

Talladega

Figure 46: Confidence in Ability to Protect Self and Family during a Chemical
Emergency

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Trend Analysis
Overall, the level of trust seems to be slightly higher than the level of control for the
respondents living in the area surrounding the Anniston Army Depot. Both the level of
trust and level of control has increased significantly since the first survey conducted in
May 2004.
Trust and Control Model
The Trust and Control Matrix in Table 4 forms the intersection of the responses to the
two previously-mentioned survey items, which define four groups. These groups provide
a framework for analyzing the responses to this survey.
Trust and Control groups generally have the following characteristics:
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Participants: Trust CSEPP/Army and feel that they have personal control in the
event of a chemical emergency

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Believers: Trust CSEPP/Army but feel that they have little, if any, personal control in
the event of chemical emergency

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Watchdogs: Do not trust CSEPP/Army but feel that they have some personal control
in the event of a chemical emergency

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Cynics: Do not trust CSEPP/Army and feel that they have little, if any, personal
control in the event of a chemical emergency

Trust and Control groups can be important in segmenting a community, in order to
categorize the respondents based on their behavioral characteristics. These groups are, in
essence, another demographic variable like age of respondent, gender of respondent, and
so on. IEM’s Trust and Control model does the following:
ƒ

Distinguishes between behavioral traits, as opposed to physical characteristics used
by common demographics

ƒ

Gives insight into the motivations and beliefs of the community

ƒ

Can also be targeted through specific media channels like other demographic
variables
Table 4: Trust and Control Matrix
High Control Level

Low Control Level

High Trust Level

Participants, 68%

Believers, 16%

Low Trust Level

Watchdogs, 9%

Cynics, 8%

Figure 47 compares the percentage of respondents belonging to the four trust and control
groups over the course of the surveys. The share of residents belonging to the Participants
group has increased significantly from 51% in May 2004 to 68% in April 2009.

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51%

Participants

68%
15%

Believers

16%
15%

Watchdogs

9%
14%

Cynics

May 2004
April 2009

8%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 47: Trend in Trust and Control Groups

In survey analyses across CSEPP survey sites, Participants have generally been found to
be the most prepared for a chemical emergency and have the highest knowledge of
protective actions when compared to the other Trust and Control groups. The second
largest percentage group is the Believers, making up 16% of the community. Believers
feel like they would have a lower sense of personal control in a chemical emergency as
compared to Participants. Their lower sense of personal control is associated with a lower
level of preparedness and knowledge of protective actions.
The last two groups, Watchdogs and Cynics, account for a total of 17% of the Alabama
EPZ community in April 2009. Watchdogs are generally ranked second after Participants
with regard to preparedness and knowledge of protective actions across CSEPP sites.
Even though many Watchdogs feel like they are prepared for a chemical emergency, they
have a low level of trust in the local officials. Activists are likely to fit into this category.
Cynics have low trust in local officials and would have low control in the event of a
chemical emergency. They are generally ranked last in preparedness and knowledge of
protective actions.

County-Specific Results
In addition to the core questions that are being used by all the CSEPP sites, each
participating community adds site-specific questions. IEM worked with the WIPT and
county emergency management PIOs to create and incorporate county-specific questions.
Some of the counties opted to include county-specific questions in the survey
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from ±3.4 percentage points. County-specific results are shown in the following sections
of the report.
Calhoun County
Calhoun County added questions for its residents that were aimed at assessing the level of
preparedness among the special needs populations. The county also asked the residents to
specify the media source they would rely on in order to get information during the event
of an emergency.
Do you know the evacuation route you should follow in the event of an evacuation? (11b)

As illustrated in Figure 48, an estimated 65% of the residents in Calhoun County are
aware of the evacuation route to be taken in the event of evacuation. This figure has
remained unchanged since May 2004.
100%

80%
65%
60%

70%

72%

March 2007

April 2006

69%

60%

40%

20%

0%
April 2009

April 2008

May 2004

Figure 48: Knowledge of Evacuation Route for Calhoun County

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Calhoun County residents were asked two questions regarding special needs populations.
Do you or any member of your household have any physical or mental condition that
would prevent you or them from being able to shelter in place or evacuate? (35)

As can be seen in Figure 49, 20% of the households indicate that they have at least one
member in the family who will not be able to shelter in place or evacuate during an
emergency.

11%

Yes, I do

Yes, member of my
household does
Yes, I do and
member of my
household does

6%

1%

Total “yes”
responses

18%

81%

No, neither

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Figure 49: Calhoun County Households with Special Needs

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Have preparations been made with family, friends, neighbors, or anyone else to help
you/them in case the public is advised to shelter in place or evacuate?(36)

This question was only asked of respondents in Calhoun County who indicated in
Question 35 that they or a member of their household have a physical or mental condition
that would prevent them from being able to take a protective action. Figure 50 shows
there have been little changes in this area in the past few years. In April 2009, 44% of
residents with special needs in Calhoun County indicate they have made preparations for
a chemical emergency.
100%

80%

60%
44%

44%

42%

43%

40%
26%
20%

0%
April 2009

April 2008 March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

Figure 50: Calhoun County Special Needs Populations who have Made
Preparations for a Chemical Emergency

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Residents from Calhoun County were asked to specify the media source they would first
turn to in order to get information and instructions during a severe weather or chemical
emergency.
In the event of severe weather (such as a tornado) or a chemical emergency, would you
first turn to the television (TV) or radio for information and instructions? (37)

As illustrated in Figure 51, the majority of Calhoun residents (63%) would watch TV for
information and instructions during a severe weather or chemical emergency. In addition,
15% indicated they would listen to the radio and 17% said they would both watch TV and
listen to the radio.

Television

63%

Both

17%

Radio

15%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 51: Media Sources for Emergency Instructions for Calhoun County

Further, residents were asked to specify the television channels and radio stations they are
most likely to watch/listen to.

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Which of the following television stations are you most likely to watch? (38)

As shown in Figure 52, slightly over two thirds of the Calhoun County residents who
indicate they will watch television (54%) say they are most likely to watch TV Alabama
Channel 33/40.
TV Alabama
Channel 33/40,
WJSU ABC

54%

WBRC –TV
Channel 6, FOX

38%

WVTM-TV
Channel 13,
NBC

12%

WJXS-TV
Channel 24

3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 52: Television Channels Calhoun County Residents are Most Likely to
Watch

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Which of the following radio stations are you most likely to listen to? (38b)

As shown in Figure 53, the most popular radio station among Calhoun County residents
is WVOK FM (33%) followed by the WHMA AM (11%) and WNSI AM 810 (11%).
WVOK FM 97.9
(K98)

33%

WHMA AM 1390

11%

WNSI AM 810

11%

WJCK FM 88.3

8%

WDNG AM 1450

7%

WANA AM 1490

1%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 53: Radio Stations to which Calhoun County Residents are Most Likely to
Listen

Summary of Calhoun County Results

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Almost all (95%) Calhoun County residents are aware of the chemical agents being
destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

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Even though 67% of residents say that their local EMA has given them the
information and materials they need to make a family emergency plan, only 43% say
they have developed a family emergency plan.

ƒ

Overall, 65% of Calhoun County respondents are confident they can shelter in place.

ƒ

Nearly (81%) parents of school children in Calhoun County are confident their
children will be safe in the care of the schools during a chemical emergency.
However, only 50% of parents are familiar with the emergency plan at their
children’s schools.

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An estimated 91% of Calhoun County residents have received CSEPP information.

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The majority of Calhoun County residents (76%) trust the public will be notified
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Clay County
Clay County intended to find out if the residents living in their area were familiar with
the evacuation route that they would follow in the event of evacuation.
Do you know the evacuation route you should follow in the event of an evacuation? (11b)

Figure 54 illustrates that 66% of the Clay County residents say they are aware of the
evacuation route to be followed in case of a chemical emergency. This figure has
remained relatively constant since 2004.
100%

80%
66%

66%
60%

60%

64%

64%

40%

20%

0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

Figure 54: Knowledge of Evacuation Route for Clay County

Summary of Clay County Results
ƒ

Almost all (96%) Clay County residents are aware of the chemical agents being
destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

ƒ

An expected 28% of respondents expect to receive further instructions through TAR,
the highest proportion of any county.

ƒ

While the majority (75%) of the residents say that their local EMA has given them
the information and materials they need to make a family emergency plan, less than
half of the families surveyed (42%) have one.

ƒ

Overall, an estimated 72% of residents are confident they can shelter in place
properly.

ƒ

An estimated 87% of parents of school children in Clay County are confident their
children will be safe in the care of their schools during a chemical emergency, while a
small majority (73%) is familiar with the emergency plan at their children’s schools,
which is up from 46% last year.
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Overall 94% of Clay County residents have received CSEPP information, higher than
any other county.

Cleburne County
The questions added by Cleburne County were specifically aimed at assessing the level
of confidence the public invested in its local emergency management agency and first
responders.
Did Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) provide you with a shelterin-place kit? (11i)

Only respondents who say they have a shelter-in-place kit in Question 11h were asked
this question. A total of 93% of the Cleburne County residents who are in possession of a
shelter-in-place kit indicate that the Cleburne County EMA has provided them with the
kit, which has increased by 7 percentage points since April 2006.
100%

93%
82%

82%

April 2008

March 2007

86%

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2006

Figure 55: Distribution of Shelter-in-Place Kits by Cleburne County EMA

Cleburne County residents were asked questions regarding their general level of
confidence in certain government agencies.
What is your level of confidence in the following… (Q12)
a) Anniston Army Depot Personnel? 8
b) Cleburne County Commission?
c) Cleburne County School Personnel? 9
d) Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department?
e) Your County’s Fire Department?

8
9

This question was added in the 2007 survey for Cleburne County.
This question was added in the March 2007 survey for Cleburne County.

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f)

Cleburne County Emergency Medical/Ambulatory Service?

g) Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)?

Cleburne County residents’ level of confidence in the various government agencies is
illustrated below in Figure 56. Some parts of the question were not asked in all years.
Data is provided for the first year when the question was asked and is compared with the
current survey numbers. A positive trend has been observed for all the agencies except
the school system.

87%

Emergency
Management Agency

89%

Emergency
Medical/Ambulatory
Service

90%
92%
89%

Fire Department

89%
87%

Sherrifs Department

93%
88%

School System

84%
74%

Cleburne County
Commission

82%
81%

Anniston Army Depot
Personnel

91%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

First Survey
Most Recent Survey

Figure 56: Confidence in Cleburne County Government Agencies

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Only Cleburne County residents in zone A-12 were asked the following questions:
What is your level of confidence in the following… (Q13)
a) Your City’s Elected Officials (Mayor and City Council Members)? 10
b) Your City Police Department? 11
c) Your City Fire Department? 12
d) Your City Parks and Recreation Department? 13

Figure 57 illustrates the responses to Question 13.
90%

City Parks and Recreation
Department

90%
100%

City Fire Department

85%
97%

City Police Department

85%
77%

City's Elected Officials (Mayor
and City Council Members)

81%
0%

20% 40%

60% 80% 100%

First Survey
Most Recent Survey

Figure 57: Confidence in Cleburne County Zone A-12 City Officials

Summary of Cleburne County Results

10

ƒ

Ninety-two percent of Cleburne County residents are aware of the chemical agents
being destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

ƒ

Overall, 85% of Cleburne County respondents say that their local EMA has given
them the information and materials they need to make a family emergency plan, more
than any other county; 63% have created an emergency plan.

This question was added in 2007 for the zone A-12 residents in Cleburne County.
This question was added in 2007 for the zone A-12 residents in Cleburne County.
12
This question was added in 2007 for the zone A-12 residents in Cleburne County.
13
This question was added in 2007 for the zone A-12 residents in Cleburne County.
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ƒ

The majority (83%) percent of Cleburne County residents say they are confident in
their ability to shelter in place.

ƒ

Two-thirds (52%) of parents of school children in Cleburne County are familiar with
the emergency plan at their children’s schools, the highest proportion of all counties.
More than three-quarters (78%) are confident that their children would be safe in the
care of their school during a chemical emergency.

ƒ

Overall 96% of residents have received CSEPP information.

Etowah County
Etowah County was interested in finding out the proportion of the population that
belonged to any organization or group that would help people with special needs. Further,
they also asked the respondents who did not belong to any of the groups if they were
interested in becoming a part of one. This would help the local emergency management
agency to get a count of individuals who could possibly volunteer to assist people in the
event of an emergency.
Are you a member of an organization or group in Etowah County that provides assistance
to people with special needs in the event of any type of emergency (severe weather, fire,
chemical emergency)? (Q31)

As illustrated in Figure 58, 10% of the Etowah County residents are a member of an
organization or group that provides assistance to people with special needs in the event of
any type of emergency.
40%

20%
13%

12%
10%

10%

April 2009

April 2008

9%

0%
March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 58: Membership in a Special Needs Support Group

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Please tell me if you are a member of one or more of the following groups. (Q32)

Etowah County residents who are member of a support group were asked to specify the
type of group in which they were affiliated. Figure 59 illustrates the type of support group
in which residents participate and is compared with May 2004 numbers.
59%

Church group

64%
31%

Civic group

14%

Special
facilities
group

7%
18%

An other
group not
mentioned

17%
18%
May 2004

14%

Neighborhood
support group

April 2009

14%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 59: Types of Special Needs Support Group Membership

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All Etowah County residents were asked the following question:
In the unlikely event a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, there is a
possibility that the emergency may affect Etowah County residents. Would you consider
being part of a community based support team or group to assist people with special
needs to shelter in place or evacuate during a chemical emergency? (Q33)

Figure 60 shows that 42% of Etowah County residents would consider being part of a
community-based support team or group to assist people with special needs to shelter in
place or evacuate during a chemical emergency.
45%

No

45%
42%

Yes

42%

Not
sure/Maybe
0%

3%

May 2004

4%

April 2009
20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 60: Consideration in Joining a Community-Based Support Group for People
with Special Needs

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Please tell me if you would consider becoming an active participant of one or more of the
following support groups (some are established groups and others have not been
established yet). (Q34)

Responses from residents who indicated they were already members of one or more of
these groups were combined with responses from Q34 and are illustrated in Figure 61.
58%

Church group

66%
56%

Neighborhood
support group

52%
44%

Civic group

34%

Special
facilities
group

33%
33%
May 2004

21%

None

April 2009

9%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 61: Type of Support Group Residents would Consider Joining

Summary of Etowah County Results

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As in previous years, the vast majority (90%) of Etowah County residents are aware
of the chemical agents being destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

ƒ

Although 69% residents say that their local EMA has given them the information and
materials they need to make a family emergency plan, only 48% residents say they
have a family emergency plan.

ƒ

An estimated 69% say they are confident they would be able to shelter in place in the
event of an emergency.

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Just over one-half of parents of school-age children in Etowah County (51%) are
familiar with the emergency plan at their children’s schools. Overall, 91% parents are
confident their children would be safe in the care of their school during a chemical
emergency.

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Almost all (93%) residents of Etowah County say they have received CSEPP
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St. Clair County
Summary of St. Clair County Results
ƒ

An estimated 90% of St. Clair residents are aware of the chemical agents being
destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

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Only 37% of residents have a family emergency plan even though 68% say that their
local EMA has given them the information and materials they need to make a family
emergency plan.

ƒ

Almost half (46%) of parents with children in a local school are familiar with the
school’s emergency plan. However, a majority (77%) of parents surveyed have
confidence that their children are safe at school.

ƒ

An estimated 70% of the respondents are confident in their ability to shelter-in-place.

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Overall, 93% of St. Clair County residents have received CSEPP information.

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An estimated 82% of residents have access to the Internet.

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Talladega County
Talladega County added two questions specifically for its residents. The questions were
designed to see if respondents were aware of the city that had been designated for them in
the event of evacuation and if they were familiar with the quickest route to get to that
city.
In the event of an evacuation, do you know the city that has been designated as the final
destination for people leaving your area? (11c)

Figure 62 shows that approximately one-third (44%) of Talladega County residents know
the designated city they should go to during an evacuation. This figure is relatively
unchanged since 2004.
100%

80%

60%
44%
40%

35%

35%

April 2008

March 2007

42%

42%

April 2006

May 2004

20%

0%
April 2009

Figure 62: Knowledge of Designated Destination in the Event of Evacuation

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Do you know the quickest route to that city? (Q11d)

Figure 63 illustrates that the vast majority (96%) of respondents who indicated that they
know the designated city in the previous question know the quickest route to that city.
100%

96%

98%

April 2009

April 2008

95%

96%

March 2007

April 2006

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%
May 2004

Figure 63: Quickest Route to the Designated Evacuation Destination

Summary of Talladega County Results
ƒ

The vast majority (90%) Talladega residents are aware of the chemical agents being
destroyed at the Anniston Army Depot.

ƒ

While three-fifths (60%) of residents say that their local EMA has given them the
information and materials they need to make a family emergency plan, less than onehalf (47%) have created such a plan.

ƒ

While 71% of parents are confident that their children will be safe in the care of their
school during a chemical emergency, only less than half (39%) of parents know the
school’s emergency plan.

ƒ

An estimated 89% of residents say that they have received CSEPP information.

ƒ

Of respondents in Talladega County, 16% of residents are not confident that the
public would be notified quickly of a chemical emergency.

ƒ

Overall 69% of residents say they have Internet access.

Demographics
This section provides a summary of each of the demographic questions in the survey.
Notable results (i.e., differences that are larger than the margin of error) are included for
certain demographic groups. Appendix B: Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross
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demographic groups. The Alabama CSEPP community should scrutinize the
demographic breakdowns prior to developing their public outreach strategy.
What is your approximate age? (Q40)

Figure 64 compares the age distributions of the EPZ who took part in the April 2009 and
May 2004 surveys.
11%

18–29

5%
8%

30–34

4%
17%

35–44

13%
20%

45–54

20%
10%

55–59

12%
10%

60–64

12%

May 2004
April 2009

24%

65+

33%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 64: Approximate Age

Young Adults
ƒ

Fewer residents 18-29 years say that they have a pre-planned evacuation route for an
emergency.

ƒ

Respondents in this age group are more likely to not know from where to get
information on how to protect themselves and their families in the event of a chemical
emergency.

ƒ

18-29 year olds have the lowest percentage of residents with a shelter-in-place kit
when compared with all other age groups together.

Gender (Q41)

As shown in Figure 65, 65% percent of survey respondents were female while 35% were
male.

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67%

Female

65%

33%

Male

May 2004

35%
0%

20%

40%

April 2009
60%

80%

100%

Figure 65: Gender of Respondents
What is your ethnic background? (Q42)

The majority of Calhoun and Etowah EPZ residents surveyed are Caucasian, as shown in
Figure 66.
82%

White/Caucasian

81%
15%

Black or AfricanAmerican

Other

Don’t
know/refused

13%
2%
2%
11%
<1%

American Indian
or Alaskan
Native

<1%

Native Hawaiian
or other
PacificAmerican

<1%

April 2006

0%

April 2009

<1%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 66: Ethnic Background

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How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot? (Q43)

As with previous surveys, the majority of residents (64%) have lived in the area for more
than 20 years, as shown in Figure 67.
3%

Less than one
year

2%
13%

1–5 years

9%
10%

6–10 years

9%
6%

11–15 years

6%
7%

16–20 years

May 2004

9%

April 2009
60%

More than 20
years

64%
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 67: Time Living in Area

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Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot for less than 1
year are less likely to use a shelter-in-place kit when instructed to shelter-in-place.

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot for less than 1
year are less likely to complete all of the actions required to complete SIP Step 2
when instructed to shelter-in-place.

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot for less than 1
year are less likely to have a preplanned evacuation route, destination, or direction
(30%) than 6-10 year residents (40%) and 16-20 yr residents (46%).

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot for 1-5 years
are less likely to have preplanned evacuation route, destination, or direction (36%)
than 16-20 yr residents (46%).

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the ANAD for less than 1 year are less
likely to say the local EMA has given the information and materials needed to make a
family emergency plan (15%) when compared with all other residents (52%-75%).

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Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the ANAD for less than 1 year are less
likely to have received CSEPP information (55%) when compared with other
residents (88%-97%).

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the ANAD for less than 1 year are less
likely to have received CSEPP information through the mail (15%) when compared
with other residents (50%-69%).

ƒ

Residents who have lived in the vicinity of the ANAD for 1-5 years are less likely to
have recall information about the evacuation route (9%) when compared with
residents who have lived in the area longer than 5 years (19%-28%).

Do you have access to the Internet? (Q44)

As illustrated in Figure 68, 70% of respondent have Internet access.
100%
80%

70%

69%

66%

61%

62%

60%
40%
20%
0%
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

May 2004

Figure 68: Internet Access

ƒ

More residents with Internet access have an emergency plan (50%) than residents
without access to the Internet (34%).

ƒ

More residents who have Internet access say that they have received information and
materials (72%) needed to make a family emergency plan than those who have no
Internet access (62%).

ƒ

More people with Internet access trust that they will be notified quickly in case of a
chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot (80%) when compared to
respondents who do not have access to the Internet (73%).

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Internet users are more likely to be participants (65%) than non-users (56%).

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Are you, or any member of your household, a member of the local emergency
management or first responder community? (Q45)

In the April 2009 survey, 6% of respondents are, or have a household member who is, a
member of local emergency management or first responder community.
20%

8%

9%
7%

7%

April 2008 March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

6%

0%
April 2009

Figure 69: Household Member is Local EMA or First Responder
Are you, or any member of your household, employed by the Anniston Army Depot? (Q46)

As illustrated in Figure 70, 6% of households surveyed include an Anniston Army Depot
employee.
20%

6%

6%

7%
5%

5%

0%
April 2009

April 2008 March 2007 April 2006

May 2004

Figure 70: Household Member is Employed by Arsenal

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What city, town, or community do you live in? (Q46)

14

Figure 71 shows the most common cities in which respondents reside.
Gadsden

14%

Anniston

12%

Oxford (Calhoun)

7%

Talladega

6%

Pell City

6%

Jacksonville

6%

Hokes Bluff

3%

Attalla

3%

Odenville

3%

Moody

3%
0%

10%

20%

Figure 71: Residents’ City

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One respondent did not answer this question.
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C O N C L U S I O N S A N D R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S
ANNISTON OUTREACH ACHIEVEMENTS IN LAST 5 YEARS
Trends in the survey data highlight the progress made through public outreach over the
course of several years. In order to observe trends and note areas of improvement, as well
as areas that still need improvement, results from the first survey (May 2004) are
compared to the most recent survey results (April 2009) and have been documented in
this report. The Anniston CSEPP public outreach program has matured over time and has
yielded significant improvements in several areas of public preparedness. Most notably:
ƒ 84% percent of residents are confident they would be notified quickly in the event of a
chemical emergency. This number has increased 15 percentage points since the first
survey (69% in May 2004).
ƒ The percentage of residents who agree they would be able to protect themselves and
their family in the event of a chemical emergency has increased 11 percentage points
over the course of the survey (from 65% in May 2004 to 76% in April 2009).
ƒ 68% percent of the residents say they are confident they know how to shelter in place
in the event of a chemical emergency. This is an increase of 7 percentage points from
61% in May 2004.
ƒ 81% percent of parents are confident that their children will be safe in the care of the
school in the event of a chemical emergency. This has increased significantly from
70% in May 2004; an increase of 11 percentage points.
ƒ Either through the media or secondary messages in outreach, evacuation awareness has
improved dramatically over the last 5 years. There is a 44 percentage point
improvement in the number of respondents who indicate they have a specific preplanned direction, route, or destination for an evacuation.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PUBLIC OUTREACH
The purpose of the Anniston survey is to measure the effectiveness of existing public
outreach efforts and provide information that will enable the community to focus on
target areas and/or audiences for future outreach. The recommendations below were
developed after careful analysis of the data and are intended to both augment existing
outreach tactics and further illustrate the need for outreach in specific areas. Survey
results have indicated that the Anniston CSEPP community has reached a plateau in
improvement in some areas of outreach. Consider the following two examples:
ƒ Family Emergency Planning is one area that has remained static since May 2004. In
May 2004, 42% of residents indicated to having had a family emergency plan for a
chemical emergency, which went up by just 2 percentage points in April 2009.
ƒ In May 2004, 59% of parents reported they were likely to get their children from
schools during a chemical emergency. Five years later, the number is 57%. Since May
2004, the community has seen no significant improvement in the number of parents
likely to get their children from schools during a chemical emergency.

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It would be useful for the Anniston CSEPP community to develop performance measures
that establish target levels of public knowledge for these areas of CSEPP preparedness.
Establishing performance measures will enable survey groups to identify gaps in public
knowledge or response and will allow outreach dollars to be allocated according to
objective standards that would target the most pressing needs of the community. Without
a performance measure by which to judge these numbers, it is not possible to determine
which plateau is a positive result (maximized outreach) and which one is a negative result
(current outreach has outlived effectiveness and merits reconsideration).
The percentage of residents who expect to be alerted of a chemical emergency via tone
alert radios (TARs) increased from 17% to 25% and by weather radios from 1% to 11%
points since May 2004. Similarly, when respondents were asked from where they would
seek protective instructions; responses for TARs increased from 10% to 21%, and for
weather radios from 1% to 9%. The greatest increase occurred mostly since the last
survey conducted in April 2008. This probably can be attributed to the transition from
TARs to emergency alert radios (EARs) that enabled residents to receive free weather
radios to replace previously distributed TARs. The multi-faceted publicity and promotion
of the CSEPP county-wide TARs to EARs media campaign appears to have had a
positive effect on people’s recollection of the radios’ purpose. For the first time, TARs
replaced television as the second choice for receiving an alert. Siren/loudspeaker remains
the number one response for a chemical emergency alert. It is recommended that the
WIPT continue to use the outreach materials that have been used to educate residents
about sources of alert and emergency instructions.
According to the survey results and subsequent analysis, we recommend focusing future
outreach education in the following priority areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Emergency Planning
Shelter-in-Place
School CSEPP Education
Target Young Adults
Review Preparedness Information for New Residents

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Family Emergency Plans
There has been no significant improvement in the percentage of respondents who are
prepared with a family emergency plan for a chemical emergency. Based on available
national figures for measuring preparedness level, it appears that the percentage of
residents with a family emergency plan is relatively higher at CSEPP sites. The national
average for people with a family emergency plan, for any kind of emergency, is around
20%. Consistent with national figures, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Survey
estimates that nearly 20% of the residents near nuclear facilities are prepared with a
family emergency plan for a radiological emergency.
Although it is encouraging to note that the percentage of residents with an emergency
plan at the CSEPP sites is higher, outreach must continue to target the rest of the
population to help them prepare for an emergency situation. Overall, the figures appear to
be unchanged; however, significant improvements have been tracked for Cleburne
County. The percentage of residents in Cleburne County who indicated they have a
family emergency plan rose from 49% in 2007 to 60% in 2008 and further to 63% in
2009. Since the percentages for other counties do not show improvement, it may be
useful to modify the survey questions to collect more detailed information that identifies
what may be considered as “critical steps”. Respondents acknowledge that they have the
information needed to develop emergency plans. The challenge is getting them to draft
the plan. Since Cleburne County has been successful in increasing the number of people
who have emergency plans, other counties could emulate Cleburne’s efforts in this area.
Other outreach could include:

15

ƒ

Integrate developing an emergency plan into National Preparedness Month
(September) activities and events.

ƒ

Send Twitter 15 messages weekly with tips on what to include in an emergency plan
and the importance of having a plan

ƒ

Develop a drawing in which participants must submit an emergency plan for a chance
to win a prize, such as tickets for a major event, gift certificates, hotel stay, etc.

ƒ

Tie presenting a completed plan into CSEPP promotional giveaways, e.g., “Receive a
backpack full of emergency preparedness essentials when you bring a copy of your
emergency plan to the local fire station.”

Twitter is becoming the fastest growing social networking tool available. The concept of
Twitter relies on messaging services, whether it uses a cell phone, instant messenger, such as
Yahoo Messenger or MSN Messenger, or through specific websites.

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Shelter-in-Place
Risk and crisis communication require different approaches, and every attempt should be
made to repeat necessary protective actions for those who either have not received
CSEPP outreach or who have chosen to ignore preparedness messages. Taking the most
basic recommended shelter steps is likely to provide much more protection than an
unpredictable response or taking no action at all. There are a number of key messages to
focus on when it comes to sheltering-in-place. However, the single most important
shortfall in sheltering-in-place preparedness, based on the survey results, is that
respondents do not indicate they would turn off heating and air conditioning systems.
While 57% report they would seal the doors and windows of their shelter room if
instructed to shelter in place, only 18% mentioned turning off heating and air
conditioning. A series of advertisements dealing solely with this issue is recommended.
They can be placed in the larger context of a sheltering-in-place as the campaign theme,
but should be clearly and unequivocally geared toward conveying this single message.
Consider the following example:
Sheltering-in-place with your air conditioner running is like inviting bad air into your
home. When told to shelter in place during a CSEPP emergency, make sure you turn off
fans, heaters, and air conditioners after you close your doors and windows. This way,
when you seal your shelter room, you are blocking dangerous air from outside your
house into the room that is keeping you safe.
This example introduces a benefit and a consequence of taking a correct action, and also
includes other key steps to sheltering-in-place—but not as part of a step-by-step process.
There is a temptation to load outreach with four or five messages to convey the most
information possible. However, with the response of turning off heating and air
conditioning systems lagging behind other steps in shelter-in-place, it will be more
valuable to focus on this one step. Analogies can reinforce the logic behind a
recommended action, and it can often serve as a reminder when mere fact does not make
enough of an impression.
School CSEPP Education
This has consistently been a challenging area across CSEPP sites. It is hard for parents to
believe it is better for the child to remain at school instead of being picked up even
though most are confident their children will be safe. Eighty-one percent (81%) of
parents are confident that their children will be safe in the care of the school in the event
of a chemical emergency. This has increased significantly from 70% in May 2004.
However 57% of the parents say they are likely to get their children from school during a
chemical emergency. Forty-five percent (45%) of the parents are very likely and 12% are
somewhat likely to get them. This number remains unchanged since the first survey in
May 2004.
The survey results indicate that very few parents are aware of the school plans. In May
2004, an estimated 53% of the parents indicated that they were aware of the school plan;
this has declined to 48% in April 2009. More parents in Clay County seem to be aware of

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the school plans; however, they are the ones who are more likely to pick up their children
from school.
It is recommended that a to-do list be incorporated for each month in the CSEPP
calendar. This would give residents a task to complete each month. For example, on
January’s to-do list, there could be a check list that would be designed to help residents in
reading the emergency plans of their children’s schools, as well as reading the calendar in
its entirety.
There could be a prize or promotion associated with completing certain tasks—
specifically for school tie-ins. Anniston PIOs could garner promotional give-away items
from local businesses to give to schools for contests to be held once per semester or once
per year to promote children filling out to-do lists with their families from the calendar.
Schools can also offer their own prizes, such as bonus points, free-dress days, or pizza
parties.
Target Young Adults
Survey results indicate that the age group 18-29 seems to be lagging behind other age
groups in most survey areas; they are the highest percentage of residents who do not
know how they would get information regarding how to protect themselves and their
families in the event of a chemical emergency. Fewer residents in this age group have a
shelter-in-place kit and an emergency plan in case of a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot compared to other age groups. For specific results, see the
Demographics section of this report. Anniston PIOs should consider explicitly targeting
this population to assist them in developing an emergency plan.
New and social media such as Twitter, telephone texting, and emergency information on
a ‘Facebook’ page may be effective ways of getting information to this population.
Twitter, especially, is effective for alert and notification messages during an emergency.
This age group is technology savvy and readily embraces these communications
channels.
Review Preparedness Information for New Residents
Survey results indicate that residents who have moved into the vicinity of the Anniston
Army Depot in the last year are lacking many of the key knowledge points toward
preparedness for a possible chemical emergency. See the Demographics section for
specific examples.
As recommended in 2004, the WIPT should review current outreach that is targeted for
new residents. This outreach should not only focus on preparing new residents for a
chemical emergency, but also should be designed to build trust in the local EMA and the
CSEPP organization. New resident information should include fact sheets and checklists
regarding the warning systems, evacuation, sheltering-in-place, and family emergency
plans. The WIPT should consider coordinating with the Anniston Chemical
Demilitarization Community Outreach Office on these efforts.

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P O I N T S O F C O N TA C T
The primary IEM point of contact for this project is Sangeeta Singh. She may be reached
at:
IEM
8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 501
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 368-6765
[email protected]
The alternate point of contact is Jack Long. He may be reached at:
IEM
2014 Tollgate Road
Bel Air, Maryland 21015
(410) 569-9550
(410) 569-9553 (fax)
[email protected]

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A P P E N D I X A : S U R V E Y T E X T A N D TA B U L AT I O N S
In this section, responses from the April 2008 survey have been tabulated for each
question and compared with the data from 2004, 2006, and 2007 surveys for the
applicable questions. The responses have been calculated as a percentage of the total
number of respondents; however, there are some questions which were asked only from
respondents in a specific county or zone. This has been indicated in the title of the tables.
Here, the reported percentages are out of the sample of residents answering the question.
The number of residents answering a particular question is represented by the letter ‘n’ in
the tables. The results in the tables have been sorted by the response percentages in the
April 2008 survey. For some of these questions, two tabulation tables are included—one
that shows the proportion of only those residents who answered the question and a second
that shows the results as a proportion of the total sample.

General Introduction…
Hello, this is (FIRST AND LAST NAME) of CR Dynamics, working with the Department of
Homeland Security on behalf of your local county emergency management agency. We are
not selling anything. We are conducting a survey among people living near the Anniston
Army Depot regarding preparedness. Do you have a few minutes to answer a few
questions?
IF YES: Are you 18 years of age or older?
IF NO: Is there someone else I can talk to who is 18 years of age or older?
IF UNAVAILABLE, SCHEDULE CALLBACK AND TERMINATE
S1:

Do you live in (NAME OF COUNTY PROVIDED BY FIPS CODE) County?

S2:

IF NO: What county do you live in?

Note: Percentages may not equal 100%. This may be due to rounding and/or some
questions accepted multiple responses.
1. Are you aware of the chemical agents that are being destroyed at the Anniston Army
Depot?
Table 3: Responses to Question 1 16
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

92%

89%

92%

94%

No

8%

11%

8%

6%

“Other” comments offered in addition to the yes/no response to Question 1:

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In addition to answering yes or no to this question, any other comments the respondent offered were collected. 2%
of respondents offered an additional comment.

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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y
y
y
y

Don't know nothing about it
I understand that chemicals are
almost completely destroyed
I worry about it
Know they are destroying some,
but don't know what they are
New to the area
Not aware of exactly what.
No info on the subject
Not as much as I should be
Not aware of what agents
Not entirely
Not exactly heard but not sure
Not sure what kind

y
y
y
y

Only what I read in the paper
Pay no attention
Read something about it
See it in the paper and heard
about it
She heard that today
Thought they were almost
through
We have an flyer and emergency
plans in place
Wondering when it's going be
done

2. How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army
Depot?
Table 4: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 2 17
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Siren/Loudspeaker

51%

54%

62%

66%

Tone alert radio

25%

16%

19%

14%

Television

17%

20%

22%

22%

Don’t know

11%

14%

10%

8%

Weather radio

11%

3%

4%

3%

AM/FM radio

10%

11%

18%

14%

Family/Friend

3%

3%

7%

2%

Local authorities, Police, Fire, and/or
Emergency Management Agency

2%

2%

2%

2%

Other

1%

2%

2%

5%

Work (Depot, first responder, school)

1%

2%

1%

1%

Alarm/Alert/Warning system

1%

1%

1%

<1%

Scanner

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Booklet/Preparedness guide or kit/Related
literature

<1%

1%

1%

1%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

News/Media

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Telephone

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

I’d get sick and/or die

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Word-of-mouth

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Other residents’ reaction

<1%

<1%

---

---

Wouldn’t know

<1%

---

1%

1%

Computer or Internet

<1%

---

<1%

---

Depot will alert us

---

---

<1%

---

Hotline

---

---

---

---

Mail

---

---

---

<1%

School

---

---

---

---

Siren, but we can’t hear/understand them

---

---

---

---

“Other” responses to Question 2:
y
y
y

y

3 years and no device for alert
Have a scanner and the things to
put on window
I have an order for one of the
alarms but they haven't sent

y
y
y

I have chemical allergies--now
immediately
Ordered weather station kit
Signs
Was given a radio by EMA but it
doesn't work

3. What actions would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot?
Table 5: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 3 18
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Evacuate

48%

44%

45%

41%

Shelter in place

26%

22%

24%

29%

Await instructions to shelter in place, evacuate,
or standby

15%

13%

21%

17%

Don’t know

12%

14%

14%

11%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Contact family/friends

3%

4%

6%

2%

Turn on/Watch television or news

2%

3%

7%

6%

Turn on/Listen to AM/FM radio

2%

2%

6%

6%

Other

2%

2%

3%

6%

Nothing

2%

2%

2%

2%

Follow instructions

2%

1%

1%

1%

Use Shelter-in-Place Kit

2%

1%

1%

---

Stay at home/Wait at home

2%

1%

<1%

---

Depends on the wind direction

1%

1%

1%

<1%

Pray

1%

1%

1%

2%

Refer to pamphlet/literature

1%

1%

1%

1%

Depends on the severity and/or type of
emergency

1%

1%

<1%

1%

Go to a shelter/reception center

1%

1%

<1%

1%

Depends on where I am

1%

1%

---

<1%

Go to work (Depot, hospital, fire department,
police)

1%

<1%

6%

1%

Depends (general)

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Gather family

1%

<1%

1%

1%

Get Emergency Preparedness Kit

<1%

1%

1%

---

Seek shelter/Go to a safe place

<1%

1%

---

1%

Call 911/Authorities

<1%

<1%

1%

---

Wouldn’t impact me/I’m not in a danger zone

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Go to family/friend/neighbor’s place

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Locate/Collect pets

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Panic

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Wait to get sick or die/Will be too late

<1%

<1%

1%

---

Get gas mask

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

Run

<1%

<1%

---

---

Find out more about the accident

<1%

---

<1%

1%

Listen to siren and/or tone alert radio

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Pack Up

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Check wind direction

---

---

---

1%

Depends on the information given

---

---

---

1%

Evacuate if it was safe to do so

---

---

---

<1%

Not sure if I would shelter in place or evacuate

---

---

---

---

“Other” responses to Question 3:
y
y
y
y

Don't have anywhere to go
I am in a nursing home they got
their own procedures
Make sure children and clients
are safe
Move to another area

y
y
y
y
y

No respirators
No transportation
Pay attention to notice on paper
Try to do something about it
Try to prepare

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4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?
Table 6: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 4 19
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Close doors and windows

33%

31%

40%

33%

Seal doors and windows of shelter room

32%

24%

24%

32%

Go inside/Stay inside

18%

19%

22%

21%

Go into shelter room of your
home/workplace

16%

17%

22%

25%

Close heating/air conditioning vents

15%

17%

35%

22%

Use shelter-in-place kit

12%

17%

14%

21%

Follow instructions/Do what told

11%

5%

19%

15%

Don’t know

10%

14%

12%

9%

Evacuate

9%

11%

13%

9%

Get food/water supply

7%

5%

11%

9%

Lock doors and windows

6%

9%

11%

9%

Use emergency kit

6%

4%

6%

7%

Turn off heating/air conditioning systems

5%

4%

7%

11%

Get supplies (clothes, cell phone, books,
candles, games, medication, flashlight, etc.)

4%

4%

8%

5%

Contact family/friends

3%

3%

5%

3%

Listen to radio/TV for further instructions

3%

3%

4%

5%

Other

3%

1%

2%

5%

Take radio/TV into shelter room

2%

4%

7%

5%

Emergency plan/Family emergency plan

2%

2%

8%

4%

Locate/Collect pets

2%

2%

2%

1%

Nothing

2%

2%

2%

1%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Find/Gather family

1%

3%

7%

4%

Get/Use gas mask or hood

1%

1%

1%

1%

Kneel/Pray

1%

1%

3%

3%

Go to work (Depot, hospital, fire department,
police)

1%

<1%

3%

1%

Hysterical/Panic/Die

1%

<1%

2%

1%

I don’t have a kit

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Shelter (general)

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Go to a shelter (not in home)

<1%

2%

<1%

<1%

Stay where I am

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Dependent on other circumstances

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Go to friend/family

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Use kit (unspecified)

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Would not shelter in place

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Use air filters

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Cover up

---

<1%

---

---

Get in a safe place

---

<1%

<1%

---

Towel under the door

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

Dependent on some one else

---

---

---

<1%

I would be too late/Wait to get sick or die

---

---

<1%

---

“Other” responses to Question 4:
y
y
y
y
y
y

Do the best I could
Stay in touch
Because I live in trailer don't
think it will help to many holes
Call for assistance
Do what mom says to do knows
more about it
Hard to get through double pane
windows

y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Have info
Have not been instructed
House could not stand the fumes
I can't walk. I'm paralyzed
I do not remember receiving info
on shelter in place
I have a suit to put on that my
daughter bought but needs help
I live in a trailer

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y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y

I would ignore instructions
I'm not prepared
If it happens, hopefully it would
be in the summer
It not possible
Legal
Not able to cover the windows
but cant due to health & age
On oxygen with limited ability
would call husband

y
y
y
y
y
y

Once it releases plastic stuff
doesn't do any good
Please discontinue survey calls
Someone will come me
Try to save our lives
Was told would get a kit
Weren't given a kit believe not in
the area
Would have to stay at work. I
work at a hospital

5. How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place?
Table 7: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 5 20
Response

20

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

AM/FM radio

26%

27%

38%

36%

Television/News

24%

25%

28%

28%

Don’t know

20%

26%

24%

20%

Tone alert radio

19%

9%

15%

12%

Siren

15%

15%

21%

22%

Weather radio

10%

3%

4%

2%

Local emergency management agency

5%

6%

8%

5%

Other

3%

1%

2%

5%

Wait for instructions or notification
(general)

2%

2%

<1%

1%

Family/Relative

2%

1%

5%

1%

Telephone/Cellular phone

2%

1%

1%

1%

Police

1%

2%

6%

3%

All-clear signal (general)

1%

1%

1%

<1%

CSEPP Office/FEMA

1%

1%

5%

1%

Media

1%

1%

<1%

2%

Sheriff’s department

1%

1%

5%

1%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Signal/Alert/Alarm/Warning system

1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Fire department

1%

<1%

5%

1%

Friend/Neighbor

1%

<1%

5%

1%

Observe animals or people outside

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Announcement

1%

---

<1%

1%

I would not shelter in place

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Someone would come to tell us

<1%

1%

1%

1%

They (general) would let us know

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Authorities

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Depends on weather/wind direction/gas

<1%

<1%

---

---

Word-of-mouth

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Work

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Door to door

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

I wouldn’t know

---

2%

1%

2%

Information package

---

<1%

---

---

Scanner

---

<1%

<1%

---

Anniston Army Depot/Military

---

---

<1%

<1%

Loudspeaker

---

---

---

<1%

Nothing

---

---

---

<1%

“Other” responses to Question 5:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Check to see if I smelled
anything
Could not shelter in place
Do not know if it would be safe
Don't remember
Don't remember
Emergency kit
Give it 4-5-6 hours later
Got a glass door and screen to
look out

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Have a list and go away from it
Hopefully the station would tell
I have a book that I would refer
to that was mailed
I received some training for
chemical emergencies
I would have to figure it out
I would let 3 days pass
Just risk it
Less wind
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y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y
y
y
y

No safe place
No way of knowing
Nothing I can do
Recently located to the area.
Stay in
Stay put
Take the chance

y

That's a good question
When smelling a fume
Which chemical
Will have gas and there is
nothing to do about it
Worked out there

6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take?
Table 8: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 6 21
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Leave home or workplace/Get out of town/Get in
car and go

32%

29%

24%

24%

Evacuate in a specific direction

31%

34%

46%

38%

Evacuate using specific route

20%

17%

34%

23%

Evacuate to a specific destination

19%

20%

40%

23%

Follow instructions/Do what told

11%

8%

12%

14%

Get personal items (pack clothes, food, water,
gas)

11%

8%

8%

13%

Gather family

9%

9%

11%

12%

Await instructions/Listen for help

6%

8%

9%

7%

Don’t know

5%

8%

8%

6%

Check wind direction

5%

3%

7%

4%

Contact family members before leaving

4%

5%

6%

5%

Locate/Collect pets

4%

3%

3%

3%

Get kids (not from school)

2%

2%

4%

1%

Get/Check preparedness kit/packet/pamphlet

2%

2%

2%

3%

Go to a shelter

2%

1%

<1%

1%

Other

2%

1%

1%

3%

Would not evacuate

2%

1%

1%

2%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Get kids from school/Go to school for kids

1%

2%

2%

2%

Listen to TV, radio, or tone alert radio for correct
evacuation route

1%

2%

3%

2%

Need evacuation assistance

1%

2%

3%

2%

Do not have transportation

1%

1%

4%

2%

Listen to TV, radio, or tone alert radio (general)

1%

1%

2%

1%

Listen to TV, radio, or tone alert radio for location
of reception/assistance center

1%

1%

2%

1%

Tell neighbors and others to evacuate

1%

1%

1%

1%

Turn off heating/air conditioning systems

1%

1%

1%

3%

Wait for family members before leaving

1%

1%

1%

1%

Nothing

1%

<1%

1%

1%

Get/Check calendar

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Go to work (Depot, hospital, fire department,
police)

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Shelter in place

<1%

1%

<1%

---

Turn on TV, radio, or tone alert radio (general)

<1%

1%

<1%

1%

Depends

<1%

<1%

---

---

Lock/Secure house

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Pray

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Close windows and vents in car

---

---

---

---

Consult map

---

---

---

---

Panic

---

---

<1%

---

“Other” responses to Question 6:
y
y
y

Call 911
Dial 911 for assistance
Do whatever common sense
would tell me to do

y
y
y

Do whatever that needs to be
done
Filled out paper work never
received anything
Go where everyone else is going

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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y

Has a detector and is
handicapped & would first
informed
I would pray and await help
I wouldn't sit here and think
about it
If I had a bus load of people what
would I do
If I had to go to Florida, I would
Keep windows up on car and
leave immediately
Listen for siren
My husband knows

y
y
y
y
y
y

No car. Wait for someone to
pick/ stay in place
Opposite of Anniston but may
avoid I-20
People would be jamming the
roadways
Raise windows
Son (engineer) would know
Use care on interstate to
Birmingham or alt to
Chattanooga, TN
Would follow family plan for
evacuation

7. In the event of an evacuation, do you have a pre-planned direction, route, or
destination?
Table 9: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 7 22
April
2009

April
2008

March
2007

April
2006

Yes, direction

43%

42%

48%

44%

Yes, destination

39%

34%

48%

39%

Yes, route

36%

33%

45%

43%

Total “yes” responses 23

59%

58%

63%

66%

No, none

35%

38%

34%

30%

Other

4%

1%

2%

4%

Depends on the wind direction

5%

4%

4%

5%

As instructed

1%

2%

---

---

No transportation/Will not evacuate

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Depends on where I am/my family is located

<1%

<1%

---

---

Far away

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Response

“Other” responses to Question 7:

22

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Total “yes” responses included any of direction, route, or destination. Due to the acceptance of multiple responses,
the Total “yes” responses may not equal the sum of direction, route, and destination.
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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Brother will tell me
Can't not drive in congested
highway
Depending on the roads, people
might be at a standstill
Depends
Depends for how widespread the
danger is
Depends how big the problem
and the direction of
contamination
Depends on how they tell to
Depends on when and where
Depends on which way told to go
Did have an information chart
such as a map
Do not know (2)
Do what mom says
Don't know in what direction to
go
Don't know-- stuff sent to us
Family members would know
Get in car and leave

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Has map with destination
Have brochures in drawer that
are handy
Head south
Huntsville
I don't have it memorized
I don't look at their maps either
I have one but do not know at the
time
I know where to go
I was told someone would meet
us at the county line
It’s in information package (2)
Map (2)
Meet in a certain area and go
My husband has cancer so I
really don't know
Not right off
They send one but I don't know
where it’s at (2)
Yes, follow my son. He would
come to get me

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8. If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, where would you get
instructions on how to protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning
signals?
Table 10: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 8 24
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Television/News

33%

33%

34%

36%

AM/FM radio

27%

31%

44%

38%

Tone alert radio

21%

10%

13%

11%

Don’t know

10%

14%

13%

11%

Siren/Loudspeaker

9%

11%

12%

13%

Weather radio

9%

3%

2%

2%

Local emergency management agency

6%

8%

11%

10%

Information received through the mail

6%

4%

10%

10%

Pamphlet/Literature/Brochure

4%

7%

8%

9%

Preparedness kit or package

4%

6%

9%

8%

Other

3%

2%

1%

2%

None

3%

1%

1%

1%

Police, local or State

2%

3%

3%

3%

Anniston Army Depot

2%

2%

4%

1%

Family/Friends

2%

1%

6%

3%

911

1%

2%

3%

2%

Community outreach office

1%

2%

4%

1%

Internet, e-mail, or computer

1%

2%

1%

<1%

Calendar

1%

1%

4%

3%

Prior knowledge/Already have
instructions

1%

1%

<1%

1%

Would not get instructions; would
evacuate

1%

1%

1%

1%

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Fire department

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Telephone/Cellular Phone

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Newspaper

<1%

1%

5%

1%

Work

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Follow instincts or common sense

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

News

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

School

<1%

<1%

4%

1%

Authorities/County officials

---

1%

<1%

<1%

City Hall

---

---

---

---

Community center

---

---

---

---

County sheriff

---

---

---

---

Courthouse

---

---

---

---

CSEPP office

---

---

---

---

From school

---

---

---

<1%

Go to a shelter

---

---

---

---

High school

---

---

---

<1%

Training

---

---

---

<1%

Video

---

---

---

---

Would not hear siren/warnings

---

---

<1%

<1%

Would not know

---

---

---

<1%

Would not wait for instructions

---

---

---

---

“Other” responses to Question 8:
y
y
y

Based on type of alert. Tells
instructions
Cover windows and doors or
leave
Cover windows in home.

y
y
y
y

Depending on where I am at the
time
Did not receive information
Follow the traffic the way
everyone else is moving
Fort McClellan

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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y
y
y

From the city
Have to get the rescue people to
get me
I don't think its anything they can
do
Info from city of Gadsden
Information to do if stay at home
Instruction - drop off
It should be more detailed maps
or instructions
Likes to help everyone--probably
the last one out
Look out as best as can
Read the instructions
Scanner

Shelter in place (3)
Simply go west
Stay inside and follow
instructions
Suspect they give instructions
Tape up windows
The detector
Try and contact
Use information provided
Wait for order
We were supposed to get a radio
but haven't gotten it yet
Word of mouth
Would only stay if unable to
move

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

9. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?
Table 11: Responses to Question 9
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

44%

45%

46%

48%

No

56%

55%

54%

52%

10. Has your local emergency management agency given you the information and
materials you would need to make a family emergency plan?
Table 12: Responses to Question 10
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

68%

69%

68%

74%

No

32%

31%

32%

26%

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:
Are you familiar with the names of the major roads and highways in your area?
Table 13: Responses to Question 11
Response

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April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

96%

94%

95%

96%

No

4%

6%

5%

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11b. Do you know the evacuation route you should follow in the event of an evacuation?
Table 14: Responses to Question 11b 25
(Calhoun and Clay County Residents Only)
April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Overall

Calhoun
County

Clay
County

Overall

Calhoun
County

Clay
County

Overall

Calhoun
County

Clay
County

Overall

Calhoun
County

Clay
County

(n=379)

(n=310)

(n=69)

(n=366)

(n=316)

(n=50)

(n=360)

(n=309)

(n=51)

(n=365)

(n=315)

(n=50)

Yes

65%

65%

65%

60%

60%

66%

70%

70%

60%

72%

72%

64%

No

35%

24%

35%

40%

40%

34%

30%

30%

40%

28%

28%

36%

Response

11c. In the event of an evacuation, do you know the city that has been designated as the
final destination for people leaving your area?
Table 15: Responses to Question 11c 26
(Talladega County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=108)

April 2008
(n=113)

March 2007
(n=112)

April 2006
(n=111)

Yes

44%

35%

35%

42%

No

56%

65%

65%

58%

Response

11d. Do you know the quickest route to that city?
Table 16: Responses to Question 11d 27
(Talladega County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=47)

April 2008
(n=40)

March 2007
(n=39)

April 2006
(n=47)

Yes

96%

98%

95%

96%

No

4%

3%

5%

4%

Response

ALL RESIDENTS
11e. In the event of an emergency, do you have a family meeting place?
Table 17: Responses to Question 11e
Response
Yes

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

42%

43%

49%

45%

25

Question 11b was asked of respondents in Calhoun and Clay Counties only.
Question 11c was asked of Talladega County respondents only.
27
Only Talladega County respondents who know their designated destination city were asked Question 11d.
26

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Response
No

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

58%

57%

51%

55%

11f. Do you have an out-of-area telephone contact?
Table 18: Responses to Question 11f
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

74%

72%

73%

74%

No

26%

28%

27%

26%

11g. Do you have a disaster preparedness kit (emergency supplies such as food, water,
medications, first aid supplies, flashlight, and battery-operated radio)?
Table 19: Responses to Question 11g
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

46%

47%

48%

49%

No

54%

53%

52%

51%

11h. Do you have a shelter-in-place kit with tape, plastic, and instructions?
Table 20: Responses to Question 11h
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

50%

50%

51%

54%

No

50%

50%

49%

46%

11i. Did Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) provide you with a
shelter-in-place kit?
Table 21: Responses to Question 11i 28
(Cleburne County Residents Who Indicated
They Have a Shelter in Place Kit in 11h Only)
April 2009
(n=91)

April 2008
(n=107)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=65)

Yes

93%

82%

82%

86%

No

7%

18%

18%

14%

Response

28

Question 11i was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.

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11j. Have you identified a room in your home that you would use for sheltering-in-place?
Table 22: Responses to Question 11j
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

73%

74%

67%

77%

No

27%

26%

33%

23%

11k. Do you have an AM/FM radio or TV in this room?
Table 23: Responses to Question 11k 29
(Residents Who Indicated
They Have a Room for Sheltering-in-Place Only)
April 2009
(n=744)

April 2008
(n=749)

March 2007
(n=666)

April 2006
(n=754)

Yes

85%

78%

83%

83%

No

15%

22%

17%

17%

Response

12. What is your level of confidence in the Anniston Army Depot Personnel? 30
Table 24: Responses to Question 12 31
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

Very confident

61%

66%

61%

Somewhat confident

30%

21%

20%

Total “confident” responses

91%

87%

81%

Not very confident

4%

11%

13%

Not confident at all

5%

2%

6%

Total “not confident” responses

9%

13%

19%

Response

12b. What is your level of confidence in the Cleburne County Commission?
Table 25: Responses to Question 12b 32
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
29

Only respondents who say they have identified a room in their home to use for sheltering-in-place were asked
Question 11k.
30
The percentages for March 2007 and April 2006 have been calculated without the Don’t Know/Refused category
in this report in order to make it comparable to March 2008.
31
Question 12 was added in 2007 for Cleburne County only.
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April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Very confident

46%

54%

57%

51%

Somewhat confident

36%

30%

30%

23%

Total “confident” responses

82%

84%

86%

74%

Not very confident

12%

8%

10%

18%

Not confident at all

7%

8%

3%

8%

Total “not confident” responses

19%

16%

14%

26%

Response

12c. What is your level of confidence in the Cleburne County School System Personnel?
Table 26: Responses to Question 12c 33
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

Very confident

59%

63%

64%

Somewhat confident

25%

20%

25%

Total “confident” responses

84%

83%

88%

Not very confident

11%

10%

7%

Not confident at all

5%

7%

5%

Total “not confident” responses

16%

17%

12%

Response

12d. What is your level of confidence in the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department?
Table 27: Responses to Question 12d 34
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Very confident

67%

64%

70%

72%

Somewhat confident

26%

28%

21%

14%

Total “confident” responses

93%

92%

92%

87%

Response

32

Question 12b was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
Question 12c was added in 2007 for Cleburne County only.
34
Question 12d was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
33

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April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Not very confident

5%

4%

6%

7%

Not confident at all

2%

4%

2%

7%

Total “not confident” responses

7%

8%

8%

13%

Response

12e. What is your level of confidence in your County’s Fire Department?
Table 28: Responses to Question 12e 35
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Very confident

70%

66%

73%

75%

Somewhat confident

19%

24%

24%

14%

Total “confident” responses

89%

89%

97%

89%

Not very confident

9%

6%

2%

4%

Not confident at all

2%

4%

2%

7%

Total “not confident” responses

11%

11%

3%

11%

Response

12f. What is your level of confidence in the Cleburne County Emergency
Medical/Ambulatory Service?
Table 29: Responses to Question 12f 36
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Very confident

71%

72%

83%

78%

Somewhat confident

21%

19%

13%

12%

Total “confident” responses

92%

91%

96%

90%

Not very confident

5%

7%

4%

3%

Not confident at all

3%

2%

---

7%

Total “not confident” responses

8%

9%

4%

10%

Response

35
36

Question 12e was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
Question 12f was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
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12g. What is your level of confidence in the Cleburne County Emergency Management
Agency (EMA)?
Table 30: Responses to Question 12g 37
(Cleburne County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=120)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=74)

Very confident

66%

62%

72%

62%

Somewhat confident

23%

23%

22%

25%

Total “confident” responses

89%

85%

94%

87%

Not very confident

7%

9%

5%

8%

Not confident at all

4%

6%

1%

5%

Total “not confident” responses

11%

15%

6%

13%

Response

13. What is your level of confidence in your City’s Elected Officials (Mayor and City
Council Members)?
Table 31: Responses to Question 13 38
(Cleburne County Zone A12 Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=48)

April 2008
(n=47)

March 2007
(n=30)

Very confident

42%

47%

53%

Somewhat confident

40%

28%

23%

Total “confident” responses

81%

74%

77%

Not very confident

13%

13%

17%

Not confident at all

6%

13%

7%

Total “not confident” responses

19%

26%

23%

Response

13b. What is your level of confidence in your City Police Department?
Table 32: Responses to Question 13b 39
(Cleburne County Zone A-12 Residents Only)

37

Question 12g was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
Question 13 was added in 2007 for zone A12 of Cleburne County only.
39
Question 13b was added in 2007 for zone A12 of Cleburne County only.
38

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April 2009
(n=48)

April 2008
(n=47)

March 2007
(n=30)

Very confident

58%

60%

67%

Somewhat confident

27%

28%

30%

Total “confident” responses

85%

87%

97%

Not very confident

10%

9%

---

Not confident at all

4%

4%

3%

Total “not confident” responses

15%

13%

3%

---

---

33%

Response

Don’t know/Refused

13c. What is your level of confidence in your City Fire Department?
Table 33: Responses to Question 13c 40
(Cleburne County Zone A-12 Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=48)

April 2008
(n=47)

March 2007
(n=30)

Very confident

69%

62%

73%

Somewhat confident

17%

26%

27%

Total “confident” responses

85%

87%

100%

Not very confident

10%

6%

---

Not confident at all

4%

6%

---

Total “not confident” responses

15%

13%

---

Response

13d. What is your level of confidence in your City Parks and Recreation Department?
Table 34: Responses to Question 13d 41
(Cleburne County Zone A-12 Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=48)

April 2008
(n=47)

March 2007
(n=30)

Very confident

50%

51%

63%

Somewhat confident

40%

32%

27%

Response

40
41

Question 13c was added in 2007 for zone A12 of Cleburne County only.
Question 13d was added in 2007 for zone A12 of Cleburne County only.
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April 2009
(n=48)

April 2008
(n=47)

March 2007
(n=30)

Total “confident” responses

90%

83%

90%

Not very confident

6%

6%

3%

Not confident at all

4%

11%

7%

Total “not confident” responses

10%

17%

10%

Response

ALL RESIDENTS
14. How confident are you that you know how to shelter in place in the event of a
chemical emergency?
Table 35: Responses to Question 14
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Very confident

33%

32%

34%

37%

Somewhat confident

35%

35%

34%

31%

Total “confident” responses

68%

67%

69%

68%

Not very confident

17%

17%

15%

18%

Not confident at all

15%

16%

16%

14%

Total “not confident” responses

32%

33%

31%

32%

15. Do you have children in a local school in grades K–12?
Table 36: Responses to Question 15
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

23%

25%

24%

25%

No

76%

74%

76%

74%

Refused

<1%

1%

<1%

1%

16. What school(s) do they attend?
Table 37: Summarized Responses to Question 16 42,43,44
42

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Cory Middle School and General Forrest Middle School have not been taken out of the list in 2007.
44
Only respondents who indicated they have children in local schools were asked Question 16.
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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Alexandria Elementary School

4%

3%

1%

1%

C E Hanna Elementary School

4%

1%

1%

1%

Oxford High School

3%

2%

2%

1%

Alexandria High School

2%

2%

3%

1%

Coldwater Elementary School

2%

2%

---

2%

Jacksonville High School

2%

2%

2%

2%

Kitty Stone Elementary School

2%

1%

2%

1%

Oxford Elementary School

2%

2%

2%

2%

Oxford Middle School

2%

1%

1%

1%

Walter Wellborn Elementary School

2%

<1%

1%

1%

Weaver Elementary School

2%

1%

2%

3%

White Plains High School

2%

2%

1%

---

Anniston Middle School

1%

<1%

1%

3%

Cobb Elementary School

1%

<1%

1%

---

Cornestore Christian Academy

1%

---

1%

---

De Armanville Jr. High School

1%

1%

2%

1%

Donoho School

1%

---

---

1%

Faith Christian School

1%

---

1%

<1%

Jacksonville Christian Academy

1%

1%

2%

<1%

Ohatchee Elementary School

1%

<1%

1%

2%

Ohatchee High School

1%

---

1%

1%

Piedmont Elementary School

1%

1%

1%

<1%

Response

Calhoun County Schools

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Piedmont High School

1%

1%

---

1%

Piedmont Middle School

1%

---

---

<1%

Pleasant Valley Elementary School

1%

3%

2%

<1%

Pleasant Valley High School

1%

---

2%

<1%

Randolph Park Elementary School

1%

1%

1%

---

Saks Elementary School

1%

2%

2%

2%

Saks High School

1%

<1%

1%

---

Saks Middle School

1%

<1%

1%

---

Tenth Street Elementary School

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Trinity Christian Academy

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Walter H Wellborn High School

1%

1%

---

1%

Weaver Junior Senior High School

1%

1%

---

2%

White Plains Elementary School

1%

2%

2%

---

Alexandria Multi Disabled Center

---

---

---

---

Anniston High School

---

1%

4%

2%

Calhoun Alternative School

---

---

<1%

---

Calhoun County Vocational Center

---

---

<1%

---

Constantine Elementary

---

---

1%

---

Four Square Christian Academy

---

---

---

---

Golden Springs Elementary School

---

1%

2%

---

Oxford Special Education

---

---

---

---

Sacred Heart Catholic School

---

<1%

1%

<1%

Response

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Clay County High School

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

First Assembly of God Christian
School

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Lineville Elementary School

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Lineville High School

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Ashland Elementary School

---

---

<1%

<1%

Ashland Primary School

---

<1%

---

---

Lineville Primary School (Barfield)

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

Melow Valley Christian School

---

---

---

---

Cleburne County Elementary School
(Heflin)

1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Cleburne County Career Technical
School

<1%

---

<1%

---

Pleasant Grove Elementary School

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Ranburne Elementary School

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Ranburne High School

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Cleburne County High School (Heflin)

---

1%

1%

<1%

Fruithurst Elementary School

---

---

<1%

---

Gadsden High School/Gadsen City
High School

3%

6%

2%

<1%

West End High School

3%

---

1%

<1%

Etowah High School

2%

<1%

1%

2%

Response

Clay County Schools

Cleburne County Schools

Etowah County Schools

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Etowah Middle School

2%

1%

2%

---

Glencoe Elementary School

2%

<1%

1%

2%

Hokes Bluff Elementary School

2%

<1%

2%

---

Hokes Bluff High School

2%

1%

2%

<1%

Hokes Bluff Middle School

2%

1%

1%

<1%

John S. Jones Elementary School

2%

1%

1%

<1%

Southside High School

2%

3%

1%

<1%

C.A. Donehoo Elementary School

1%

---

1%

<1%

Duck Springs Elementary School

1%

---

---

---

Emma Sansom Middle School 45

1%

2%

1%

---

George W. Floyd Elementary School

1%

<1%

---

---

Glencoe High School

1%

2%

1%

2%

Glencoe Middle School

1%

<1%

1%

---

Litchfield Middle School 46

1%

<1%

1%

---

Oscar Adams Elementary School

1%

---

---

---

Southside Elementary School

1%

2%

3%

---

Walnut Park Elementary School

1%

1%

1%

1%

Westbrook Christian School

1%

1%

1%

1%

Career Technical Center

---

---

<1%

---

Carlisle Elementary School

---

---

---

1%

Central Christian Elementary School

---

<1%

1%

---

Response

45
46

Changed in 2007 from Emma Sansom High to Emma Sansom Middle School
Changed in 2007 from Litchfield High School to Litchfield Middle School

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Coosa Christian School

---

<1%

---

2%

Curtiston Primary School

---

---

1%

---

Disque Middle School

---

---

1%

---

Etowah County Alternative School

---

---

1%

---

Eura Brown Elementary School

---

---

---

---

Holy Comforter Episcopal Day School

---

<1%

1%

---

Ivalee Elementary School

---

---

1%

<1%

J.K. Weaver Technical Center

---

---

---

---

R.A. Mitchell Elementary School

---

---

---

---

Rainbow Middle School

---

1%

1%

1%

Ray Thompson Elementary School

---

---

1%

---

Sardis High School

---

---

---

<1%

St. James Catholic School

---

<1%

---

<1%

Stowers Hill Intermediate School

---

---

2%

<1%

W.E. Striplin Elementary School

---

---

---

<1%

Odenville Middle School

3%

1%

2%

---

Springville Elementary School

3%

1%

1%

1%

W. M. Kennedy Elementary
School/Kennedy Elementary School

3%

1%

1%

1%

Duran Junior High School

2%

2%

1%

2%

Moody Elementary School

2%

1%

1%

1%

Moody High School

2%

<1%

1%

<1%

Springville High School

2%

1%

<1%

---

Response

St. Clair County Schools

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Ashville Elementary School

1%

1%

---

<1%

Ashville High School

1%

<1%

<1%

2%

Coosa Valley Elementary School

1%

2%

---

2%

East Coast Migrant Head Start

1%

---

---

---

Eden Elementary School

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Iola Roberts Elementary School

1%

---

---

1%

Moody Middle School

1%

1%

2%

---

Odenville Elementary School

1%

<1%

2%

---

Pell City High School

1%

3%

2%

3%

Ragland Schools

1%

1%

3%

1%

Springville Middle School

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

St. Clair County Head Start

1%

<1%

---

---

St. Clair County High School

1%

2%

2%

1%

Steele Junior High School

1%

---

1%

---

Victory Christian Academy

1%

1%

1%

1%

ARC of St. Clair County

---

---

<1%

---

Ashville Middle School

---

1%

1%

---

Bible Methodist School

---

---

---

---

Calvary Christian Academy

---

---

<1%

---

Ruben Yancy Alternative School

---

---

---

---

Seventh Day Adventist Academy

---

---

---

---

3%

2%

2%

1%

Response

Talladega County Schools
Lincoln Elementary School

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April 2009
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=228)

April 2008
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=250)

March 2007
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=235)

April 2006
Percent of
respondents
with children in
a local school
(n=243)

Lincoln High School

2%

---

1%

2%

Munford Elementary School

2%

2%

1%

3%

Stemley Road Elementary School

2%

---

---

1%

Munford Junior-Senior High School

1%

<1%

3%

3%

Raymond L. Young Elementary
School

1%

---

---

<1%

Talladega County Central High

1%

<1%

---

2%

Talladega High School

1%

<1%

1%

3%

Alabama Institute-Deaf & Blind

---

---

<1%

---

C. L. Salter Elementary School

---

1%

1%

<1%

Charles R. Drew Middle School

---

<1%

---

<1%

Evelyn D Houston Elementary School

---

---

<1%

---

Graham Elementary School

---

---

1%

1%

Northside-Henderson Elementary
School

---

---

<1%

---

Sycamore Elementary School

---

<1%

---

---

Talladega County Genesis Alternative
School

---

---

---

---

Winterboro High School

---

1%

---

<1%

Response

Other/Don’t Know/Refused/Home School
Other

12%

7%

7%

11%

Don’t know/Refused

2%

1%

3%

2%

Home school

---

<1%

1%

2%

“Other” schools mentioned in Question 16 by respondents with children in local schools:
y

Hal Henderson elementary

y

Hewitt Trussville high school

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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Highland school elementary
Jackson state university
John Poe Eden technical school
Learning tree school
Moody learning center
Norwood
Odenville high school
Only grandchild
Regional head start

Samson
Talladega city schools
Talladega training school
Trussville
Trussville city Paine intermediate
Watwood elementary
Wedowee
William intermediate (2)
Zora Ellis junior high school

17. Are you familiar with the emergency plan at your child(ren)’s school(s)?
Table 38: Responses to Question 17 47
April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

Yes

48%

51%

47%

52%

No

52%

49%

53%

48%

Response

18. How confident are you that your child/children would be safe in the care of their
school(s) in the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 39: Responses to Question 18 48
April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

Very confident

50%

48%

44%

54%

Somewhat confident

31%

30%

39%

27%

Total “confident” responses

81%

78%

83%

80%

Not very confident

9%

13%

7%

12%

Not confident at all

10%

10%

10%

8%

Total “not confident” responses

19%

22%

17%

20%

Response

19. In the event of a severe weather or tornado warning are you likely or unlikely to go to
the school to get your child/children?
Table 40: Responses to Question 19 49

47

Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
49
Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
48

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April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

Very likely

31%

38%

43%

42%

Somewhat likely

17%

12%

17%

19%

Total “likely” responses

48%

50%

60%

61%

Somewhat unlikely

12%

19%

11%

11%

Very unlikely

40%

31%

29%

28%

Total “unlikely” responses

52%

50%

40%

39%

Response

20. In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, are you likely or
unlikely to go to the school to get your child/children?
Table 41: Responses to Question 20 50
April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

Very likely

45%

45%

47%

46%

Somewhat likely

12%

13%

14%

19%

Total “likely” responses

57%

58%

61%

66%

Somewhat unlikely

10%

13%

14%

11%

Very unlikely

33%

29%

25%

23%

Total “unlikely” responses

43%

42%

39%

35%

Response

20b. Would you pick up your children when notified that it is safe to do so or immediately?
Table 42: Responses to Question 20b 51,52
(Respondents from All Counties except Clay)
April 2009
(n=123)

April 2008
(n=134)

March 2007
(n=137)

April 2006
(n=158)

Immediately

65%

60%

54%

51%

When notified it is safe

35%

40%

46%

49%

Response

50

Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
Question 20B was added in 2006 for all Counties except Clay County.
52
Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
51

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21. Why are you likely/unlikely to get your child/children from school in the event of a
chemical emergency?
Table 43: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 21 53
April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

Child(ren) are safer with me

25%

27%

33%

29%

I want my child(ren) with me (general)

14%

11%

22%

20%

I want my child(ren) with me so we can leave
the area

7%

13%

19%

19%

Protect my child(ren)

7%

5%

9%

8%

Make sure my child(ren) are safe

6%

5%

13%

11%

I live or work close to or at the school

5%

3%

6%

2%

Other

3%

3%

5%

3%

I don’t trust the school

3%

2%

5%

5%

Dependent on other circumstances (wind,
severity, protective action)

3%

<1%

<1%

2%

School is not prepared

2%

1%

3%

3%

Emotional/Instinctive reason

1%

1%

4%

2%

Children are safe at the school

1%

---

2%

1%

Don’t know/Refused

---

2%

2%

1%

Response for Likely to Go to School

“Other” responses to Question 21 regarding why parents are “likely” to go to the
school:

53

Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.

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y
y
y
y

y

Because of logistics
Because of the distance I don't
think I can reach my child
Distance
Don't know the plans that the
schools have in place

If longer than a school would
pick them up
I’m her legal guardian
Son drives
Very unlikely to get kids for
natural disaster; likely to get kids
for chemical emergency

y
y
y

Table 44: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 21: Why Residents are
“Unlikely” to Go to the School to Get Their Children 54,55
April 2009
(n=228)

April 2008
(n=248)

March 2007
(n=234)

April 2006
(n=240)

My child(ren) is/are safer at the school

6%

22%

20%

19%

Dependent on other circumstances (wind,
severity, protective action)

3%

---

1%

2%

Other

2%

2%

3%

2%

I wouldn’t be able to go to the school

2%

1%

4%

4%

I trust the school

1%

8%

10%

6%

Child(ren) would meet me at designated
place

1%

2%

2%

2%

I live or work close to or at the school

1%

2%

1%

<1%

I was told not to try to get them

1%

2%

3%

5%

My child(ren) would be evacuated/bused
elsewhere

1%

2%

3%

1%

I wouldn’t be able to get child(ren) even if I
tried

---

2%

8%

3%

School is too far away

---

2%

3%

1%

Child(ren) have their own vehicle

---

<1%

2%

1%

Don’t know/Refused

---

<1%

1%

3%

School will be locked down

---

<1%

<1%

1%

I want my child(ren) with me (general)

---

---

---

---

Response for Unlikely to Go to School

54
55

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Only respondents with children in local schools (excludes home school) were asked this question.
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“Other” responses to Question 21 regarding why parents are “unlikely” to go to the
school:
y
y
y
y
y

Don't know chemical emergencies
I am not driving
Never go there--his parent would get him
Their mother would go get them
Would want children w/ me

22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity
during a typical week?
Table 45: Responses to Question 22 56,57
(Respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties Only)
April
2009
(n=698)

April 2008
(n=681)

March 2007
(n=680)

April, 2006
(n=667)

Watch a local television
station

92%

91%

85%

94%

Watch a cable or satellite
television station

92%

84%

80%

89%

Read information you have
received through the mail

90%

81%

77%

89%

Listen to an FM radio
station

81%

78%

76%

86%

Read a local newspaper

74%

69%

71%

76%

Access the Internet

71%

64%

64%

65%

Read free or sales papers
(such as the Thrifty Nickel
and Buy Sell Bulletin)

66%

55%

50%

65%

Read information posted
on local bulletins or
information boards (at
convenience stores and
government buildings)

51%

44%

41%

51%

Listen to an AM radio
station

50%

50%

51%

49%

Read a national
newspaper

16%

25%

24%

21%

Response

56
57

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
This question was only asked of respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties.

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Response
None

April
2009
(n=698)

April 2008
(n=681)

March 2007
(n=680)

April, 2006
(n=667)

1%

1%

3%

1%

23. Of the activities you just mentioned, which do you spend the most time doing?
Table 46: Responses to Question 23 58
(Respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties Only)
April 2009
(n=691)

April 2008
(n=673)

March 2007
(n=658)

April 2006
(n=661)

Watch a local television station

36%

43%

37%

33%

Watch a cable or satellite television
station

26%

20%

17%

23%

Access the Internet

13%

13%

9%

11%

Listen to an FM radio station

12%

10%

12%

16%

Read a local newspaper

9%

8%

11%

10%

Listen to an AM radio station

4%

5%

10%

5%

Read a national newspaper

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Read free or sales papers (such as
the Thrifty Nickel and Buy Sell
Bulletin)

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Read information posted on local
bulletins or information boards (at
convenience stores and
government buildings)

<1%

<1%

2%

<1%

Read information you have
received through the mail

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

Response

58

This question was only asked of respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties who indicated in
Question 22 that they do at least one of the listed activities during a typical week.
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24. What radio station do you listen to the most?
Table 47: Responses to Question 24 59
(Respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties Only)
Response

59

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Other

15%

12%

7%

14%

104.7/WZZK

10%

9%

6%

7%

105.1/WQSB

7%

4%

6%

4%

93.1/WGMZ

5%

4%

4%

4%

98.7/WBHK

4%

7%

5%

6%

96.5/WMJJ

4%

5%

4%

5%

570/WAAX

4%

4%

4%

3%

102.5

4%

3%

4%

3%

106.9/WBPT

3%

4%

3%

3%

93.7/WDJC

3%

4%

4%

5%

103.7/WQEN

3%

3%

4%

5%

Don’t Remember

3%

3%

2%

---

Variety of stations

3%

1%

2%

---

102.9/WKXX

2%

2%

1%

---

1430/WFHK

2%

2%

1%

1%

92.7/WTDR

2%

2%

2%

4%

107.7/WRAX

2%

1%

2%

2%

94.5

2%

1%

1%

3%

97.9/WVOK

2%

1%

1%

---

87.7

1%

4%

2%

1%

99.5/WZRR

1%

3%

2%

1%

This question was only asked of respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties who indicated in
Question 22 that they listen to either an AM or FM radio station .
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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

101.1/WYDE

1%

2%

1%

2%

102.7/WCKS

1%

2%

3%

1%

90.3/WBHM/NPR

1%

2%

1%

1%

95.5/WASZ

1%

2%

2%

1%

100.5/WWWQ

1%

1%

2%

1%

100.7

1%

1%

1%

<1%

810/WCKS

1%

1%

2%

2%

88.3/WJCK

1%

1%

1%

1%

91.3/WTBJ

1%

1%

<1%

1%

95.7

1%

1%

1%

1%

Satellite Radio

1%

1%

1%

---

105.5

1%

---

---

---

Christian Station

<1%

2%

---

---

1350/WGAD

<1%

1%

1%

---

93.3

<1%

1%

1%

1%

960/WERC

<1%

1%

<1%

1%

97.5/WSSY

<1%

1%

2%

<1%

101.5

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

106.5

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

106.7

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1070/WAPI

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1230

<1%

<1%

1%

---

1390

<1%

<1%

1%

---

1450/WDNG

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

1490

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

690/WJOX

<1%

<1%

2%

1%

91.5/WSGN

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

91.7/WPIL

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

93.9

<1%

<1%

---

---

90.7

<1%

---

<1%

---

98.3

<1%

---

<1%

---

Gospel Radio

<1%

---

1%

---

89.1

<1%

---

---

---

103.5

---

<1%

1%

---

850/WDJC

---

<1%

1%

1%

1330

---

---

1%

<1%

97.3

---

---

<1%

---

97.7

---

---

---

---

“Other” responses to Question 24:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

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Amwav
103.3
103.9 or the one with John Tesh
and Doctor Laura
104.1
104.9
105.9
105.9
106 and wax
107 station
107.3
1240 WMGJ
2104
42 and 6
610 AM out of Birmingham
7 channel - auto switch from AM
to FM
88.1
89.9
89.91

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

930
930 AM
95.9
97--Heflin radio station
97.2
97.3
Ashland radio
Birmingham and Pell city
Birmingham station
classic rock
CNBC
Country music
Dial the star number
Don't listen to the radio at all
Don't use any local stations
Gadsden
Hephlin
I listen to WAVU
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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Local Anniston station don't
know the number
Local country station
Local unsure name
Mostly listen to my scanner
One out of Birmingham
Only what husband listens to
Pride of Birmingham
Public radio
Q104
Q94
Race radio
Route 99
Sports and talk radio

Talladega radio
The ones that tells the news
Very seldom listen to the radio
WAVU
WBRC
WBRC
WCKY
WGZK
WJBY
WJZY
WMDJ
WURL
WXYZ
WZOP radio

24b. What television station do you watch the most?
Table 48: Responses to Question 24b 60
(Respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, Etowah and Talladega Counties Only)
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Channel 6/WBRC/FOX

35%

35%

38%

34%

Channel 33 or 40/WJSU/ABC

23%

23%

20%

24%

Channel 13/WVTM/NBC

7%

10%

10%

11%

Other

5%

7%

5%

5%

All local channels

5%

6%

8%

4%

Fox News

3%

3%

2%

3%

CNN

3%

2%

2%

4%

Channel 42/WBMG/CBS

3%

1%

2%

2%

Atlanta – Channel 11 (NBC)

2%

2%

1%

---

Channel 12/UPN

2%

2%

2%

3%

Satellite

2%

2%

1%

<1%

Atlanta – Channel 5 (CBS)

1%

2%

1%

---

A&E

1%

---

---

---

60

This question was only asked of respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, Etowah and Talladega Counties who indicated
in Question 22 that they watch a local or cable television station.
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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Home and Garden TV

1%

1%

<1%

1%

All different channels/varies

1%

<1%

1%

1%

Channel 10/PBS

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Channel 21

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Channel 8/WB

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Discovery

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Lifetime

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Weather Channel

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

ESPN

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Atlanta – Channel 2(WBS)

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Channel 5/TBN

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Channel 7

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Channel 24/WJXS

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

History

<1%

---

1%

1%

ABC

---

---

<1%

<1%

Other cable channels

---

---

---

---

USA

---

---

<1%

“Other” responses to Question 24b:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

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19649
90.7
AMC westerns
Apt
BET (2)
Cable
Cable channel 15
Cable channels
Channel 23
Channel 4
Food channel
Food Network
Hallmark
Headline news

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

I watch TV land
MTV
Nick Jr.
Outdoor channel
Pell City
Sports
Sports Center
Sports channel
Sports south
Stars Encore
TBS
TRU TV
Unsure
USA (2)

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24c. What newspaper do you read the most?
Table 49: Responses to Question 24c 61
(Respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, Etowah and Talladega Counties Only)
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Gadsden Times

37%

38%

36%

43%

Birmingham News

24%

23%

28%

22%

Talladega Daily Home

17%

13%

15%

16%

St. Clair Times

9%

6%

5%

5%

Anniston Star

8%

10%

7%

7%

St. Clair News-Aegis

2%

1%

2%

---

Other

1%

3%

3%

2%

USA Today

1%

2%

2%

1%

Cleburne News

1%

<1%

1%

1%

Clay Times Journal

<1%

<1%

1%

---

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

---

1%

<1%

<1%

New York Times

---

1%

<1%

<1%

“Other” responses to Question 24c:

61

This question was only asked of respondents in Cleburne, St. Clair, Etowah and Talladega Counties who indicated
in Question 22 that they spend time reading a local or national newspaper.
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y
y
y

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Anniston Times
Read all about the same
Regular paper

y
y
y

St Clair Observer & Leeds News
Sylacauga Daily Home
Thomasville Times

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All Residents
25. When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare
for a chemical emergency?
Table 50: Responses to Question 25
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Within the last week

8%

6%

10%

13%

Within the last month

22%

14%

18%

31%

Within the last year

39%

40%

43%

33%

More than a year

21%

29%

22%

14%

Have received CSEPP information but don’t
recall when it was received

2%

3%

2%

1%

Total that have received CSEPP information

92%

91%

94%

92%

Don’t recall receiving CSEPP information

2%

3%

3%

3%

Never

6%

5%

3%

5%

Total that have not received CSEPP
information

8%

9%

6%

8%

26. How have you received information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?
Table 51: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 26 62,63
(Respondents Who Have Received CSEPP Information Only)
April 2009
(n=934)

April 2008
(n=916)

March 2007
(n=933)

April 2006
(n=907)

Mail

64%

60%

56%

69%

Television

12%

10%

16%

12%

Newspaper

10%

7%

11%

7%

AM/FM radio

9%

6%

8%

8%

Informational pamphlet or flyer

6%

6%

11%

14%

Informational package or kit

5%

8%

10%

9%

Response

62

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
This question was only asked to those respondents who indicated they had received CSEPP information in
Question 25.
63

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April 2009
(n=934)

April 2008
(n=916)

March 2007
(n=933)

April 2006
(n=907)

Calendar

5%

6%

8%

6%

Work/Training

5%

6%

3%

5%

Don’t know

4%

6%

6%

3%

Tone alert radio

3%

2%

2%

1%

Word-of-mouth

2%

3%

3%

3%

Local EMA

2%

2%

1%

2%

Siren/Loudspeaker drills or testing

2%

2%

4%

4%

Community event/Fair/Booth

1%

4%

7%

3%

Other

1%

2%

1%

2%

Classes

1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Family/Friends

<1%

1%

1%

---

Not Recently

1%

1%

---

---

School

1%

1%

1%

1%

Speaker/Speech

<1%

1%

3%

1%

Video

1%

1%

1%

1%

Anniston Army Depot

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Door-to-door

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Fort McClellan

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Internet/Email

<1%

<1%

5%

2%

Billboard

<1%

---

<1%

---

Telephone

1%

---

<1%

---

Don’t remember

---

<1%

---

<1%

CSEPP

---

---

---

---

Magazine

---

---

---

---

Shelter in place kit

---

---

---

<1%

Response

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Table 52: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 26 64,65
(Total Sample)
April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Mail

59%

55%

53%

64%

Television

11%

9%

15%

11%

Newspaper

9%

6%

11%

7%

AM/FM radio

8%

5%

8%

7%

Informational pamphlet or flyer

6%

5%

10%

13%

Informational package or kit

5%

7%

10%

8%

Work/Training

4%

6%

7%

4%

Calendar

4%

5%

8%

5%

Don’t know

3%

6%

6%

2%

Tone alert radio

3%

2%

2%

1%

Local EMA

2%

2%

1%

2%

Word-of-mouth

2%

2%

2%

3%

Siren/Loudspeaker drills or testing

2%

1%

4%

4%

Community event/Fair/Booth

1%

3%

6%

3%

Other

1%

2%

1%

2%

Classes

1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Family/Friends

1%

1%

1%

---

School

1%

1%

1%

1%

Anniston Army Depot

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Internet/Email

1%

<1%

5%

1%

Speaker/Speech

<1%

1%

2%

1%

Video

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Response

64
65

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Proportions are calculated from the total sample.
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April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Door-to-door

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Billboard

<1%

---

<1%

---

Fort McClellan

<1%

---

<1%

---

Telephone

<1%

---

<1%

---

CSEPP

---

---

---

---

Don’t remember

---

<1%

---

<1%

Magazine

---

---

---

---

Shelter in place kit

---

---

---

<1%

Response

Other” responses to Question 26:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

y

Court house
Environmental store
Health Department
In phone book
Just something I was thinking of
myself
Local phone book
My own research

y
y
y
y
y

Once again by personal
experience
Receive more information
Remember to put plastic over
doors and windows
Somewhat of a fate list--guided
by good lord
Very helpful
Zones

27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?
Table 53: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 27 66
(Respondents Who Have Received CSEPP Information Only)
April 2009
(n=933)

April 2008
(n=916)

March
2007
(n=933)

April 2006
(n=907)

Shelter in place (seal, tape, prepare safe room)

23%

26%

24%

28%

Evacuation route

21%

16%

32%

22%

Evacuation directions

18%

15%

30%

16%

Evacuation plan

17%

16%

28%

19%

Don’t remember

16%

11%

12%

16%

Response

66

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.

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April 2009
(n=933)

April 2008
(n=916)

March
2007
(n=933)

April 2006
(n=907)

What to do/How to prepare

15%

11%

14%

13%

Follow instructions

14%

9%

28%

15%

Evacuation zones

13%

11%

27%

16%

Shelter-in-place kit

12%

15%

16%

21%

Listen to tone alert radio or siren

8%

6%

9%

7%

Food/Water supply or storage

7%

7%

15%

10%

Know your zone/Information on zone

7%

4%

10%

9%

Don’t know

6%

14%

11%

6%

Sirens make different sounds or tones

6%

7%

6%

9%

Where to go to in an emergency

5%

4%

10%

7%

Chemical agents or gases

4%

7%

10%

5%

Other

4%

5%

4%

7%

Calendar

4%

3%

5%

3%

Pamphlet

3%

6%

10%

8%

Wait for instructions

3%

5%

9%

6%

Drills/Tests

3%

4%

13%

5%

Nothing

2%

2%

1%

2%

Shelter/Reception center

2%

2%

4%

3%

School’s plan for an emergency

1%

2%

4%

2%

Children will be safe in school

1%

1%

5%

1%

Don’t go to school to pick up child(ren)

1%

1%

5%

1%

Information or map regarding the zones at
greatest risk

1%

1%

1%

1%

Need for a plan/Have to be prepared

1%

1%

1%

1%

Leave

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Response

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April 2009
(n=933)

April 2008
(n=916)

March
2007
(n=933)

April 2006
(n=907)

Television

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

AM/FM radio

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Didn’t listen or read/Didn’t pay attention

<1%

1%

5%

3%

I remember everything or most of it

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Mask/Hood usage

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Depot information/Incineration at the Depot

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

Where to get equipment or kits

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Emergency phone numbers

<1%

---

1%

<1%

Information is from EMA

<1%

---

<1%

1%

Siren/Warning system

<1%

---

<1%

---

Warning information

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

“Are You Ready” information or advertisement

---

---

<1%

<1%

Video

---

---

---

<1%

Response

Table 54: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 27 67,68
(Total Sample)
April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Shelter in place (seal, tape, prepare safe
room)

21%

24%

23%

26%

Evacuation route

19%

14%

30%

20%

Evacuation directions

16%

14%

29%

15%

Evacuation plan

16%

15%

26%

17%

Don’t remember

15%

10%

11%

15%

What to do/How to prepare

14%

10%

13%

12%

Response

67
68

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Proportions are calculated from the total sample.

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April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Follow instructions

13%

9%

26%

14%

Evacuation zones

12%

10%

25%

15%

Shelter-in-place kit

11%

14%

15%

19%

Food/Water supply or storage

7%

6%

14%

9%

Know your zone/Information on zone

7%

4%

10%

8%

Listen to tone alert radio or siren

7%

5%

9%

6%

Sirens make different sounds or tones

6%

7%

6%

8%

Don’t know

5%

12%

10%

5%

Chemical agents or gases

4%

6%

9%

4%

Where to go to in an emergency

4%

4%

10%

6%

Calendar

3%

3%

5%

3%

Other

3%

5%

4%

6%

Pamphlet

3%

6%

10%

7%

Drills/Tests

2%

4%

13%

4%

Nothing

2%

2%

1%

2%

Shelter/Reception center

2%

2%

4%

2%

Wait for instructions

2%

4%

8%

6%

Children will be safe in school

1%

1%

5%

1%

Didn’t listen or read/Didn’t pay attention

1%

1%

5%

2%

Information or map regarding the zones at
greatest risk

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Leave

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Need for a plan/Have to be prepared

1%

<1%

1%

1%

School’s plan for an emergency

1%

2%

4%

2%

Television

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Response

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April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

AM/FM radio

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Depot information/Incineration at the
Depot

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Don’t go to school to pick up child(ren)

<1%

1%

4%

1%

Emergency phone numbers

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

I remember everything or most of it

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Information is from EMA

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Mask/Hood usage

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Siren/Warning system

<1%

---

<1%

---

Warning information

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Where to get equipment or kits

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

“Are You Ready” information or
advertisement

---

---

<1%

<1%

Response

“Other” responses to Question 27:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

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A warning, map, & other
information received in mail,
survival kit
Who behind the scenes
12/2009 last agents removed
and a meeting place for my
family
Be on the alert and have a plan
Be ready
Be watchful
Call if need help evacuate
Cannot recall off hand
Did a code to the following areas
fire, police, and ambulance
Do you need help getting
questions
Don't know how to get kit
Don't know off hand
Don't remember (2)
Don't think that everyone will
have to leave

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

Don't where it is at
EMA
Feel its not going to do any good
to evacuate
get in car and head south
Having bottled water, not to
cook, make everything airtight
I don't really remember it's been
so long ago
I don't recall it
It been awhile since I heard
anything much.
It's so much I can't exactly
remember all of it
Just be ready
Kit such food, water, and batteryoperated radio
Mask, water. tape, medical
supplies
Mustard gas, trying to get rid of

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y
y
y

y

Not much is being said, not
talked about it to much
Only asked if there was any
children
Taking water, blankets, flash
lights & medicine

y
y
y

To make sure you have
everything ready
Will evacuate and get out of
dodge
Work, the computer, that shelter
in place at school
Would evacuate

ALL RESIDENTS
28. How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical
emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 55: Responses to Question 28
April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Very confident

52%

47%

48%

50%

Somewhat confident

31%

31%

30%

29%

Total “confident” responses

84%

78%

78%

79%

Not very confident

10%

13%

11%

12%

Not confident at all

6%

9%

11%

9%

Total “not confident” responses

16%

22%

22%

21%

Response

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29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?
Table 56: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 29: Why Residents are
“Confident” They Will Be Notified Quickly 69,70
April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Depot has kept the public informed or will
keep public informed

21%

15%

25%

25%

Alert system is good

18%

21%

25%

27%

I trust the Depot/ Depot will alert us

14%

15%

15%

20%

I trust the local government officials and/or
EMA

14%

11%

12%

12%

Depot is prepared

14%

10%

22%

16%

Local media would let us know

10%

9%

13%

14%

Always have been told when something
happens

9%

8%

17%

10%

Depot does a lot of drills/tests

5%

5%

14%

7%

Someone I know works/worked at the Depot

5%

4%

6%

6%

Don’t know

4%

6%

4%

3%

Other

4%

2%

5%

13%

Depot would try to contain the accident before
alerting the public

3%

5%

10%

5%

I work/worked at the Depot

3%

4%

3%

4%

Depot would take a chemical release
seriously

2%

3%

10%

8%

Delay in receiving information/Delay in
reporting accidents

1%

1%

1%

<1%

Don’t think/worry/care about it/hope and pray

1%

1%

---

---

Public is aware or will be informed

1%

1%

1%

3%

They have to notify the public/ It’s their job to
alert us

1%

1%

1%

<1%

Response for Confident Notified Quickly

69
70

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
Proportions are calculated from the total sample.

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April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Alert system does not work, is inadequate, or
difficult to understand

1%

<1%

<1%

---

I or a family member work(s)/worked for local
EMA or government

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

I trust them (unspecified)

<1%

2%

1%

1%

Information is conveyed quickly

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Depot would try to cover up a chemical
release

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

EMA and/or local authorities will inform the
public

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

I am/was in the military

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

I do not trust the Depot

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

I don’t trust the local government officials or
government in general

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

It has been publicized a lot/Public is well
informed

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Not enough time to alert everyone/ Not
everyone will be informed

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

There have been incidents before and we
were not told

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Word of mouth

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

I live far from the Depot

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Public or community is not very well informed

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

The plan or system is not perfect, or needs
improvement

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Accidents Happen

<1%

---

---

---

Personally Confident

<1%

---

---

---

Depends on severity of event

---

<1%

<1%

---

Friend or family would let me know

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

Public is prepared

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

Response for Confident Notified Quickly

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April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

They do a good job/they care

---

<1%

---

---

Depot is not prepared

---

---

---

---

I live close to the depot

---

---

---

1%

I trust local government officials/Local
government officials will alert us

---

---

---

<1%

Local government officials would try to cover
up a chemical release

---

---

---

<1%

Not much that can be done

---

---

---

---

Not sure Depot will inform us quickly

---

---

---

---

Response for Confident Notified Quickly

“Other” responses to Question 29 for Confident Responses:
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

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Always in town
Because I asked for an answer
Because of the frequent bad
weather
Because the depot is so close
Because were calling
Because will hear and see it
Citizens to deal with and want
everybody to be safe
Community people need to take
note
Doesn't live too far from the
depot
Don't exactly know who would
be assisting me
Don't watch much news or radio
Everybody no another
fear of chemicals and their travel
distance
Have not got any information
I don't really see that happening
I have a very big family
Just because of the situation
Know where you are
Less FEMA gets involved the
better the public will be better
My daughter works at the
pharmacy at the hospital

y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y

My son works at Bynum
Never happened before
Never happened so she's no quite
sure
Never know which way the wind
is blowing
Not always watching television
Panic button
Radio and EMA
some people may not have access
Sometimes I don't get the info
because I be sleep
Son and family
Son-in-law would let me know
Taken a lot of actions and
precaution
Their restrictions and
requirements
They are the people in power.
Very strict
Want to save there butts a swell
and their jobs
Watch groups
Will be glad when they finish
Will not know until I can see
what is happening
Work at the school system

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Table 57: Summarized Open-Ended Responses to Question 29: Why Residents are
“Not Confident” They Will Be Notified Quickly 71
Response for Not Confident Notified
Quickly

April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Not enough time to alert everyone/Not
everyone will be informed

3%

5%

6%

17%

I don’t trust the local government officials or
government in general

3%

4%

5%

14%

Community/Public is not very well informed

2%

3%

5%

18%

I do not trust the Depot

2%

3%

6%

16%

Alert system does not work, is inadequate,
or difficult to understand

2%

2%

3%

12%

Depot would try to cover up a chemical
release

2%

2%

4%

16%

Local government officials would try to cover
up a chemical release

2%

2%

3%

9%

Public or community is not very well
informed

2%

---

---

---

Don’t know

1%

3%

3%

7%

Cannot hear/understand the sirens

1%

2%

2%

6%

Local government officials are not prepared

1%

2%

3%

9%

Other

1%

2%

2%

11%

There have been incidents before and we
were not told

1%

2%

2%

10%

Depot is not prepared

1%

1%

2%

12%

Haven’t heard/received enough information

1%

---

---

---

Delay in receiving information/Delay in
reporting accidents

<1%

1%

1%

5%

Don’t know about what to do and how things
work (general)

<1%

1%

1%

4%

71

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
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Response for Not Confident Notified
Quickly

April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

They will cover it up (unspecified)

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

Depot or government officials would not
want to cause panic or have a false alarm

<1%

---

<1%

1%

I don’t trust them (unspecified)

<1%

---

<1%

2%

I live far from the Depot

<1%

---

<1%

---

Just feel that way/Not comfortable

<1%

---

<1%

1%

Depot would try to contain the accident
before alerting the public

---

<1%

<1%

1%

I work/worked at the Depot

---

<1%

<1%

---

Someone I know works/worked at the Depot

---

<1%

<1%

1%

Depends on the severity of the event

---

---

---

---

Past experience

---

---

<1%

1%

Public is not prepared

---

---

<1%

---

“Other” responses for Question 29 for Not Confident Responses:
y
y
y
y
y
y

A-140

Anniston army depot
Anything can go wrong (2)
I would try clear it up before
telling public
It might come up on TV
otherwise I would not know
about it
It would be killing people, killing
people trying to get out
Live by self

y
y
y
y
y
y

News knew before employees
about incident at depot
No one would let me know
Not paying any attention to it
The shelter in place doesn't last
more than 4 hours
Will call the depot
Would have to take own
initiative

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30. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency.”
Table 58: Responses to Question 30
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Agree strongly

39%

39%

36%

40%

Agree somewhat

37%

33%

36%

34%

Total “agree” responses

76%

72%

72%

74%

Disagree somewhat

14%

14%

15%

14%

Disagree strongly

10%

14%

14%

12%

Total “disagree” responses

24%

28%

29%

26%

31. Are you a member of an organization or group in Etowah County that provides
assistance to people with special needs in the event of any type of emergency (severe
weather, fire, chemical emergency)?
Table 59: Responses to Question 31 72
(Etowah County Only)
April 2009
(n=226)

April 2008
(n=226)

March 2007
(n=215)

April 2006
(n=222)

Yes

10%

10%

12%

9%

No

90%

90%

88%

91%

Response

72

This question was only asked of respondents in Etowah County.
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32. Please tell me if you are a member of one or more of the following groups.
Table 60: Responses to Question 32 73,74
(Etowah County Only)
Response

April 2009
(n=22)

April 2008
(n=23)

March 2007
(n=26)

April 2006
(n=20)

Church group

64%

65%

54%

80%

Civic group (such as the Red
Cross, the Lion’s club,
Gadsden/Etowah County
Rescue Squad, Civatins, and
VFW (Veterans of Foreign
Wars))

14%

22%

31%

45%

An other group not mentioned
above

18%

13%

12%

15%

Special facilities group, such as
the DHR (Department of Human
Resources)

18%

13%

8%

30%

Neighborhood support group
(such as community block
support group, area support
group, family support group)

14%

9%

23%

40%

“Other” responses to Question 32:

73

Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
This question was only asked of respondents in Etowah County who are a member of an organization or group
that provides assistance to people with special needs in the event of any type of emergency.
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y
y

EMA (2)
School systems- school bus
driver

y

Volunteer at local EMA- hand
radio operator

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33. In the unlikely event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, there is a
possibility that the emergency may affect Etowah County residents. Would you
consider being part of a community based support team or group to assist people
with special needs to shelter in place or evacuate during a chemical emergency?
Table 61: Responses to Question 33 75
(Etowah County Only)
April
2009
(n=226)

April
2008
(n=226)

March
2007
(n=215)

April
2006
(n=222)

No

45%

49%

61%

38%

Yes

42%

43%

32%

48%

Not sure/Maybe

4%

4%

1%

1%

I would if I were able
to/Depends on circumstances

4%

2%

---

---

I would not be able to/I would
need assistance

3%

1%

3%

2%

I’d help family/neighbors

1%

2%

1%

1%

Other

1%

<1%

1%

2%

I’d need more information

---

---

---

---

I’d try to help (general)

---

---

<1%

<1%

Response

75

This question was only asked of respondents in Etowah County.

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“Other” responses to Question 33:
y
y
y
y

Have special needs
I’m to old for that
My husband and I are disabled
No, not sure if I would be able to

y
y
y

Not able to
Not in good health, working and
unsure of the degree to supp
Older couple not able

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34. Please tell me if you would consider becoming an active participant of one or more of
the following support groups (some are established groups and others have not been
established yet).
Table 62: Responses to Question 34 76,77,78
(Etowah County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=128)

April 2008
(n=116)

March 2007
(n=85)

April 2006
(n=116)

Church group

66%

63%

48%

72%

Neighborhood support group (such as
community block support group, area
support group, family support group)

52%

49%

48%

62%

Civic group (such as the Red Cross, the
Lion’s club, Gadsden/Etowah County
Rescue Squad, Civatins, and VFW
(Veterans of Foreign Wars))

34%

40%

35%

56%

Special facilities group, such as the DHR
(Department of Human Resources)

33%

28%

21%

47%

None

9%

10%

8%

4%

Response

35. Do you or any member of your household, have any physical or mental condition that
would prevent you or them from being able to shelter in place or evacuate?
Table 63: Responses to Question 35 79
(Calhoun County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=310)

April 2008
(n=316)

March 2007
(n=309)

April 2006
(n=315)

Yes, I do

11%

13%

9%

8%

Yes, member of my household does

6%

5%

5%

4%

Yes, I do and member of my household
does

1%

2%

3%

1%

Total “yes” responses

18%

20%

16%

13%

No, neither

81%

80%

84%

87%

Response

76

Respondents who indicated in Question 33 that they would consider being a part of the support group are only
included in the percentages for this question.
77
Multiple responses were accepted for this question.
78
This question was only asked of respondents in Etowah County who indicated in Question 34 that they would
consider being a part of a support group.
79
This question was only asked of respondents in Calhoun County.
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36. Have preparations been made with family, friends, neighbors, or anyone else to help
you/them in case the public is advised to shelter in place or evacuate?
Table 64: Responses to Question 36 80,81
(Calhoun County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=57)

April 2008
(n=63)

March 2007
(n=50)

April 2006
(n=40)

Yes

44%

44%

42%

43%

No

56%

56%

58%

58%

Response

“Verbatim Comments” to Question 36:

80

In addition to answering yes or no to this question, any other comments the respondent offered were collected.
This question was only asked of respondents in Calhoun County who indicated in Question 35 that they or a
member of their household has a physical or mental condition that would prevent them from being able to take a
protective action.
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37. In the event of severe weather (such as a tornado) or a chemical emergency would
you first turn to the television (TV) or radio for information and instructions?
Table 65: Responses to Question 37 82
(Calhoun County Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=310)

April 2008
(n=312)

March 2007
(n=306)

April 2006
(n=315)

Television

63%

68%

68%

68%

Both

17%

17%

10%

13%

Radio

15%

15%

21%

17%

TAR/Weather Radio

3%

---

---

---

Other

1%

---

---

2%

Neither

1%

---

---

---

Response

“Other” responses to Question 33:
y
y
y

Depends
Don't know
Go to bed

38. Which of the following television stations are you most likely to watch?
Table 66: Responses to Question 38 83
(Calhoun County Residents Only)
Response

April 2009
(n=247)

April 2008
(n=264)

March 2007
(n=239)

April 2006
(n=252)

TV Alabama Channel 33/40, WJSU ABC

54%

64%

61%

54%

WBRC –TV Channel 6, FOX

38%

37%

44%

38%

WVTM-TV Channel 13, NBC

12%

14%

13%

15%

WJXS-TV Channel 24

3%

5%

5%

3%

38b. Which of the following radio stations are you most likely to listen to?
Table 67: Responses to Question 38b 84
(Calhoun County Residents Only)

82

Question 37 was added in 2006 for Calhoun County only.
Question 38 was added in 2006 for Calhoun County only.
84
Question 38b was added in 2006 for all Counties.
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Response

April 2009
(n=98)

April 2008
(n=97)

March 2007
(n=93)

April 2006
(n=92)

WVOK FM 97.9 (K98)

33%

42%

44%

48%

WHMA AM 1390

11%

41%

19%

15%

WNSI AM 810

11%

9%

31%

10%

WJCK FM 88.3

8%

6%

13%

14%

WDNG AM 1450

7%

5%

14%

12%

WANA AM 1490

1%

2%

8%

7%

ALL RESIDENTS
39. What emergency zone do you live in?
Table 68: Summarized Responses to Question 39
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

A-1

1%

2%

4%

2%

A-1A

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

A-2

<1%

1%

1%

1%

A-3

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

A-4

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

A-5

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

A-6

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

A-8

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-1

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-2

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-1

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-1A

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

C-2

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

C-3

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Calhoun County Zones

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

D-3

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

A-10

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

A-7

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

D-1

<1%

---

---

<1%

B-3

---

<1%

<1%

1%

B-4

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-5

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

A-9

---

---

---

<1%

D-4

---

<1%

---

<1%

M-1

---

---

---

<1%

M-2

---

---

---

---

M-3

---

---

---

---

B-18

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-9A

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-10

---

---

---

<1%

B-10A

---

---

---

---

A-11

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

A-12

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-6

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-7

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-8

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

A-13

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

D-9

<1%

---

<1%

---

Clay County Zones

Cleburne County Zones

Etowah County Zones

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

A-13A

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

D-10

<1%

---

---

<1%

D-8

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

D-18

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

D-11

---

<1%

---

<1%

D-16

---

<1%

---

<1%

D-17

---

---

---

<1%

D-18A

---

<1%

---

<1%

D-18B

---

<1%

---

---

D-18D

---

<1%

---

---

D-18E

---

---

---

---

D-18G

---

---

---

---

C-18

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-19

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-21

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-24

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-25

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

D-5

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-15

<1%

1%

---

<1%

C-20

<1%

---

---

<1%

D-15

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

C-26

---

---

<1%

<1%

D-6

---

1%

<1%

<1%

D-7

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-17

---

---

---

<1%

St. Clair County Zones

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

C-22

---

<1%

---

<1%

C-27

---

<1%

---

<1%

D-12

---

---

---

---

C-4

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-5

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

C-8

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-12

<1%

---

---

<1%

B-9

<1%

<1%

---

<1%

B-11

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

B-13

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-7

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

C-10

---

---

---

---

C-11

---

<1%

---

<1%

C-9

---

---

---

---

Total that named a specific
emergency zone 85

10%

15%

15%

18%

Don’t know

80%

82%

80%

72%

Other

8%

3%

4%

5%

Pink Zone

2%

<1%

1%

3%

Red Zone

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

Yellow Zone

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Orange Zone

---

---

---

1%

Talladega County Zones

85

“Total that named a specific emergency zone” includes only those respondents who named an alpha-numeric
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To conclude, I have a few questions for statistical purposes.
40. What is your approximate age, please?
Table 69: Responses to Question 40
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

65+

33%

28%

27%

22%

45–54

20%

19%

22%

22%

35–44

13%

14%

16%

16%

55–59

12%

13%

12%

12%

60–64

12%

10%

10%

12%

18–29

5%

7%

7%

9%

30–34

4%

6%

6%

6%

Refused

<1%

5%

1%

1%

41. Gender
Table 70: Responses to Question 41
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Female

65%

65%

65%

63%

Male

35%

35%

35%

37%

42. Are you Hispanic or Latino origin?
Table 71: Responses to Question 42 86
(Calhoun and Etowah County Residents Only)
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

3%

3%

2%

1%

No

97%

97%

98%

99%

42b. What is your race?
Table 72: Responses to Question 42b 87
(Calhoun and Etowah County Residents Only)

86
87

Question 42 added in 2006 for Calhoun and Etowah Counties only.
Question 42b added in 2006 for Calhoun and Etowah Counties only.

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

White/Caucasian

81%

83%

80%

82%

Black or AfricanAmerican

13%

11%

15%

15%

Other (Please Specify)

2%

1%

1%

2%

American Indian or
Alaskan Native

<1%

1%

1%

1%

Don’t know/refused

<1%

1%

1%

<1%

Asian

<1%

---

<1%

---

---

<1%

1%

<1%

Native Hawaiian or other
PacificAmerican

“Other” responses to Question 42b:
y
y
y
y

American (3)
Confederate American
Englishman
European American

y
y
y
y

Human
Mixed
Native American and Irish
Welsh

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42c. Is there anyone in your household whose first language is something other than
English?
Table 73: Responses to Question 42c 88
(Cleburne and Talladega Counties Residents Only)
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

1%

1%

<1%

3%

No

99%

99%

100%

97%

42d. What is that language?
Table 74: Responses to Question 42d 89
(Cleburne and Talladega Counties Residents Only)
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Other

1%

1%

---

2%

Spanish

---

<1%

<1%

1%

“Other” responses to Question 42d:
y
y
y

Don’t know
Phillip.
Russian

43. How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 75: Responses to Question 43
Response

88
89

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

More than 20 years

64%

61%

62%

59%

1–5 years

9%

14%

10%

11%

11–15 years

6%

6%

9%

8%

6–10 years

9%

9%

9%

9%

16–20 years

9%

7%

6%

10%

Less than one year

2%

2%

3%

3%

Don’t know/Refused

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Question 42c was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.
Question 42d was added in 2006 for Cleburne County only.

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44. Do you have access to the Internet?
Table 76: Responses to Question 44
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Yes

70%

69%

61%

66%

No

30%

31%

39%

34%

45. Are you, or any member of your household, a member of the local emergency
management or first responder community (fire, police, etc.)?
Table 77: Responses to Question 45
April 2009
(n=1008)

April 2008
(n=997)

March 2007
(n=989)

April 2006
(n=982)

Yes

6%

8%

7%

9%

No

94%

92%

93%

91%

Response

46. Are you, or any member of your household, employed by Anniston Army Depot?
Table 78: Responses to Question 46 90
(Clay, St. Clair, and Talladega Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=352)

April 2008
(n=339)

March 2007
(n=343)

April 2006
(n=339)

Yes

6%

6%

5%

5%

No

94%

94%

95%

95%

Response

46b. Do you or any member of your household work for a company that provides support
or services to Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?
Table 79: Responses to Question 46b 91
(Clay, St. Clair, and Talladega Residents Only)
April 2009
(n=352)

April 2008
(n=339)

March 2007
(n=343)

April 2006
(n=339)

Yes

7%

5%

4%

9%

No

93%

95%

96%

91%

Response

90
91

Question 46 was added in 2006 for Clay, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties only.
Question 46b was added in 2006 for Clay, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties only.
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46c. Are you, or any member of your household, employed by Anniston Army Depot or a
contractor of the Depot?
Table 80: Responses to Question 46c
(Calhoun, Cleburne, and Etowah County Residents Only)
Response

April 2009
(n=656)

April 2008
(n=658)

March 2007
(n=646)

April 2006
(n=643)

Yes, Anniston Army Depot employee

9%

10%

10%

11%

Yes, Contractor of Anniston Army
Depot

12%

10%

16%

7%

No

80%

79%

74%

83%

47. What city, town, or community do you live in?
Table 81: Summarized Responses to Question 47
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Anniston

12%

11%

14%

13%

Oxford

7%

4%

6%

<1%

Jacksonville

6%

6%

6%

3%

Piedmont

2%

3%

2%

<1%

Alexandria

2%

2%

1%

1%

Ohatchee

2%

2%

1%

<1%

Saks

2%

2%

1%

1%

Weaver

1%

2%

2%

1%

Coldwater

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Wellborn

<1%

1%

<1%

1%

Blue Mountain

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Bynum

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Choccolocco

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

De Armanville

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Eastaboga

1%

<1%

1%

<1%

Calhoun County

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Ft. McClellan

<1%

<1%

<1%

5%

Golden Springs

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

Hobson City

<1%

<1%

<1%

7%

Wellington

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

White Plains

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

---

---

<1%

<1%

Coppermine

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Delta

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Shinbone

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Idaho

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

Ashland

---

---

<1%

---

Lineville

---

---

<1%

---

Heflin

1%

1%

1%

1%

Abel

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Belltown

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Chulafinnee

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Five Points

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Hollis

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Attalla

3%

2%

3%

2%

Hokes Bluff

3%

2%

2%

1%

Glencoe

2%

1%

2%

2%

Rainbow City

2%

4%

2%

3%

Reece City

2%

<1%

---

<1%

Pleasant Valley

Clay County

Cleburne County

Etowah County

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Gadsden

14%

14%

15%

17%

Gallant

<1%

<1%

---

---

Southside

<1%

2%

3%

2%

Boaz

---

<1%

<1%

---

Ridgeville

---

<1%

<1%

---

Pell City

6%

7%

7%

9%

Moody

3%

3%

3%

3%

Odenville

3%

3%

2%

2%

Ashville

2%

2%

2%

2%

Springville

2%

2%

2%

1%

Argo

1%

1%

<1%

<1%

Ragland

1%

1%

1%

1%

Leeds

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Margaret

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

Riverside

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Steele

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Wattsville

<1%

---

---

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

<1%

Talladega

6%

7%

8%

7%

Lincoln

2%

2%

2%

2%

Oxford

1%

2%

1%

<1%

Munford

1%

1%

1%

1%

Alpine

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

Eastaboga

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

St. Clair County

Branchville

Talladega County

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Stemeley

<1%

---

<1%

---

Sycamore

---

---

<1%

---

Others

1%

2%

---

---

Cropwell

<1%

1%

---

---

Barfield

<1%

<1%

---

---

---

<1%

---

---

Other Cities

Birmingham

48. ZIP code (recorded from sample)
Table 82: Responses to Question 48
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

35903

6%

5%

4%

4%

35160

5%

7%

6%

7%

36201

5%

7%

5%

6%

36205

5%

<1%

<1%

---

36250

5%

1%

1%

<1%

36265

5%

5%

4%

3%

35120

4%

3%

2%

2%

35128

4%

3%

3%

3%

35901

4%

6%

3%

4%

36207

4%

5%

4%

4%

35004

3%

2%

2%

2%

35904

3%

4%

3%

3%

35905

3%

2%

2%

2%

35956

3%

---

<1%

---

36272

3%

4%

3%

2%

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Response

162

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

35125

2%

2%

2%

2%

35146

2%

2%

2%

2%

35906

2%

4%

2%

3%

35907

2%

3%

3%

2%

35954

2%

1%

2%

1%

36251

2%

---

<1%

---

36260

2%

1%

<1%

1%

36268

2%

1%

2%

2%

36271

2%

3%

2%

1%

35014

1%

<1%

<1%

---

35054

1%

2%

<1%

1%

35094

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

35096

1%

2%

2%

1%

35112

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

35131

1%

1%

1%

2%

35135

<1%

<1%

2%

1%

35173

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

35178

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

35952

<1%

---

1%

---

35972

<1%

---

---

<1%

35987

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

36203

<1%

5%

4%

5%

36253

<1%

<1%

<1%

---

36254

<1%

36257

<1%

<1%

---

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Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

36258

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

36266

<1%

---

<1%

<1%

36277

1%

2%

1%

2%

36279

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

35902

---

---

<1%

<1%

35953

---

2%

1%

1%

36202

---

---

<1%

---

36206

---

3%

3%

3%

14%

11%

26%

25%

Not Available 92

Table 83: Respondent County 93
Response

April 2009

April 2008

March 2007

April 2006

Calhoun

37%

37%

37%

37%

Etowah

27%

27%

27%

27%

St. Clair

21%

21%

21%

21%

Talladega

13%

13%

13%

13%

Cleburne

2%

2%

2%

2%

Clay

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

92

ZIP codes were not available for some of the respondents that include numbers that originated from Cleburne
County.
93
The raw data was weighted to reflect the true County population proportions in all of the proportions in this
report. For instance, there were 50 completed surveys in Clay County which were weighted back to represent
approximately 0.2% of the total sample to be consistent with the actual population proportion.
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Thanks for your time--we really appreciate it. May I give a phone number to call in case
you have more questions about the Depot or the Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program?
IF YES: PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER BY COUNTY. ONLY GIVE THE PHONE NUMBER THAT
CORRESPONDS WITH THAT COUNTY.

ƒ

Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency
256-435-0540

ƒ

Clay County Emergency Management Agency
256-396-5886

ƒ

Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency
256-463-7130

ƒ

Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
256-549-4575

ƒ

St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency
205-884-6800

ƒ

Talladega County Emergency Management Agency
256-761-2125

ONLY GIVE INTERNET ADDRESS IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN
QUESTION 44:
If you are interested in information on the Internet, please go to
www.areyoureadygoema.com.
Thanks again!

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APPENDIX B: ANNISTON EMERGENCY PLANNING
Z O N E C R O S S TA B U L AT I O N S
This appendix contains cross tabulations from the April 2009 survey of the Chemical
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) site in Anniston, Alabama.
Responses have been combined to produce categories that contain at least 30 residents for
statistical purposes. Only those categories with 30 or more residents are shown in these
tables. Consequently, questions where all categories had less than 30 residents are not
included in this document.
In this document, respondents that named a specific emergency zone refer to only those
respondents who named an alphanumeric zone. For some of the questions, multiple
responses were accepted. Also, the ethnic group referred to as “other” includes Hispanics,
Asian-Americans, Native Americans, and residents who belong to multiple ethnicity
groups.
1. Are you aware of the chemical agents that are being destroyed at the Anniston Army
Depot?
Table 84: Answers to Question 1
Yes

No

92%

8%

18–29

80%

20%

30–34

88%

12%

35–44

94%

6%

45–54

92%

8%

55–59

95%

5%

60–64

92%

8%

65+

92%

8%

Refused

100%

---

Male

93%

7%

Female

91%

9%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

95%

5%

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Yes

No

African-American

86%

14%

Other/Refused

85%

15%

Less than 1 year

55%

45%

1–5 years

85%

15%

6–10 years

88%

12%

11–15 years

94%

6%

16–20 years

93%

7%

More than 20 years

94%

6%

Don’t Know/Refused

67%

33%

Yes

93%

7%

No

89%

11%

Respondent Time Living in Area

Respondent Access to the Internet

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

94%

6%

No

92%

8%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

98%

2%

No

91%

9%

Calhoun

95%

5%

Clay

96%

4%

Cleburne

92%

8%

Etowah

90%

10%

St. Clair

90%

10%

Talladega

90%

10%

Respondent County

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Yes

No

A-12

90%

10%

B-6

94%

6%

B-7

97%

3%

Anniston

91%

9%

Gadsden

90%

10%

Heflin

88%

12%

Jacksonville

96%

4%

Oxford

96%

4%

Pell City

92%

8%

Talladega

91%

9%

Other

91%

9%

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

96%

4%

No

91%

9%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

94%

6%

No

66%

34%

Believers

87%

13%

Cynics

83%

17%

Participants

94%

6%

Watchdogs

90%

10%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

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2. How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 85: Answers to Question 2

Total
Sample

Siren/
Loudspeaker

Tone Alert
Radio

Television

Weather
Radio

Don't
Know

AM/FM
Radio

51%

25%

17%

11%

11%

10%

Respondent Age
18–29

50%

23%

20%

7%

18%

14%

30–34

72%

28%

9%

3%

---

9%

35–44

58%

24%

14%

13%

9%

11%

45–54

55%

26%

15%

11%

9%

8%

55–59

57%

23%

19%

9%

7%

8%

60–64

50%

25%

15%

9%

11%

8%

65+

42%

26%

20%

13%

14%

12%

Refused

51%

---

49%

---

49%

49%

Respondent Gender
Male

55%

27%

14%

10%

7%

10%

Female

49%

24%

19%

11%

13%

10%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

54%

24%

19%

12%

9%

8%

AfricanAmerican

42%

19%

4%

5%

22%

4%

Other/Refused

65%

15%

12%

3%

12%

3%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

45%

10%

5%

---

30%

---

1–5 years

60%

27%

15%

11%

11%

12%

6–10 years

48%

34%

14%

7%

8%

19%

11–15 years

45%

25%

16%

14%

13%

8%

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2. How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?

Siren/
Loudspeaker

Tone Alert
Radio

Television

Weather
Radio

Don't
Know

AM/FM
Radio

16–20 years

55%

20%

15%

13%

8%

6%

More than 20
years

51%

25%

19%

12%

11%

10%

Don’t
Know/Refused

34%

---

---

---

66%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

56%

25%

17%

10%

9%

10%

No

41%

24%

16%

13%

17%

11%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

50%

32%

13%

11%

4%

15%

No

51%

25%

17%

11%

11%

10%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

50%

29%

12%

6%

5%

12%

No

51%

25%

17%

11%

11%

10%

Respondent County
Calhoun

62%

25%

8%

7%

9%

5%

Clay

51%

29%

13%

13%

9%

13%

Cleburne

56%

25%

24%

11%

5%

21%

Etowah

41%

19%

28%

15%

14%

11%

St. Clair

46%

30%

19%

12%

12%

15%

Talladega

51%

30%

16%

11%

9%

14%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

56%

19%

25%

10%

4%

23%

B-6

51%

46%

17%

14%

6%

17%

B-7

60%

23%

26%

9%

9%

23%

3%

4%

14%

3%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

57%

25%

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2. How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?

Siren/
Loudspeaker

Tone Alert
Radio

Television

Weather
Radio

Don't
Know

AM/FM
Radio

Gadsden

33%

18%

26%

13%

17%

8%

Heflin

60%

20%

23%

10%

4%

21%

Jacksonville

59%

25%

6%

6%

14%

---

Oxford

62%

18%

16%

9%

11%

11%

Pell City

50%

31%

21%

13%

10%

8%

Talladega

51%

23%

19%

13%

9%

21%

Other

53%

27%

18%

12%

9%

13%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

61%

32%

20%

15%

2%

16%

No

50%

24%

17%

11%

12%

10%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

53%

26%

17%

11%

9%

10%

No

33%

12%

12%

9%

33%

12%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

43%

17%

17%

7%

20%

9%

Cynics

51%

19%

12%

5%

20%

2%

Participants

53%

28%

18%

13%

7%

12%

Watchdogs

51%

25%

17%

7%

14%

9%

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3. What actions would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot?
Table 86: Answers to Question 3

Total Sample

Evacuate

Shelter-InPlace

Await
Instructions

Don't Know

Contact Family/
Friends

48%

26%

15%

12%

3%

Respondent Age
18–29

48%

18%

5%

20%

4%

30–34

53%

28%

6%

4%

6%

35–44

43%

31%

20%

13%

4%

45–54

49%

24%

15%

13%

2%

55–59

41%

30%

17%

12%

1%

60–64

54%

29%

10%

13%

4%

65+

49%

24%

16%

11%

3%

Refused

99%

---

51%

---

49%

Respondent Gender
Male

54%

24%

13%

9%

3%

Female

45%

27%

16%

14%

3%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

53%

23%

14%

12%

2%

AfricanAmerican

38%

31%

13%

18%

7%

Other/Refused

62%

18%

15%

6%

6%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

55%

15%

---

10%

10%

1–5 years

40%

23%

17%

11%

---

6–10 years

49%

26%

12%

18%

3%

11–15 years

46%

27%

16%

6%

4%

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3. What actions would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army
Depot?

Evacuate

Shelter-InPlace

Await
Instructions

Don't Know

Contact Family/
Friends

16–20 years

45%

28%

14%

11%

3%

More than 20
years

50%

26%

16%

13%

3%

---

---

---

66%

---

Don’t
Know/Refused

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

49%

25%

15%

11%

3%

No

46%

27%

15%

15%

3%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

52%

19%

19%

12%

4%

No

48%

26%

15%

12%

3%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

49%

28%

14%

12%

3%

No

48%

26%

15%

12%

3%

Respondent County
Calhoun

49%

26%

13%

12%

2%

Clay

45%

25%

19%

13%

---

Cleburne

52%

26%

23%

10%

6%

Etowah

54%

20%

15%

14%

5%

St. Clair

35%

34%

18%

14%

3%

Talladega

53%

23%

15%

8%

3%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

48%

31%

23%

10%

6%

B-6

63%

17%

14%

14%

3%

B-7

60%

17%

34%

3%

9%

34%

14%

18%

1%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

172

35%

3. What actions would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army
Depot?

Evacuate

Shelter-InPlace

Await
Instructions

Don't Know

Contact Family/
Friends

Gadsden

52%

18%

14%

17%

5%

Heflin

50%

28%

23%

11%

7%

Jacksonville

59%

18%

16%

12%

4%

Oxford

56%

20%

15%

9%

2%

Pell City

35%

38%

19%

10%

4%

Talladega

57%

23%

17%

9%

6%

Other

48%

27%

15%

11%

2%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

51%

28%

13%

8%

6%

No

48%

26%

15%

13%

3%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

49%

11%

15%

27%

No

37%

30%

9%

11%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

45%

23%

8%

16%

Cynics

38%

20%

6%

19%

Participants

48%

9%

18%

30%

Watchdogs

63%

11%

11%

19%

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4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Go into shelter
Room

Close Heating/AC
Vents

Use Shelter-inPlace Kit

Follow
Instructions

Don’t Know

Evacuate

Get Food/Water
Supply

Lock Doors and
Windows

Use Emergency
Kit

Turn off
Heating/AC

Get Supplies

Contact
Family/Friends

Listen to Radio/TV
for instructions

Total Sample

Close Doors and
Windows
Seal Doors and
Windows of
Shelter Room
Go Inside/Stay
Inside

Table 87: Answers to Question 4

33%

18%

16%

15%

12%

11%

10%

9%

7%

6%

6%

5%

4%

3%

3%

32%

Respondent Age
18–29

25%

23%

27%

7%

20%

7%

13%

11%

11%

9%

7%

4%

4%

4%

4%

5%

30–34

28%

22%

22%

7%

16%

7%

9%

6%

16%

7%

4%

1%

4%

1%

1%

7%

35–44

30%

33%

21%

12%

21%

11%

13%

12%

6%

7%

3%

6%

4%

6%

2%

3%

45–54

33%

39%

16%

16%

15%

15%

7%

9%

8%

4%

9%

6%

6%

2%

2%

2%

55–59

30%

35%

21%

19%

13%

16%

12%

10%

9%

7%

9%

7%

7%

3%

3%

6%

60–64

34%

31%

15%

17%

10%

10%

10%

6%

14%

8%

5%

3%

4%

6%

2%

2%

65+

36%

28%

16%

18%

14%

13%

13%

12%

7%

8%

5%

7%

6%

6%

3%

2%

Refused

99%

1%

99%

49%

49%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

--

Respondent Gender

174

Male

33%

35%

16%

17%

15%

9%

12%

9%

12%

6%

6%

4%

7%

4%

2%

4%

Female

33%

30%

19%

15%

15%

14%

11%

11%

7%

7%

6%

7%

4%

5%

3%

3%

Get Supplies

Contact
Family/Friends

Listen to Radio/TV
for instructions

9%

6%

6%

6%

4%

3%

3%

3%

AfricanAmerican

26%

29%

18%

15%

10%

11%

14%

13%

7%

3%

4%

7%

1%

6%

---

---

Other/Refused

38%

32%

21%

9%

15%

9%

9%

6%

3%

3%

6%

6%

9%

6%

---

3%

Use Emergency
Kit

10%

Lock Doors and
Windows

11%

Get Food/Water
Supply

14%

Evacuate

14%

Don’t Know

15%

Follow
Instructions

17%

Use Shelter-inPlace Kit

31%

Close Heating/AC
Vents

34%

Go into shelter
Room

Caucasian

Close Doors and
Windows
Seal Doors and
Windows of
Shelter Room
Go Inside/Stay
Inside

Turn off
Heating/AC

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

20%

15%

20%

20%

10%

---

10%

10%

10%

15%

---

---

---

5%

---

---

1–5 years

21%

29%

23%

19%

7%

8%

14%

11%

9%

6%

3%

4%

4%

4%

3%

4%

6–10 years

30%

26%

19%

11%

14%

7%

14%

15%

9%

8%

5%

4%

11%

6%

1%

7%

11–15 years

31%

33%

18%

16%

18%

25%

8%

8%

4%

6%

4%

12%

2%

0%

0%

4%

16–20 years

36%

35%

17%

13%

18%

6%

10%

8%

5%

8%

8%

6%

7%

4%

---

2%

More than 20
years

36%

33%

17%

16%

16%

14%

11%

10%

10%

6%

7%

6%

5%

5%

3%

3%

Don’t
Know/Refused

33%

33%

33%

---

33%

---

---

---

33%

---

33%

---

---

---

---

---

175

Don’t Know

Evacuate

Get Food/Water
Supply

Lock Doors and
Windows

Use Emergency
Kit

Turn off
Heating/AC

Get Supplies

Contact
Family/Friends

Listen to Radio/TV
for instructions

19%

15%

17%

12%

11%

8%

9%

7%

6%

7%

5%

5%

2%

3%

No

33%

28%

16%

17%

11%

12%

11%

14%

8%

6%

6%

4%

5%

3%

3%

3%

Use Shelter-inPlace Kit

33%

Close Heating/AC
Vents

33%

Go into shelter
Room

Yes

Close Doors and
Windows
Seal Doors and
Windows of
Shelter Room
Go Inside/Stay
Inside

Follow
Instructions

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Respondent Access to the Internet

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

38%

28%

17%

16%

17%

13%

16%

10%

10%

10%

5%

5%

7%

1%

4%

5%

No

33%

32%

18%

16%

15%

12%

11%

10%

9%

7%

6%

6%

5%

5%

3%

3%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

33%

38%

11%

15%

14%

11%

7%

15%

17%

2%

7%

11%

4%

4%

4%

6%

No

33%

31%

19%

16%

15%

13%

11%

10%

8%

7%

6%

5%

5%

5%

3%

3%

Respondent County

176

Calhoun

29%

29%

17%

14%

12%

14%

9%

9%

9%

5%

5%

6%

3%

3%

1%

2%

Clay

29%

29%

14%

10%

16%

16%

13%

12%

7%

6%

4%

1%

3%

6%

3%

4%

Cleburne

35%

32%

17%

18%

19%

17%

14%

6%

16%

10%

11%

8%

8%

8%

6%

8%

Etowah

39%

33%

18%

15%

17%

12%

14%

11%

8%

7%

6%

6%

5%

5%

4%

4%

St. Clair

35%

31%

19%

17%

19%

9%

9%

11%

6%

8%

6%

4%

6%

5%

2%

3%

Talladega

29%

35%

21%

21%

14%

13%

14%

12%

15%

10%

7%

6%

10%

6%

5%

4%

Close Heating/AC
Vents

Use Shelter-inPlace Kit

Follow
Instructions

Don’t Know

Evacuate

Get Food/Water
Supply

Lock Doors and
Windows

Use Emergency
Kit

Turn off
Heating/AC

Get Supplies

Contact
Family/Friends

Listen to Radio/TV
for instructions

A-12

40%

27%

21%

19%

21%

10%

17%

4%

13%

10%

13%

6%

10%

8%

6%

10%

B-6

23%

40%

9%

14%

17%

37%

6%

14%

26%

9%

6%

9%

3%

9%

6%

6%

B-7

31%

34%

14%

23%

11%

17%

14%

---

17%

9%

11%

14%

9%

9%

6%

3%

Close Doors and
Windows
Seal Doors and
Windows of
Shelter Room
Go Inside/Stay
Inside

Go into shelter
Room

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

33%

25%

16%

17%

10%

18%

15%

5%

11%

7%

3%

7%

4%

5%

1%

3%

Gadsden

38%

32%

21%

17%

13%

11%

14%

10%

10%

10%

9%

6%

6%

4%

3%

6%

Heflin

38%

28%

20%

15%

23%

15%

17%

5%

13%

11%

13%

7%

12%

7%

7%

12%

Jacksonville

35%

33%

20%

18%

8%

6%

4%

10%

8%

6%

10%

4%

2%

6%

2%

---

Oxford

25%

33%

24%

13%

15%

13%

9%

7%

9%

5%

7%

5%

2%

2%

2%

4%

Pell City

38%

35%

12%

19%

15%

13%

12%

6%

10%

4%

10%

4%

6%

4%

2%

2%

Talladega

26%

45%

23%

15%

11%

13%

13%

13%

19%

9%

6%

2%

9%

9%

4%

---

Other

32%

31%

17%

15%

18%

12%

10%

12%

7%

6%

5%

6%

6%

4%

3%

3%

14%

16%

12%

13%

10%

16%

9%

6%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

42%

33%

22%

23%

28%

19%

12%

7%

177

Go into shelter
Room

Close Heating/AC
Vents

Use Shelter-inPlace Kit

Follow
Instructions

Don’t Know

Evacuate

Get Food/Water
Supply

Lock Doors and
Windows

Use Emergency
Kit

Turn off
Heating/AC

Get Supplies

Contact
Family/Friends

Listen to Radio/TV
for instructions

No

Close Doors and
Windows
Seal Doors and
Windows of
Shelter Room
Go Inside/Stay
Inside

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

32%

15%

14%

12%

11%

10%

8%

6%

6%

5%

5%

3%

2%

3%

31%

18%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

35%

33%

18%

16%

16%

13%

11%

9%

9%

7%

6%

6%

6%

4%

3%

3%

No

11%

15%

15%

16%

5%

3%

15%

18%

12%

6%

3%

1%

2%

6%

1%

5%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

178

Believers

22%

19%

17%

13%

9%

7%

7%

20%

11%

3%

3%

1%

4%

4%

1%

0%

Cynics

16%

23%

16%

14%

11%

5%

8%

14%

10%

5%

5%

2%

3%

2%

0%

5%

Participants

37%

36%

18%

17%

17%

15%

12%

8%

8%

8%

7%

8%

6%

5%

4%

4%

Watchdogs

40%

28%

20%

12%

13%

9%

11%

10%

13%

6%

7%

1%

7%

0%

1%

4%

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

The survey sought to identify and summarize which actions residents would take if
instructed to shelter in place. Sheltering-in-place is composed of a series of actions taken
to make a structure safe from chemical exposure. To determine the level of knowledge of
residents regarding shelter-in-place, it is important to identify which combination of
shelter-in-place actions are necessary in order to shelter in place safely.
Step 1:

Stay inside, or go inside if you are outside.

Step 2:

Close all windows, fireplace dampers and doors outside and inside.

Step 3:

Turn off heating, cooling and ventilation systems.

Step 4:

Stay in an interior room or room with no windows.

Step 5:

Turn radio to EAS stations for instructions.

Table 5 shows the percentage of survey respondents who indicated they would take each
of the shelter-in-place steps. They are listed in columns Step 1–Step 5. The following
columns headed by Cumulative Step 2–Cumulative Step 5 (Cumulative percentages)
show the percentage who indicated they would take that shelter-in-place step along with
all previous steps.
Table 88: Shelter-in-Place Steps and Cumulative Steps

Total Sample

Step
1

Step
2

Cumulative
Step 2

Step
3

Cumulative
Step 3

Step
4

Cumulative
Step 4

Step
5

Cumulative
Step 5

53%

57%

38%

18%

15%

26%

4%

15%

1%

Respondent Age
18–29

50%

46%

25%

22%

16%

12%

2%

18%

2%

30–34

47%

44%

28%

19%

13%

13%

7%

16%

1%

35–44

50%

57%

36%

24%

16%

22%

2%

15%

1%

45–54

51%

63%

40%

20%

15%

30%

4%

13%

1%

55–59

57%

61%

42%

17%

13%

29%

3%

16%

2%

60–64

54%

56%

41%

13%

12%

25%

3%

13%

1%

65+

55%

54%

39%

17%

15%

28%

5%

15%

2%

Refused

99%

100%

99%

49%

49%

49%

49%

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

54%

57%

38%

19%

15%

23%

3%

15%

1%

Female

53%

56%

39%

18%

14%

28%

4%

14%

1%

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4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Step
1

Step
2

Cumulative
Step 2

Step
3

Cumulative
Step 3

Step
4

Cumulative
Step 4

Step
5

Cumulative
Step 5

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

52%

60%

39%

17%

14%

27%

4%

15%

1%

AfricanAmerican

47%

44%

30%

10%

8%

24%

---

14%

---

Other/Refused

53%

56%

38%

20%

12%

18%

3%

9%

---

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

50%

35%

20%

10%

5%

20%

---

15%

---

1–5 years

49%

45%

28%

10%

7%

26%

1%

18%

1%

6–10 years

48%

45%

33%

23%

16%

18%

1%

18%

---

11–15 years

56%

62%

37%

20%

16%

37%

6%

12%

2%

16–20 years

54%

55%

40%

22%

18%

17%

4%

14%

---

More than 20
years

54%

61%

41%

19%

15%

28%

5%

14%

2%

Don’t
Know/Refused

100%

33%

33%

33%

33%

---

---

---

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

54%

58%

39%

20%

16%

25%

4%

15%

1%

No

51%

53%

37%

14%

12%

28%

5%

14%

1%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

59%

57%

43%

21%

19%

29%

3%

23%

3%

No

53%

57%

38%

18%

14%

26%

4%

14%

1%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

50%

59%

40%

17%

13%

24%

4%

12%

2%

No

53%

57%

38%

19%

15%

26%

4%

15%

1%

Respondent County
Calhoun

48%

57%

34%

14%

11%

26%

2%

12%

---

Clay

42%

59%

32%

17%

10%

25%

---

17%

---

180

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Step
1

Step
2

Cumulative
Step 2

Step
3

Cumulative
Step 3

Step
4

Cumulative
Step 4

Step
5

Cumulative
Step 5

Cleburne

54%

59%

40%

21%

16%

33%

6%

21%

4%

Etowah

55%

59%

43%

19%

15%

25%

5%

18%

2%

St. Clair

61%

55%

41%

24%

19%

25%

4%

14%

1%

Talladega

52%

53%

36%

20%

16%

29%

7%

16%

4%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

60%

58%

46%

23%

19%

27%

4%

25%

4%

B-6

31%

60%

23%

17%

11%

49%

11%

11%

3%

B-7

60%

54%

40%

14%

11%

37%

6%

23%

6%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

52%

54%

36%

14%

12%

30%

4%

16%

1%

Gadsden

58%

54%

43%

15%

12%

25%

5%

18%

3%

Heflin

59%

57%

43%

25%

21%

27%

6%

28%

5%

Jacksonville

59%

61%

45%

10%

8%

24%

---

4%

---

Oxford

47%

56%

29%

15%

11%

25%

2%

15%

---

Pell City

58%

60%

44%

21%

19%

33%

6%

13%

4%

Talladega

49%

51%

34%

19%

13%

26%

6%

15%

2%

Other

52%

58%

38%

22%

16%

25%

4%

14%

1%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

60%

61%

46%

31%

27%

34%

13%

16%

6%

No

53%

56%

38%

17%

13%

25%

3%

14%

1%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

54%

60%

41%

20%

15%

27%

4%

14%

1%

No

39%

23%

14%

5%

5%

18%

1%

21%

1%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

43%

38%

24%

12%

7%

19%

1%

8%

---

Cynics

39%

34%

22%

11%

11%

17%

2%

12%

---

181

4. If you were instructed to shelter in place, what actions would you take?

Step
1

Step
2

Cumulative
Step 2

Step
3

Cumulative
Step 3

Step
4

Cumulative
Step 4

Step
5

Cumulative
Step 5

Participants

57%

64%

43%

21%

16%

30%

5%

16%

2%

Watchdogs

52%

57%

45%

19%

17%

18%

6%

15%

1%

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5. How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place?
Table 89: Answers to Question 5

Total Sample

AM/FM
Radio
26%

Siren

Weather
Radio

Local
Emergency
Management
Agency

19%

15%

10%

5%

Television

Don't
Know

Tone Alert
Radio

24%

20%

Respondent Age
18–29

25%

25%

25%

16%

13%

7%

9%

30–34

23%

28%

19%

15%

16%

12%

16%

35–44

27%

24%

18%

16%

18%

13%

5%

45–54

28%

25%

16%

22%

16%

9%

6%

55–59

37%

28%

14%

22%

9%

15%

3%

60–64

25%

22%

21%

21%

15%

9%

3%

65+

22%

22%

24%

18%

14%

9%

4%

Refused

49%

---

51%

---

---

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

27%

25%

17%

21%

14%

9%

7%

Female

26%

24%

22%

18%

15%

11%

4%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

25%

25%

19%

20%

15%

12%

6%

AfricanAmerican

21%

19%

26%

15%

12%

10%

1%

Other/Refused

15%

15%

27%

18%

24%

3%

12%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

20%

20%

15%

20%

5%

10%

5%

1–5 years

25%

20%

13%

21%

22%

9%

7%

6–10 years

25%

23%

28%

20%

12%

3%

7%

11–15 years

27%

34%

11%

21%

18%

12%

6%

183

5. How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place?

AM/FM
Radio
16–20 years

Siren

Weather
Radio

Local
Emergency
Management
Agency

22%

16%

12%

4%

20%

18%

14%

11%

5%

66%

---

---

---

---

Television

Don't
Know

Tone Alert
Radio

24%

31%

21%

More than 20
years

27%

23%

Don’t
Know/Refused

34%

34%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

28%

26%

17%

22%

15%

11%

6%

No

23%

21%

27%

13%

13%

9%

3%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

41%

22%

8%

23%

21%

6%

2%

No

26%

24%

21%

19%

14%

11%

5%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

35%

21%

18%

12%

11%

13%

7%

No

26%

24%

20%

20%

15%

10%

5%

Respondent County
Calhoun

23%

20%

23%

18%

15%

8%

5%

Clay

38%

23%

14%

23%

10%

14%

6%

Cleburne

37%

22%

13%

20%

21%

7%

2%

Etowah

26%

28%

18%

20%

16%

15%

6%

St. Clair

33%

32%

18%

19%

11%

10%

3%

Talladega

27%

16%

21%

20%

17%

9%

6%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

40%

19%

13%

17%

23%

6%

2%

B-6

29%

23%

11%

26%

11%

9%

---

B-7

43%

29%

14%

26%

26%

6%

6%

184

5. How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place?

AM/FM
Radio

Television

Don't
Know

Tone Alert
Radio

Siren

Weather
Radio

Local
Emergency
Management
Agency

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

27%

20%

21%

18%

11%

8%

2%

Gadsden

24%

26%

21%

19%

13%

15%

5%

Heflin

40%

21%

13%

19%

22%

5%

---

Jacksonville

31%

20%

14%

20%

14%

12%

8%

Oxford

16%

25%

35%

20%

15%

5%

5%

Pell City

27%

37%

21%

12%

17%

13%

2%

Talladega

32%

13%

17%

21%

13%

4%

4%

Other

27%

25%

19%

20%

16%

10%

6%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

41%

30%

11%

19%

15%

14%

7%

No

25%

23%

21%

19%

15%

10%

5%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

27%

25%

19%

20%

15%

11%

5%

No

18%

16%

34%

12%

6%

6%

4%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

18%

18%

36%

14%

9%

8%

3%

Cynics

25%

22%

28%

9%

9%

6%

3%

Participants

30%

26%

14%

21%

16%

12%

6%

Watchdogs

18%

19%

29%

20%

16%

8%

3%

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6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take?

Evacuate in a Specific Direction

Evacuate Using Specific Route

Evacuate to a Specific
Destination

Follow Instructions/
Do What Told

Get Personal Items

Gather Family

Await Instructions

Check Wind Direction

Don't Know

Contact Family Members Before
Leaving

Locate/Collect Pets

Total Sample

Leave Home or Workplace/
Get Out

Table 90: Answers to Question 6

32%

31%

20%

19%

11%

11%

9%

6%

5%

5%

4%

4%

Respondent Age
18–29

43%

36%

14%

19%

3%

18%

16%

5%

4%

7%

2%

7%

30–34

28%

34%

31%

19%

22%

10%

10%

3%

---

9%

6%

1%

35–44

35%

23%

16%

23%

13%

9%

14%

3%

5%

6%

7%

5%

45–54

31%

37%

18%

16%

9%

16%

11%

7%

5%

5%

2%

4%

55–59

31%

39%

24%

23%

12%

4%

7%

7%

5%

5%

2%

2%

60–64

30%

35%

23%

25%

12%

10%

8%

7%

7%

3%

4%

---

65+

31%

26%

20%

15%

11%

12%

6%

7%

3%

5%

6%

6%

Refused

51%

---

---

---

---

---

49%

49%

---

---

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

31%

32%

17%

16%

11%

9%

6%

7%

9%

5%

4%

2%

Female

33%

31%

21%

20%

11%

13%

11%

6%

2%

6%

5%

5%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

30%

33%

22%

19%

11%

10%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

3%

AfricanAmerican

31%

21%

18%

17%

17%

8%

10%

7%

3%

7%

6%

4%

Other/Refused

32%

38%

9%

12%

6%

15%

6%

9%

6%

9%

6%

3%

25%

25%

---

---

5%

5%

10%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

186

40%

35%

5%

15%

10%

Leave Home or Workplace/
Get Out

Evacuate in a Specific Direction

Evacuate Using Specific Route

Evacuate to a Specific
Destination

Follow Instructions/
Do What Told

Get Personal Items

Gather Family

Await Instructions

Check Wind Direction

Don't Know

Contact Family Members Before
Leaving

Locate/Collect Pets

6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take?

1–5 years

41%

33%

14%

15%

19%

10%

11%

7%

5%

3%

3%

9%

6–10 years

34%

31%

18%

15%

6%

14%

8%

5%

8%

7%

9%

3%

11–15 years

21%

33%

33%

31%

8%

6%

10%

4%

6%

8%

6%

4%

16–20 years

30%

32%

17%

20%

7%

19%

12%

10%

3%

3%

3%

10%

More than 20
years

31%

31%

21%

19%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

5%

4%

2%

Don’t
Know/Refused

100%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

33%

34%

20%

20%

12%

11%

10%

5%

5%

5%

4%

5%

No

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

12%

6%

10%

4%

6%

5%

2%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

23%

39%

21%

34%

23%

10%

8%

8%

11%

0%

8%

4%

No

33%

31%

20%

18%

10%

11%

9%

6%

4%

5%

4%

4%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

20%

33%

19%

19%

5%

9%

8%

9%

9%

8%

5%

3%

No

33%

31%

20%

19%

11%

11%

9%

6%

4%

5%

4%

4%

Respondent County
Calhoun

33%

29%

22%

15%

9%

9%

8%

4%

5%

5%

3%

4%

Clay

32%

33%

19%

17%

13%

9%

9%

6%

---

7%

3%

---

Cleburne

15%

46%

21%

33%

12%

16%

13%

11%

4%

6%

9%

3%

Etowah

27%

35%

20%

22%

15%

10%

7%

10%

4%

5%

4%

3%

St. Clair

38%

27%

14%

18%

10%

13%

11%

6%

3%

6%

5%

6%

187

Evacuate in a Specific Direction

Evacuate Using Specific Route

Evacuate to a Specific
Destination

Follow Instructions/
Do What Told

Get Personal Items

Gather Family

Await Instructions

Check Wind Direction

Don't Know

Contact Family Members Before
Leaving

Locate/Collect Pets

Talladega

Leave Home or Workplace/
Get Out

6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take?

32%

35%

24%

20%

10%

16%

12%

6%

5%

4%

8%

5%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

6%

42%

17%

31%

13%

17%

15%

8%

4%

6%

8%

2%

B-6

34%

63%

34%

37%

14%

17%

9%

17%

3%

9%

9%

6%

B-7

23%

46%

23%

34%

6%

11%

17%

11%

6%

3%

11%

3%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

28%

33%

19%

19%

14%

8%

3%

3%

4%

5%

3%

2%

Gadsden

28%

31%

23%

23%

14%

7%

6%

10%

3%

8%

3%

3%

Heflin

7%

43%

19%

31%

14%

16%

14%

6%

4%

7%

9%

3%

Jacksonville

39%

22%

22%

10%

10%

8%

12%

4%

6%

4%

2%

6%

Oxford

31%

29%

29%

13%

2%

11%

13%

4%

9%

7%

---

7%

Pell City

29%

33%

19%

19%

13%

12%

15%

12%

4%

10%

4%

2%

Talladega

32%

34%

23%

28%

4%

19%

9%

4%

4%

2%

13%

---

Other

34%

32%

18%

18%

11%

13%

10%

6%

4%

4%

5%

5%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

28%

36%

25%

31%

12%

15%

8%

8%

5%

2%

9%

4%

No

32%

31%

19%

17%

11%

11%

9%

6%

4%

5%

4%

4%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

32%

31%

20%

19%

11%

11%

10%

6%

5%

5%

4%

4%

No

29%

32%

18%

20%

10%

12%

5%

6%

3%

9%

5%

4%

5%

2%

11%

4%

2%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

188

33%

27%

16%

16%

8%

7%

12%

Leave Home or Workplace/
Get Out

Evacuate in a Specific Direction

Evacuate Using Specific Route
Evacuate to a Specific
Destination
Follow Instructions/
Do What Told
Get Personal Items

Gather Family

Await Instructions

Check Wind Direction

Don't Know
Contact Family Members Before
Leaving
Locate/Collect Pets

6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take?

Cynics
40%
16%
17%
14%
11%
11%
8%
6%
--5%
3%
6%

Participants
30%
34%
20%
20%
12%
13%
9%
7%
6%
4%
5%
4%

Watchdogs
39%
30%
30%
19%
10%
9%
8%
6%
4%
1%
3%
4%

189

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

7. In the event of an evacuation, do you have a pre-planned direction, route, or destination?
Table 91: Answers to Question 7

Total Sample

Yes,
Direction

Yes,
Route

Yes,
Destination

Total “Yes”
Responses

No,
None

Depends on the
Wind Direction

43%

36%

39%

59%

35%

5%

Respondent Age
18–29

33%

19%

19%

37%

56%

4%

30–34

25%

22%

22%

47%

53%

6%

35–44

38%

36%

41%

54%

34%

7%

45–54

48%

38%

41%

60%

32%

6%

55–59

44%

37%

38%

64%

31%

6%

60–64

48%

39%

43%

62%

36%

6%

65+

44%

37%

42%

63%

32%

3%

Refused

100%

99%

99%

100%

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

48%

38%

38%

62%

30%

10%

Female

41%

35%

40%

58%

37%

2%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

44%

37%

41%

62%

33%

5%

AfricanAmerican

25%

26%

32%

42%

50%

4%

Other/Refused

59%

41%

44%

65%

35%

6%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

45%

20%

45%

60%

30%

10%

1–5 years

45%

36%

41%

59%

36%

3%

6–10 years

45%

37%

41%

56%

40%

3%

11–15 years

43%

41%

43%

64%

29%

8%

16–20 years

30%

27%

38%

48%

46%

6%

190

7. In the event of an evacuation, do you have a pre-planned direction, route, or destination?

Yes,
Direction

Yes,
Route

Yes,
Destination

Total “Yes”
Responses

No,
None

Depends on the
Wind Direction

More than 20
years

45%

38%

39%

61%

33%

5%

Don’t
Know/Refused

34%

---

---

34%

66%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

47%

39%

39%

60%

33%

6%

No

36%

30%

40%

58%

39%

2%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

55%

38%

44%

61%

31%

6%

No

43%

36%

39%

59%

35%

5%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

53%

43%

50%

72%

22%

7%

No

43%

36%

39%

58%

36%

5%

Respondent County
Calhoun

42%

35%

39%

60%

35%

6%

Clay

43%

32%

32%

55%

42%

1%

Cleburne

56%

41%

43%

75%

21%

5%

Etowah

43%

37%

41%

58%

35%

3%

St. Clair

42%

34%

37%

57%

37%

5%

Talladega

47%

39%

42%

64%

30%

6%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

48%

38%

40%

75%

23%

6%

B-6

74%

43%

49%

80%

14%

3%

B-7

66%

57%

51%

77%

17%

6%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

43%

33%

41%

61%

37%

3%

Gadsden

41%

37%

43%

58%

37%

4%

191

7. In the event of an evacuation, do you have a pre-planned direction, route, or destination?

Yes,
Direction

Yes,
Route

Yes,
Destination

Total “Yes”
Responses

No,
None

Depends on the
Wind Direction

Heflin

48%

37%

41%

72%

23%

7%

Jacksonville

47%

45%

51%

61%

35%

4%

Oxford

42%

35%

35%

55%

36%

9%

Pell City

38%

29%

37%

58%

35%

8%

Talladega

38%

36%

47%

57%

38%

6%

Other

45%

37%

37%

60%

33%

5%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

56%

52%

48%

75%

15%

10%

No

42%

34%

39%

58%

37%

4%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

45%

38%

41%

62%

32%

5%

No

25%

15%

22%

34%

62%

3%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

28%

23%

31%

45%

52%

---

Cynics

24%

17%

20%

36%

55%

3%

Participants

48%

40%

42%

65%

29%

6%

Watchdogs

50%

50%

51%

66%

29%

5%

192

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

8. If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, where would you get
instructions on how to protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning
signals?

Television

AM/FM Radio

Tone Alert Radio

Don't Know

Weather Radio

Siren/Loudspeaker

Information Received
by Mail

Local Emergency
Management Agency

Preparedness
Kit/Package

Pamphlet/Brochure

Total Sample

Television and News

Table 92: Answers to Question 8

33%

33%

27%

21%

10%

9%

9%

6%

6%

4%

4%

Respondent Age
18–29

34%

34%

29%

7%

18%

5%

2%

5%

7%

2%

7%

30–34

22%

19%

19%

22%

16%

3%

10%

3%

3%

9%

6%

35–44

45%

45%

34%

25%

4%

9%

11%

7%

8%

6%

2%

45–54

34%

34%

29%

23%

10%

9%

6%

5%

6%

4%

3%

55–59

32%

31%

31%

22%

6%

5%

9%

8%

8%

2%

8%

60–64

24%

24%

19%

20%

12%

9%

14%

9%

6%

4%

3%

65+

32%

32%

24%

22%

11%

11%

9%

6%

5%

5%

5%

Refused

1%

1%

1%

49%

49%

---

1%

---

---

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

30%

30%

30%

24%

8%

6%

12%

6%

7%

6%

4%

Female

34%

34%

25%

20%

11%

10%

7%

7%

6%

4%

5%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties
Only)
Caucasian

28%

27%

27%

21%

11%

8%

7%

7%

5%

4%

4%

AfricanAmerican

30%

30%

18%

17%

11%

7%

7%

3%

6%

6%

1%

Other/Refused

26%

26%

24%

26%

9%

6%

12%

12%

6%

6%

9%

5%

5%

5%

---

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

193

45%

45%

30%

15%

10%

5%

5%

Television and News

Television

AM/FM Radio

Tone Alert Radio

Don't Know

Weather Radio

Siren/Loudspeaker

Information Received
by Mail

Local Emergency
Management Agency

Preparedness
Kit/Package

Pamphlet/Brochure

8. If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, where would you get instructions on how to
protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning signals?

1–5 years

42%

42%

29%

21%

8%

11%

13%

7%

8%

3%

3%

6–10 years

33%

33%

21%

28%

5%

9%

8%

6%

8%

4%

6%

11–15 years

44%

44%

33%

21%

6%

10%

8%

10%

8%

8%

2%

16–20 years

40%

40%

28%

22%

7%

11%

6%

7%

3%

6%

7%

More than 20
years

29%

29%

26%

21%

11%

8%

9%

6%

6%

4%

5%

---

---

34%

---

33%

---

---

---

---

---

---

Don’t
Know/Refused

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

34%

34%

28%

22%

8%

8%

8%

7%

7%

4%

5%

No

30%

30%

23%

20%

15%

10%

11%

6%

4%

4%

4%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

23%

23%

28%

27%

6%

8%

7%

4%

8%

8%

2%

No

34%

33%

27%

21%

10%

9%

9%

7%

6%

4%

5%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

22%

21%

37%

15%

10%

10%

5%

9%

3%

7%

7%

No

34%

34%

26%

22%

10%

9%

9%

6%

6%

4%

4%

Respondent County

194

Calhoun

26%

25%

25%

24%

10%

7%

8%

6%

5%

5%

3%

Clay

41%

41%

49%

28%

3%

14%

7%

4%

13%

6%

3%

Cleburne

26%

26%

34%

23%

5%

7%

18%

14%

6%

5%

9%

Etowah

31%

31%

27%

16%

12%

9%

6%

8%

5%

3%

7%

St. Clair

44%

44%

30%

23%

7%

12%

9%

5%

8%

5%

6%

Talladega

41%

41%

23%

23%

9%

10%

15%

6%

7%

5%

3%

Don't Know

Weather Radio

Siren/Loudspeaker

Information Received
by Mail

Local Emergency
Management Agency

Preparedness
Kit/Package

Pamphlet/Brochure

23%

35%

23%

4%

6%

21%

19%

6%

2%

10%

B-6

34%

34%

29%

31%

9%

11%

17%

6%

3%

9%

6%

B-7

20%

17%

37%

14%

6%

6%

11%

11%

9%

11%

11%

AM/FM Radio

23%

Television

A-12

Television and News

Tone Alert Radio

8. If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, where would you get instructions on how to
protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning signals?

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

20%

20%

20%

20%

16%

6%

8%

6%

6%

7%

1%

Gadsden

34%

33%

25%

16%

13%

10%

6%

4%

4%

3%

7%

Heflin

25%

25%

36%

27%

3%

7%

20%

19%

6%

2%

9%

Jacksonville

24%

24%

24%

25%

6%

2%

6%

2%

14%

8%

4%

Oxford

29%

27%

27%

18%

4%

7%

5%

13%

---

2%

4%

Pell City

56%

56%

31%

17%

12%

12%

10%

4%

4%

8%

8%

Talladega

38%

38%

28%

19%

17%

6%

15%

6%

4%

2%

---

Other

34%

34%

28%

24%

8%

10%

10%

7%

7%

4%

5%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

35%

35%

37%

21%

4%

13%

11%

9%

8%

8%

3%

No

33%

32%

25%

22%

10%

8%

9%

6%

6%

4%

5%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

33%

32%

28%

23%

9%

9%

9%

7%

7%

5%

5%

No

37%

37%

15%

8%

21%

4%

6%

1%

2%

---

1%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

30%

30%

27%

16%

18%

7%

3%

5%

6%

2%

1%

Cynics

37%

37%

19%

13%

20%

5%

11%

3%

5%

2%

---

Participants

34%

34%

28%

24%

7%

9%

10%

7%

7%

5%

5%

195

196

Television

AM/FM Radio

Tone Alert Radio

Don't Know

Weather Radio

Siren/Loudspeaker

Information Received
by Mail

Local Emergency
Management Agency

Preparedness
Kit/Package

Pamphlet/Brochure

Watchdogs

Television and News

8. If a chemical accident occurred at the Anniston Army Depot, where would you get instructions on how to
protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning signals?

24%

23%

21%

18%

10%

12%

8%

5%

---

6%

9%

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

9. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?
Table 93: Answers to Question 9
Yes

No

44%

56%

18–29

17%

83%

30–34

38%

62%

35–44

52%

48%

45–54

48%

52%

55–59

41%

59%

60–64

45%

55%

65+

44%

56%

Refused

99%

1%

Male

47%

53%

Female

42%

58%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity
(Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

48%

52%

African-American

35%

65%

Other/Refused

32%

68%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

10%

90%

1–5 years

38%

62%

6–10 years

44%

56%

11–15 years

43%

57%

16–20 years

37%

63%

More than 20 years

47%

53%

197

9. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?

Don’t Know/Refused

Yes

No

---

100%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

47%

53%

No

37%

63%

Respondent or Household Member
is First Responder
Yes

54%

46%

No

43%

57%

Respondent or Household Member
is Depot Employee
Yes

52%

48%

No

43%

57%

Calhoun

43%

57%

Clay

42%

58%

Cleburne

63%

37%

Etowah

48%

52%

St. Clair

37%

63%

Talladega

47%

53%

A-12

67%

33%

B-6

57%

43%

B-7

63%

37%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

198

Anniston

47%

53%

Gadsden

47%

53%

Heflin

68%

32%

9. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?

Yes

No

Jacksonville

47%

53%

Oxford

38%

62%

Pell City

33%

67%

Talladega

53%

47%

Other

43%

57%

Respondent Named
a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

73%

27%

No

41%

59%

Respondent has Received
CSEPP Information
Yes

47%

53%

No

14%

86%

Believers

23%

77%

Cynics

23%

77%

Participants

50%

50%

Watchdogs

52%

48%

Respondent Trust and
Control Category

199

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

10. Has your local emergency management agency given you the information and materials
you would need to make a family emergency plan?
Table 94: Answers to Question 10
Yes

No

68%

32%

18–29

44%

56%

30–34

63%

37%

35–44

67%

33%

45–54

69%

31%

55–59

72%

28%

60–64

71%

29%

65+

70%

30%

Refused

100%

---

Male

70%

30%

Female

67%

33%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity
(Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

71%

29%

African-American

53%

47%

Other/Refused

67%

33%

Respondent Time Living in Area

200

Less than 1 year

15%

85%

1–5 years

52%

48%

6–10 years

61%

39%

11–15 years

69%

31%

16–20 years

75%

25%

10. Has your local emergency management agency given you the information and materials you would need
to make a family emergency plan?

Yes

No

More than 20 years

73%

27%

Don’t Know/Refused

33%

67%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

72%

28%

No

60%

40%

Respondent or Household Member
is First Responder
Yes

79%

21%

No

68%

32%

Respondent or Household Member
is Depot Employee
Yes

74%

26%

No

68%

32%

Calhoun

67%

33%

Clay

75%

25%

Cleburne

85%

15%

Etowah

69%

31%

St. Clair

68%

32%

Talladega

68%

32%

A-12

81%

19%

B-6

89%

11%

B-7

94%

6%

Anniston

70%

30%

Gadsden

69%

31%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

201

10. Has your local emergency management agency given you the information and materials you would need
to make a family emergency plan?

Yes

No

Heflin

81%

19%

Jacksonville

65%

35%

Oxford

62%

38%

Pell City

71%

29%

Talladega

68%

32%

Other

69%

31%

Yes

86%

14%

No

66%

34%

Yes

72%

28%

No

23%

77%

Respondent Named a
Specific Emergency Zone

Respondent has Received
CSEPP Information

Respondent Trust and Control Category

202

Believers

52%

48%

Cynics

49%

51%

Participants

76%

24%

Watchdogs

60%

40%

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:
Table 95: Answers to Question 11
Are you familiar with
the names of the
major roads and
highways in your
area?

Do you know the
evacuation route you
should follow in the
event of an
evacuation?

In the event of an evacuation,
do you know the city that has
been designated as the final
destination for people leaving
your area?

Do you know
the quickest
route to that
city?

In the event of
an emergency,
do you have a
family meeting
place?

Do you have
an out-of-area
telephone
contact?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

96%

4%

65%

35%

44%

56%

96%

4%

42%

58%

74%

26%

18–29

98%

2%

32%

68%

60%

40%

67%

33%

35%

65%

80%

20%

30–34

97%

3%

67%

33%

---

100%

100%

---

38%

62%

69%

31%

35–44

97%

3%

71%

29%

50%

50%

100%

---

51%

49%

74%

26%

45–54

97%

3%

66%

34%

25%

75%

100%

---

47%

53%

75%

25%

55–59

99%

1%

65%

35%

33%

67%

100%

---

40%

60%

70%

30%

60–64

97%

3%

60%

40%

38%

62%

95%

5%

47%

53%

70%

30%

65+

94%

6%

68%

32%

59%

41%

67%

33%

37%

63%

75%

25%

Refused

100%

---

99%

1%

60%

40%

100%

---

99%

1%

99%

1%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

97%

3%

69%

31%

43%

57%

92%

8%

48%

52%

70%

30%

Female

96%

4%

62%

38%

44%

56%

97%

3%

39%

61%

76%

24%

203

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Are you familiar with
the names of the
major roads and
highways in your
area?

Yes

Do you know the
evacuation route you
should follow in the
event of an
evacuation?

No

Yes

No

Do you know
the quickest
route to that
city?

In the event of
an emergency,
do you have a
family meeting
place?

Do you have
an out-of-area
telephone
contact?

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

In the event of an evacuation,
do you know the city that has
been designated as the final
destination for people leaving
your area?

Yes

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

96%

4%

69%

31%

---

---

---

---

45%

55%

75%

25%

African-American

94%

6%

48%

52%

---

---

---

---

32%

68%

78%

22%

Other/Refused

88%

12%

63%

37%

---

---

---

---

35%

65%

70%

30%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

85%

15%

50%

50%

---

100%

100%

---

25%

75%

85%

15%

1–5 years

95%

5%

45%

55%

40%

60%

100%

---

48%

52%

85%

15%

6–10 years

94%

6%

70%

30%

20%

80%

100%

---

56%

44%

76%

24%

11–15 years

94%

6%

87%

13%

40%

60%

100%

---

44%

56%

92%

8%

16–20 years

93%

7%

54%

46%

29%

71%

97%

3%

29%

71%

72%

28%

More than 20 years

98%

2%

67%

33%

50%

50%

---

100%

42%

58%

70%

30%

Don’t Know/Refused

100%

---

50%

50%

100%

---

100%

---

33%

67%

100%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

98%

2%

69%

31%

41%

59%

93%

7%

46%

54%

76%

24%

No

93%

7%

57%

43%

50%

50%

100%

---

34%

66%

70%

30%

204

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Are you familiar with
the names of the
major roads and
highways in your
area?

Yes

No

Do you know the
evacuation route you
should follow in the
event of an
evacuation?

Yes

No

Do you know
the quickest
route to that
city?

In the event of
an emergency,
do you have a
family meeting
place?

Do you have
an out-of-area
telephone
contact?

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

In the event of an evacuation,
do you know the city that has
been designated as the final
destination for people leaving
your area?

Yes

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

98%

2%

77%

23%

50%

50%

100%

---

56%

44%

71%

29%

No

96%

4%

64%

36%

43%

57%

95%

5%

41%

59%

74%

26%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

98%

2%

69%

31%

45%

55%

100%

---

35%

65%

67%

33%

No

96%

4%

64%

36%

43%

57%

95%

5%

43%

57%

75%

25%

Respondent County
Calhoun

95%

5%

65%

35%

---

---

---

---

40%

60%

75%

25%

Clay

100%

---

65%

35%

---

---

---

---

45%

55%

77%

23%

Cleburne

97%

3%

---

---

---

---

---

---

52%

48%

78%

22%

Etowah

96%

4%

---

---

---

---

---

---

46%

54%

75%

25%

St. Clair

98%

2%

---

---

---

---

---

---

45%

55%

74%

26%

Talladega

97%

3%

---

---

44%

56%

96%

4%

35%

65%

67%

33%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

96%

4%

---

---

---

---

---

---

50%

50%

81%

19%

B-6

97%

3%

---

---

---

---

---

---

60%

40%

74%

26%

205

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Are you familiar with
the names of the
major roads and
highways in your
area?

B-7

Do you know the
evacuation route you
should follow in the
event of an
evacuation?

In the event of an evacuation,
do you know the city that has
been designated as the final
destination for people leaving
your area?

Do you know
the quickest
route to that
city?

In the event of
an emergency,
do you have a
family meeting
place?

Do you have
an out-of-area
telephone
contact?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

100%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

51%

49%

77%

23%

---

34%

66%

83%

17%

43%

57%

73%

27%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

92%

8%

64%

36%

50%

50%

100%

Gadsden

94%

6%

---

100%

---

---

---

Heflin

96%

4%

---

---

---

---

---

---

48%

52%

81%

19%

Jacksonville

98%

2%

71%

29%

---

---

---

---

51%

49%

69%

31%

Oxford

96%

4%

55%

45%

---

---

----

---

42%

58%

73%

27%

Pell City

96%

4%

---

---

---

---

---

---

46%

54%

69%

31%

Talladega

98%

2%

52%

48%

96%

4%

36%

64%

66%

34%

Other

98%

2%

37%

63%

95%

5%

43%

57%

74%

26%

69%

31%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

99%

1%

88%

12%

50%

50%

100%

---

53%

47%

78%

22%

No

96%

4%

62%

38%

43%

57%

95%

5%

41%

59%

73%

27%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

97%

3%

67%

33%

45%

55%

100%

---

44%

56%

74%

26%

No

85%

15%

41%

59%

33%

67%

50%

50%

24%

76%

68%

32%

206

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Are you familiar with
the names of the
major roads and
highways in your
area?

Yes

No

Do you know the
evacuation route you
should follow in the
event of an
evacuation?

Yes

In the event of an evacuation,
do you know the city that has
been designated as the final
destination for people leaving
your area?

Do you know
the quickest
route to that
city?

In the event of
an emergency,
do you have a
family meeting
place?

Do you have
an out-of-area
telephone
contact?

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

96%

4%

55%

45%

39%

61%

86%

14%

25%

75%

70%

30%

Cynics

86%

14%

40%

60%

14%

86%

100%

---

25%

75%

62%

38%

Participants

97%

3%

72%

28%

45%

55%

97%

3%

49%

51%

78%

22%

Watchdogs

97%

3%

67%

33%

60%

40%

100%

---

36%

64%

64%

36%

207

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Table 96: Answers to Question 11 (cont.)
Do you have a
disaster
preparedness
kit?

Total Sample

Do you have a
shelter-in-place
kit with tape,
plastic, and
instructions?

Did Cleburne County
Emergency
Management Agency
provide you with a
shelter-in-place kit?

Have you identified a
room in your home
that you would use
for sheltering-inplace?

Do you have
an AM/FM
radio or TV in
this room?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

46%

54%

50%

50%

93%

7%

73%

27%

85%

15%

Respondent Age
18–29

30%

70%

14%

86%

100%

---

64%

36%

89%

11%

30–34

53%

47%

50%

50%

100%

---

75%

25%

96%

4%

35–44

50%

50%

49%

51%

79%

21%

75%

25%

81%

19%

45–54

50%

50%

53%

47%

100%

---

73%

27%

88%

12%

55–59

45%

55%

47%

53%

91%

9%

72%

28%

87%

13%

60–64

43%

57%

53%

47%

91%

9%

72%

28%

83%

17%

65+

46%

54%

54%

46%

95%

5%

73%

27%

81%

19%

Refused

51%

49%

100%

---

100%

---

100%

---

100%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

53%

47%

50%

50%

90%

10%

73%

27%

92%

8%

Female

43%

57%

50%

50%

96%

4%

73%

27%

81%

19%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

47%

53%

52%

48%

---

---

74%

26%

84%

16%

African-American

43%

57%

50%

50%

---

---

75%

25%

87%

13%

Other/Refused

38%

62%

50%

50%

---

---

62%

38%

86%

14%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

20%

80%

5%

95%

---

---

60%

40%

67%

33%

1–5 years

45%

55%

39%

61%

59%

41%

75%

25%

83%

17%

6–10 years

46%

54%

53%

47%

100%

---

70%

30%

89%

11%

11–15 years

48%

52%

50%

50%

100%

---

77%

23%

83%

17%

208

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Do you have a
disaster
preparedness
kit?

Do you have a
shelter-in-place
kit with tape,
plastic, and
instructions?

Did Cleburne County
Emergency
Management Agency
provide you with a
shelter-in-place kit?

Have you identified a
room in your home
that you would use
for sheltering-inplace?

Do you have
an AM/FM
radio or TV in
this room?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

16–20 years

39%

61%

47%

53%

100%

---

68%

32%

90%

10%

More than 20
years

49%

51%

54%

46%

96%

4%

74%

26%

84%

16%

Don’t
Know/Refused

33%

67%

---

100%

---

---

33%

67%

100%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

48%

52%

51%

49%

91%

9%

74%

26%

86%

14%

No

43%

57%

49%

51%

98%

2%

69%

31%

81%

19%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

63%

37%

59%

41%

100%

---

87%

13%

90%

10%

No

45%

55%

50%

50%

93%

7%

72%

28%

84%

16%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

50%

50%

47%

53%

91%

9%

77%

23%

91%

9%

No

46%

54%

50%

50%

94%

6%

73%

27%

84%

16%

Respondent County
Calhoun

44%

56%

50%

50%

---

---

75%

25%

84%

16%

Clay

55%

45%

59%

41%

---

---

71%

29%

80%

20%

Cleburne

60%

40%

75%

25%

93%

7%

85%

15%

75%

25%

Etowah

48%

52%

54%

46%

---

---

70%

30%

84%

16%

St. Clair

46%

54%

46%

54%

---

---

70%

30%

90%

10%

Talladega

48%

52%

45%

55%

---

---

75%

25%

79%

21%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

56%

44%

75%

25%

92%

8%

90%

10%

72%

28%

B-6

60%

40%

74%

26%

92%

8%

80%

20%

79%

21%

209

11. Please answer yes or no to the following questions:

Do you have a
disaster
preparedness
kit?

B-7

Do you have a
shelter-in-place
kit with tape,
plastic, and
instructions?

Did Cleburne County
Emergency
Management Agency
provide you with a
shelter-in-place kit?

Have you identified a
room in your home
that you would use
for sheltering-inplace?

Do you have
an AM/FM
radio or TV in
this room?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

74%

26%

80%

20%

100%

---

77%

23%

81%

19%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

46%

54%

54%

46%

---

---

80%

20%

82%

18%

Gadsden

43%

57%

45%

55%

---

---

74%

26%

87%

13%

Heflin

61%

39%

75%

25%

92%

8%

87%

13%

73%

27%

Jacksonville

45%

55%

53%

47%

---

---

80%

20%

88%

12%

Oxford

40%

60%

51%

49%

---

---

65%

35%

83%

17%

Pell City

38%

62%

42%

58%

---

---

67%

33%

91%

9%

Talladega

40%

60%

47%

53%

---

---

77%

23%

69%

31%

Other

50%

50%

51%

49%

96%

4%

71%

29%

85%

15%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

62%

38%

64%

36%

100%

---

82%

18%

94%

6%

No

45%

55%

49%

51%

92%

8%

72%

28%

83%

17%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

48%

52%

53%

47%

95%

5%

74%

26%

85%

15%

No

24%

76%

17%

83%

---

100%

55%

45%

75%

25%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

24%

76%

28%

72%

100%

---

57%

43%

78%

22%

Cynics

28%

72%

37%

63%

---

---

55%

45%

69%

31%

Participants

55%

45%

58%

42%

92%

8%

79%

21%

88%

12%

Watchdogs

41%

59%

43%

57%

100%

---

68%

32%

77%

23%

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12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
a. The Anniston Army Depot Personnel?
Table 97: Answers to Question 12a

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

61%

30%

4%

5%

91%

9%

Respondent Age
18–29

42%

42%

15%

---

85%

15%

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

77%

23%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

54%

38%

8%

---

92%

8%

55–59

52%

32%

8%

8%

84%

16%

60–64

53%

41%

3%

3%

94%

6%

65+

66%

22%

2%

10%

89%

11%

Respondent Gender
Male

66%

24%

6%

4%

90%

10%

Female

57%

34%

3%

6%

91%

9%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

---

---

---

---

---

---

1–5 years

77%

23%

---

---

100%

---

6–10 years

56%

---

---

44%

56%

44%

11–15 years

64%

36%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

81%

12%

6%

---

94%

6%

More than 20
years

57%

35%

5%

4%

92%

8%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

66%

29%

4%

1%

95%

5%

No

53%

31%

4%

11%

85%

15%

211

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
a. The Anniston Army Depot Personnel?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

87%

13%

---

---

100%

---

No

58%

32%

5%

6%

90%

10%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

70%

27%

3%

70%

97%

3%

No

59%

31%

4%

59%

89%

11%

30%

4%

61%

91%

9%

Respondent County
Cleburne

61%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

58%

33%

2%

58%

92%

8%

B-6

66%

23%

9%

66%

89%

11%

B-7

63%

26%

6%

63%

89%

11%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

57%

34%

2%

57%

91%

9%

Other

65%

25%

7%

65%

89%

11%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

74%

21%

4%

---

96%

4%

No

58%

31%

4%

6%

90%

10%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

60%

30%

4%

6%

90%

10%

No

71%

29%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

21%

40%

6%

34%

60%

40%

Cynics

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

Participants

69%

26%

3%

2%

95%

5%

Watchdogs

39%

51%

10%

---

90%

10%

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b. The Cleburne County Commission?
Table 98: Answers to Question 12b
Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

46%

35%

12%

7%

81%

19%

18–29

60%

24%

15%

---

85%

15%

30–34

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

35–44

40%

48%

12%

---

88%

12%

45–54

47%

36%

11%

5%

83%

17%

55–59

51%

37%

3%

8%

88%

12%

60–64

42%

42%

7%

9%

83%

17%

65+

47%

31%

15%

8%

78%

22%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

46%

34%

15%

4%

81%

19%

Female

46%

36%

10%

8%

82%

18%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

---

---

---

---

---

---

1–5 years

69%

23%

8%

---

92%

8%

6–10 years

33%

22%

22%

22%

56%

44%

11–15 years

36%

64%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

37%

57%

---

6%

94%

6%

More than 20
years

46%

35%

13%

6%

81%

19%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

52%

34%

11%

3%

86%

14%

No

38%

38%

13%

11%

76%

24%

213

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
b. The Cleburne County Commission?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

70%

18%

13%

---

87%

13%

No

43%

37%

12%

7%

81%

19%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

39%

27%

30%

4%

66%

34%

No

47%

37%

8%

7%

85%

15%

35%

12%

7%

81%

19%

Respondent County
Cleburne

46%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

48%

35%

13%

4%

83%

17%

B-6

40%

40%

14%

6%

80%

20%

B-7

51%

29%

9%

11%

80%

20%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

49%

33%

14%

4%

82%

18%

Other

42%

39%

9%

10%

81%

19%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

50%

34%

16%

---

84%

16%

No

45%

36%

11%

8%

81%

19%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

48%

33%

12%

7%

81%

19%

No

---

86%

14%

---

86%

14%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

33%

28%

6%

34%

60%

40%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

50%

35%

12%

4%

85%

15%

Watchdogs

32%

52%

16%

---

84%

16%

Cynics

214

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c. The Cleburne County School System Personnel?
Table 99: Answers to Question 12c

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

59%

25%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Respondent Age
18–29

60%

24%

15%

---

85%

15%

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

46%

42%

12%

---

88%

12%

45–54

68%

29%

3%

---

97%

3%

55–59

61%

28%

3%

8%

88%

12%

60–64

59%

24%

10%

7%

83%

17%

65+

58%

18%

17%

7%

76%

24%

Respondent Gender
Male

50%

32%

18%

---

82%

18%

Female

65%

20%

7%

8%

85%

15%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

69%

8%

23%

69%

77%

23%

6–10 years

33%

44%

---

33%

78%

22%

11–15 years

71%

29%

---

71%

100%

---

16–20 years

58%

29%

12%

58%

88%

12%

More than 20
years

60%

24%

11%

60%

85%

15%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

63%

30%

6%

1%

93%

7%

No

54%

18%

18%

10%

72%

28%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

82%

18%

---

---

100%

---

215

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
c. The Cleburne County School System Personnel?

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

57%

25%

12%

5%

82%

18%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

43%

34%

19%

4%

77%

23%

No

63%

23%

10%

5%

85%

15%

25%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Respondent County
Cleburne

59%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

58%

27%

8%

6%

85%

15%

B-6

63%

17%

17%

3%

80%

20%

B-7

54%

29%

14%

3%

83%

17%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

54%

30%

10%

6%

84%

16%

Other

66%

18%

13%

3%

84%

16%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

84%

13%

3%

---

97%

3%

No

55%

27%

12%

6%

82%

18%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

61%

25%

10%

5%

85%

15%

No

29%

29%

43%

---

57%

43%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

27%

17%

40%

16%

44%

56%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

64%

25%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Watchdogs

61%

34%

5%

---

95%

5%

Cynics

216

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d. The Cleburne County Sheriff's Department?
Table 100: Answers to Question 12d

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

67%

26%

5%

2%

93%

7%

Respondent Age
18–29

30%

42%

15%

12%

73%

27%

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

45%

55%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

63%

33%

4%

---

96%

4%

55–59

55%

29%

8%

8%

84%

16%

60–64

69%

28%

---

3%

97%

3%

65+

80%

13%

8%

---

92%

8%

Respondent Gender
Male

69%

22%

7%

1%

91%

9%

Female

65%

29%

4%

3%

93%

7%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

69%

23%

8%

---

92%

8%

6–10 years

78%

22%

---

---

100%

---

11–15 years

36%

64%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

55%

38%

6%

---

94%

6%

More than 20
years

67%

24%

5%

3%

92%

8%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

67%

27%

5%

1%

94%

6%

No

66%

24%

6%

4%

90%

10%

100%

---

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

217

70%

30%

---

---

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
d. The Cleburne County Sheriff's Department?

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

66%

26%

6%

2%

92%

8%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

42%

52%

6%

---

94%

6%

No

72%

21%

5%

3%

92%

8%

26%

5%

2%

93%

7%

Respondent County
Cleburne

67%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

69%

29%

---

2%

98%

2%

B-6

60%

23%

17%

---

83%

17%

B-7

69%

17%

9%

6%

86%

14%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

69%

29%

---

2%

98%

2%

Other

63%

22%

12%

2%

85%

15%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

58%

38%

4%

---

96%

4%

No

68%

24%

5%

3%

92%

8%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

68%

25%

5%

2%

93%

7%

No

29%

57%

14%

---

86%

14%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

62%

6%

16%

16%

67%

33%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

72%

25%

2%

1%

97%

3%

Watchdogs

32%

57%

10%

---

90%

10%

Cynics

218

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e. Your County’s Fire Department?
Table 101: Answers to Question 12e

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

70%

19%

9%

2%

89%

11%

Respondent Age
18–29

88%

---

12%

---

88%

12%

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

70%

30%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

55%

27%

12%

5%

82%

18%

55–59

60%

20%

12%

8%

80%

20%

60–64

70%

24%

6%

---

94%

6%

65+

78%

13%

10%

---

90%

10%

Respondent Gender
Male

72%

22%

6%

---

94%

6%

Female

69%

17%

11%

3%

86%

14%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

77%

23%

---

---

100%

---

6–10 years

78%

22%

---

---

100%

---

11–15 years

64%

36%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

92%

8%

---

---

100%

---

More than 20
years

67%

19%

11%

3%

86%

14%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

67%

24%

9%

---

91%

9%

No

74%

12%

8%

5%

87%

13%

95%

5%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

82%

13%

5%

---

219

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
e. Your County’s Fire Department?

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

69%

20%

9%

2%

89%

11%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

66%

24%

10%

---

90%

10%

No

71%

18%

8%

2%

89%

11%

19%

9%

2%

89%

11%

Respondent County
Cleburne

70%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

75%

17%

6%

2%

92%

8%

B-6

60%

29%

11%

---

89%

11%

B-7

69%

17%

14%

---

86%

14%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

73%

18%

6%

2%

91%

9%

Other

66%

20%

12%

2%

86%

14%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

88%

4%

8%

---

92%

8%

No

67%

22%

9%

2%

89%

11%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

72%

17%

8%

2%

89%

11%

No

29%

57%

14%

---

86%

14%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

60%

17%

11%

12%

78%

22%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

73%

17%

8%

1%

91%

9%

Watchdogs

61%

35%

5%

---

95%

5%

Cynics

220

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f.

The Cleburne County Emergency Medical/Ambulatory Service?
Table 102: Answers to Question 12f

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

71%

21%

5%

3%

92%

8%

Respondent Age
18–29

73%

27%

---

---

100%

---

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

57%

43%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

70%

12%

12%

5%

82%

18%

55–59

55%

24%

8%

13%

79%

21%

60–64

79%

21%

---

---

100%

---

65+

77%

16%

5%

1%

94%

6%

Respondent Gender
Male

71%

25%

3%

1%

96%

4%

Female

71%

18%

6%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

77%

23%

---

---

100%

---

6–10 years

78%

22%

---

---

100%

---

11–15 years

36%

64%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

85%

15%

---

---

100%

---

More than 20
years

70%

20%

6%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

69%

25%

5%

1%

94%

6%

No

74%

15%

4%

6%

90%

10%

100%

---

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

221

95%

5%

---

---

12. What is your level of confidence in the following…
f. The Cleburne County Emergency Medical/Ambulatory Service?

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

69%

22%

5%

4%

91%

9%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

73%

24%

---

3%

97%

3%

No

71%

20%

6%

3%

91%

9%

21%

5%

3%

92%

8%

Respondent County
Cleburne

71%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

75%

19%

4%

2%

94%

6%

B-6

57%

29%

11%

3%

86%

14%

B-7

83%

14%

---

3%

97%

3%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

73%

20%

4%

2%

94%

6%

Other

68%

21%

6%

5%

90%

10%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

79%

13%

4%

3%

92%

8%

No

70%

22%

5%

3%

92%

8%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

73%

19%

5%

3%

92%

8%

No

29%

57%

14%

---

86%

14%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

65%

18%

6%

12%

83%

17%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

76%

18%

5%

2%

94%

6%

Watchdogs

49%

45%

---

6%

94%

6%

Cynics

222

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g. The Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)?
Table 103: Answers to Question 12g

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

66%

23%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent Age
18–29

42%

42%

15%

---

85%

15%

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

70%

30%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

59%

28%

12%

---

88%

12%

55–59

63%

20%

8%

8%

83%

17%

60–64

65%

25%

3%

7%

90%

10%

65+

72%

17%

8%

3%

89%

11%

Respondent Gender
Male

70%

18%

9%

3%

88%

12%

Female

64%

26%

6%

4%

90%

10%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

69%

23%

---

8%

92%

8%

6–10 years

56%

22%

22%

---

78%

22%

11–15 years

64%

36%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

88%

6%

6%

---

94%

6%

More than 20
years

65%

24%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

68%

25%

5%

2%

92%

8%

No

64%

21%

10%

5%

85%

15%

100%

---

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

82%

18%

---

---

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g. The Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)?

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

65%

24%

8%

4%

88%

12%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

56%

27%

14%

3%

83%

17%

No

68%

22%

6%

4%

91%

9%

23%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent County
Cleburne

66%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

67%

23%

6%

4%

90%

10%

B-6

60%

26%

11%

3%

86%

14%

B-7

74%

17%

6%

3%

91%

9%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

67%

22%

6%

4%

89%

11%

Other

65%

24%

8%

3%

89%

11%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

75%

17%

4%

3%

92%

8%

No

65%

24%

8%

4%

89%

11%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

68%

23%

6%

4%

91%

9%

No

29%

29%

43%

---

57%

43%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

49%

16%

23%

12%

65%

35%

---

---

100%

---

---

100%

Participants

72%

21%

5%

1%

93%

7%

Watchdogs

44%

45%

---

11%

89%

11%

Cynics

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13. What is your level of confidence in the following...
a. Your City’s Elected Officials (Mayor and City Council Members)
Table 104: Answers to Question 13a

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

42%

40%

13%

6%

81%

19%

Respondent Age
18–29

---

100%

---

---

100%

---

30–34

---

---

---

100%

---

100%

35–44

50%

50%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

43%

43%

14%

---

86%

14%

55–59

33%

50%

17%

---

83%

17%

60–64

33%

44%

11%

11%

78%

22%

65+

53%

24%

18%

6%

76%

24%

Respondent Gender
Male

47%

42%

11%

---

89%

11%

Female

38%

38%

14%

10%

76%

24%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

80%

20%

---

---

80%

20%

6–10 years

25%

75%

---

---

25%

75%

16–20 years

25%

75%

---

---

25%

75%

More than 20
years

40%

34%

17%

9%

40%

34%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

41%

45%

10%

3%

86%

14%

No

42%

32%

16%

11%

74%

26%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

225

57%

29%

14%

---

86%

14%

13. What is your level of confidence in the following...
a. Your City’s Elected Officials (Mayor and City Council Members)

No

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

39%

41%

12%

7%

80%

20%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

38%

25%

38%

---

63%

38%

No

43%

43%

8%

8%

85%

15%

40%

13%

6%

81%

19%

40%

13%

6%

81%

19%

Respondent County
Cleburne

42%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

42%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

39%

43%

14%

5%

82%

18%

Other

75%

---

---

25%

75%

25%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

29%

57%

---

14%

86%

14%

No

44%

37%

15%

5%

80%

20%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

40%

42%

11%

7%

82%

18%

No

67%

---

33%

---

67%

33%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

40%

40%

20%

---

80%

20%

Participants

39%

42%

13%

5%

82%

18%

Watchdogs

60%

20%

---

20%

80%

20%

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b. Your City Police Department
Table 105: Answers to Question 13b

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

58%

27%

10%

4%

85%

15%

Respondent Age
18–29

---

100%

---

---

100%

---

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

67%

33%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

57%

29%

14%

---

86%

14%

55–59

50%

33%

17%

---

83%

17%

60–64

44%

33%

11%

11%

78%

22%

65+

71%

12%

12%

6%

82%

18%

Respondent Gender
Male

68%

21%

11%

---

89%

11%

Female

52%

31%

10%

7%

83%

17%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

80%

20%

---

---

100%

---

6–10 years

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

75%

25%

---

---

100%

---

More than 20
years

49%

31%

14%

6%

80%

20%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

55%

34%

10%

---

90%

10%

No

63%

16%

11%

11%

79%

21%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

71%

29%

---

---

100%

---

No

56%

27%

12%

5%

83%

17%

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b. Your City Police Department

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

50%

25%

25%

---

75%

25%

No

60%

28%

8%

5%

88%

12%

27%

10%

4%

85%

15%

27%

10%

4%

85%

15%

Respondent County
Cleburne

58%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

58%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

57%

30%

11%

2%

86%

14%

Other

75%

---

---

25%

75%

25%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

43%

57%

---

---

100%

---

No

61%

22%

12%

5%

83%

17%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

60%

27%

9%

4%

87%

13%

No

33%

33%

33%

---

67%

33%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

80%

---

20%

---

80%

20%

Participants

58%

29%

11%

3%

87%

13%

Watchdogs

40%

40%

---

20%

80%

20%

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c. Your City Fire Department
Table 106: Answers to Question 13c
Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

69%

17%

10%

4%

85%

15%

Total Sample

Respondent Age
18–29

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

67%

33%

---

---

100%

---

45–54

57%

14%

14%

14%

71%

29%

55–59

50%

17%

33%

---

67%

33%

60–64

78%

11%

11%

---

89%

11%

65+

71%

18%

6%

6%

88%

12%

Respondent Gender
Male

68%

21%

11%

---

89%

11%

Female

69%

14%

10%

7%

83%

17%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

80%

20%

---

---

100%

---

6–10 years

75%

25%

---

---

100%

---

16–20 years

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

More than 20
years

63%

17%

14%

6%

80%

20%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

66%

21%

10%

3%

86%

14%

No

74%

11%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

86%

14%

---

---

100%

---

No

66%

17%

12%

5%

83%

17%

229

13. What is your level of confidence in the following...
c. Your City Fire Department

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

63%

---

25%

13%

63%

38%

No

70%

20%

8%

3%

90%

10%

17%

10%

4%

85%

15%

17%

10%

4%

85%

15%

Respondent County
Cleburne

69%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

69%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

66%

18%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Other

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

71%

29%

---

---

100%

---

No

68%

15%

12%

5%

83%

17%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

71%

16%

9%

4%

87%

13%

No

33%

33%

33%

---

67%

33%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

80%

---

20%

---

80%

20%

Participants

68%

16%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Watchdogs

60%

40%

---

---

100%

---

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d. Your City Parks and Recreation Department
Table 107: Answers to Question 13d

Total
Sample

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

50%

40%

6%

4%

90%

10%

Total “Confident”
Responses

Respondent Age
18–29

50%

50%

---

---

100%

---

30–34

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

35–44

50%

33%

17%

---

83%

17%

45–54

43%

43%

---

14%

86%

14%

55–59

33%

50%

---

17%

83%

17%

60–64

33%

56%

11%

---

89%

11%

65+

65%

29%

6%

---

94%

6%

Respondent Gender
Male

42%

42%

16%

---

84%

16%

Female

55%

38%

---

7%

93%

7%

Respondent Time Living in Area
1–5 years

60%

20%

20%

---

80%

20%

6–10 years

75%

---

25%

---

75%

25%

16–20 years

75%

25%

---

---

100%

---

More than
20 years

43%

49%

3%

6%

91%

9%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

45%

45%

3%

7%

90%

10%

No

58%

32%

11%

---

89%

11%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

71%

29%

---

---

100%

---

No

46%

41%

7%

5%

88%

12%

231

13. What is your level of confidence in the following...
d. Your City Parks and Recreation Department

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Not Very
Confident

Total “Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

38%

25%

13%

25%

63%

38%

No

53%

43%

5%

---

95%

5%

40%

6%

4%

90%

10%

6%

4%

90%

10%

Respondent County
Cleburne

50%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

50%

40%

Respondent Reported City
Heflin

48%

41%

7%

5%

89%

11%

Other

75%

25%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

86%

14%

---

---

100%

---

No

44%

44%

7%

5%

88%

12%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

51%

40%

7%

2%

91%

9%

No

33%

33%

---

33%

67%

33%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

60%

20%

20%

---

80%

20%

---

---

---

---

---

---

Participants

47%

42%

5%

5%

89%

11%

Watchdogs

60%

40%

---

---

100%

---

Cynics

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14. How confident are you that you know how to shelter in place in the event of a chemical
emergency?
Table 108: Answers to Question 14

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

33%

35%

17%

15%

68%

32%

Respondent Age
18–29

16%

30%

27%

27%

46%

54%

30–34

25%

53%

9%

12%

78%

22%

35–44

33%

33%

20%

14%

66%

34%

45–54

37%

31%

14%

18%

68%

32%

55–59

33%

42%

10%

15%

75%

25%

60–64

35%

29%

18%

17%

64%

36%

65+

33%

36%

18%

12%

69%

31%

Refused

1%

99%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

45%

30%

12%

12%

75%

25%

Female

26%

38%

19%

17%

64%

36%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

35%

33%

17%

15%

68%

32%

AfricanAmerican

25%

42%

13%

21%

67%

33%

Other/Refused

29%

24%

26%

21%

53%

47%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

20%

20%

20%

40%

40%

60%

1–5 years

29%

32%

21%

17%

61%

39%

6–10 years

39%

31%

18%

12%

70%

30%

11–15 years

41%

33%

19%

8%

73%

27%

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14. How confident are you that you know how to shelter in place in the event of a chemical emergency?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

16–20 years

29%

35%

17%

20%

64%

36%

More than 20
years

33%

37%

16%

15%

70%

30%

---

67%

---

33%

67%

33%

Don’t
Know/Refused

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

35%

35%

16%

14%

70%

30%

No

27%

36%

20%

17%

63%

37%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

52%

33%

13%

2%

85%

15%

No

31%

35%

17%

16%

67%

33%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

40%

33%

15%

13%

72%

28%

No

32%

35%

17%

15%

68%

32%

Respondent County
Calhoun

30%

35%

17%

18%

65%

35%

Clay

34%

38%

19%

9%

72%

28%

Cleburne

57%

25%

16%

2%

83%

17%

Etowah

37%

32%

17%

13%

69%

31%

St. Clair

31%

39%

18%

13%

70%

30%

Talladega

31%

38%

13%

19%

69%

31%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

63%

23%

15%

---

85%

15%

B-6

40%

34%

20%

6%

74%

26%

B-7

62%

22%

14%

3%

84%

16%

234

14. How confident are you that you know how to shelter in place in the event of a chemical emergency?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

29%

40%

20%

11%

69%

31%

Gadsden

42%

28%

18%

12%

70%

30%

Heflin

64%

20%

15%

1%

84%

16%

Jacksonville

33%

27%

24%

16%

61%

39%

Oxford

29%

38%

7%

25%

67%

33%

Pell City

37%

29%

15%

19%

65%

35%

Talladega

28%

34%

17%

21%

62%

38%

Other

31%

38%

16%

15%

69%

31%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

52%

32%

9%

7%

83%

17%

No

31%

36%

18%

16%

66%

34%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

34%

36%

17%

13%

70%

30%

No

20%

21%

21%

38%

41%

59%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

7%

21%

36%

36%

28%

72%

Cynics

6%

14%

25%

54%

20%

80%

Participants

43%

41%

11%

5%

83%

17%

Watchdogs

27%

35%

17%

21%

62%

38%

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15. Do you have children in a local school in grades K–12?
Table 109: Answers to Question 15
Yes

No

23%

76%

18–29

34%

66%

30–34

50%

50%

35–44

72%

28%

45–54

29%

71%

55–59

16%

83%

60–64

6%

94%

65+

5%

95%

Refused

---

100%

Male

23%

76%

Female

24%

76%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

22%

78%

African-American

22%

78%

Other/Refused

24%

76%

Less than 1 year

30%

70%

1–5 years

34%

64%

6–10 years

29%

71%

11–15 years

23%

77%

16–20 years

31%

69%

More than 20 years

20%

80%

Respondent Time Living in Area

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Yes

No

---

100%

Yes

29%

71%

No

11%

89%

Don’t Know/Refused

Respondent Access to the Internet

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

34%

66%

No

23%

77%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

27%

73%

No

23%

77%

Calhoun

23%

76%

Clay

22%

78%

Cleburne

19%

81%

Etowah

20%

80%

St. Clair

27%

73%

Talladega

26%

74%

A-12

25%

75%

B-6

9%

91%

B-7

14%

86%

Anniston

16%

83%

Gadsden

17%

83%

Heflin

24%

76%

Jacksonville

33%

67%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

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15. Do you have children in a local school in grades K–12?

Yes

No

Oxford

27%

73%

Pell City

23%

77%

Talladega

21%

79%

Other

26%

74%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

20%

80%

No

24%

76%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

24%

76%

No

17%

83%

Believers

20%

80%

Cynics

28%

72%

Participants

23%

76%

Watchdogs

26%

74%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

16. What school(s) do they attend?

A cross tabulation table for Question 16 is not included in this document due to the small
sample size (less than 30 respondents) of each response category for this question.

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17. Are you familiar with the emergency plan at your child(ren)’s school(s)?
Table 110: Answers to Question 17
Yes

No

48%

52%

18–29

33%

67%

30–34

44%

56%

35–44

52%

48%

45–54

48%

52%

55–59

52%

48%

60–64

52%

48%

65+

35%

65%

Male

48%

52%

Female

48%

52%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

58%

42%

African-American

19%

81%

Other/Refused

25%

75%

Less Than 1 Year

50%

50%

1–5 Years

40%

60%

6–10 Years

38%

62%

11–15 Years

50%

50%

16–20 Years

49%

51%

More Than 20 Years

51%

49%

49%

51%

Respondent Time Living In Area

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

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No

Yes

No

41%

59%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

59%

41%

No

47%

53%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

48%

52%

No

48%

52%

Calhoun

50%

50%

Clay

73%

27%

Cleburne

52%

48%

Etowah

51%

49%

St. Clair

46%

54%

Talladega

39%

61%

A-12

42%

58%

B-6

100%

---

B-7

80%

20%

Anniston

47%

53%

Gadsden

37%

63%

Heflin

47%

53%

Jacksonville

47%

53%

Oxford

47%

53%

Pell City

58%

42%

Talladega

40%

60%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

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Other

Yes

No

50%

50%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

68%

32%

No

46%

54%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

49%

51%

No

27%

73%

Believers

37%

63%

Cynics

28%

72%

Participants

53%

47%

Watchdogs

45%

55%

Respondent Trust And Control Category

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18. How confident are you that your child/children would be safe in the care of their school(s)
in the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 111: Answers to Question 18

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

50%

31%

9%

10%

81%

19%

Respondent Age
18–29

46%

47%

7%

---

93%

7%

30–34

57%

25%

12%

6%

82%

18%

35–44

41%

35%

12%

13%

76%

24%

45–54

59%

21%

6%

14%

79%

21%

55–59

55%

38%

6%

1%

93%

7%

60–64

51%

33%

16%

---

84%

16%

65+

57%

28%

---

14%

86%

14%

Respondent Gender
Male

50%

24%

11%

15%

75%

25%

Female

49%

35%

8%

8%

84%

16%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

47%

37%

8%

8%

85%

15%

African-American

44%

37%

---

19%

81%

19%

Other/Refused

50%

38%

---

12%

88%

12%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

67%

---

---

33%

67%

33%

1–5 Years

44%

35%

16%

5%

79%

21%

6–10 Years

38%

43%

14%

5%

81%

19%

11–15 Years

34%

50%

17%

---

83%

17%

16–20 Years

55%

27%

4%

13%

82%

18%

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18. How confident are you that your child/children would be safe in the care of their school(s) in the event of
a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?

More Than 20
Years

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

53%

28%

7%

12%

81%

19%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

49%

31%

9%

10%

81%

19%

No

53%

29%

7%

11%

82%

18%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

59%

30%

0%

11%

88%

12%

No

49%

31%

10%

10%

80%

20%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

58%

12%

6%

24%

70%

30%

No

49%

33%

9%

9%

82%

18%

Respondent County
Calhoun

51%

29%

8%

11%

81%

19%

Clay

40%

47%

13%

---

87%

13%

Cleburne

52%

26%

9%

13%

78%

22%

Etowah

40%

51%

2%

7%

91%

9%

St. Clair

54%

23%

15%

8%

77%

23%

Talladega

54%

18%

11%

18%

71%

29%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

50%

25%

8%

17%

75%

25%

B-6

33%

67%

---

---

100%

---

B-7

80%

---

20%

---

80%

20%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

67%

27%

---

7%

93%

7%

Gadsden

42%

37%

5%

16%

79%

21%

Heflin

47%

27%

9%

18%

73%

27%

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18. How confident are you that your child/children would be safe in the care of their school(s) in the event of
a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Jacksonville

65%

12%

12%

12%

76%

24%

Oxford

47%

20%

27%

7%

67%

33%

Pell City

58%

25%

---

17%

83%

17%

Talladega

60%

20%

---

20%

80%

20%

Other

45%

37%

10%

8%

82%

18%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

54%

32%

6%

8%

86%

14%

No

49%

31%

9%

11%

80%

20%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

50%

31%

8%

10%

81%

19%

No

46%

27%

17%

10%

72%

28%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

30%

48%

4%

18%

78%

22%

Cynics

11%

28%

33%

28%

39%

61%

Participants

61%

26%

7%

6%

87%

13%

Watchdogs

38%

45%

5%

12%

83%

17%

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19. In the event of a severe weather or tornado warning are you likely or unlikely to go to the
school to get your child/children?
Table 112: Answers to Question 19

Total Sample

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total “Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

31%

17%

12%

40%

48%

52%

Respondent Age
18–29

53%

13%

20%

14%

66%

34%

30–34

31%

49%

0%

20%

80%

20%

35–44

31%

12%

12%

46%

43%

57%

45–54

27%

21%

10%

41%

48%

52%

55–59

31%

12%

18%

38%

44%

56%

60–64

48%

0%

19%

32%

48%

52%

65+

21%

7%

14%

58%

28%

72%

Respondent Gender
Male

31%

17%

11%

41%

48%

52%

Female

32%

17%

13%

39%

48%

52%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

28%

14%

15%

43%

42%

58%

African-American

31%

12%

6%

50%

44%

56%

Other/Refused

25%

25%

---

50%

50%

50%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

17%

17%

33%

33%

33%

67%

1–5 Years

44%

21%

13%

23%

64%

36%

6–10 Years

28%

9%

6%

57%

38%

62%

11–15 Years

25%

17%

17%

42%

41%

59%

16–20 Years

31%

10%

14%

44%

42%

58%

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19. In the event of a severe weather or tornado warning are you likely or unlikely to go to the school to get
your child/children?

More Than 20
Years

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total “Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

31%

19%

11%

39%

49%

51%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

29%

19%

12%

41%

48%

52%

No

47%

4%

15%

33%

52%

48%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

41%

12%

12%

35%

53%

47%

No

30%

17%

12%

40%

48%

52%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

42%

11%

6%

41%

53%

47%

No

30%

17%

13%

40%

48%

52%

Respondent County
Calhoun

26%

13%

14%

47%

39%

61%

Clay

20%

27%

27%

27%

47%

53%

Cleburne

18%

32%

19%

30%

50%

50%

Etowah

31%

18%

11%

40%

49%

51%

St. Clair

38%

23%

6%

33%

60%

40%

Talladega

36%

14%

18%

32%

50%

50%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

17%

33%

25%

25%

50%

50%

B-6

---

67%

---

33%

67%

33%

B-7

40%

---

---

60%

40%

60%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

33%

20%

27%

20%

53%

47%

Gadsden

42%

21%

5%

32%

63%

37%

Heflin

21%

27%

18%

35%

48%

52%

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19. In the event of a severe weather or tornado warning are you likely or unlikely to go to the school to get
your child/children?

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total “Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

Jacksonville

35%

---

6%

59%

35%

65%

Oxford

13%

7%

---

80%

20%

80%

Pell City

42%

33%

8%

17%

75%

25%

Talladega

30%

10%

30%

30%

40%

60%

Other

30%

18%

13%

39%

49%

51%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

39%

20%

8%

33%

59%

41%

No

31%

17%

12%

40%

47%

53%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

32%

16%

12%

41%

47%

53%

No

28%

37%

18%

17%

65%

35%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

11%

15%

15%

59%

26%

74%

Cynics

28%

22%

---

50%

50%

50%

Participants

36%

17%

13%

34%

53%

47%

Watchdogs

33%

12%

12%

43%

45%

55%

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20. In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, are you likely or
unlikely to go to the school to get your child/children?
Table 113: Answers to Question 20

Total Sample

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total
“Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

45%

12%

10%

33%

57%

43%

Respondent Age
18–29

73%

7%

7%

13%

80%

20%

30–34

43%

19%

12%

26%

62%

38%

35–44

46%

13%

5%

35%

59%

41%

45–54

46%

10%

13%

31%

56%

44%

55–59

44%

7%

12%

37%

51%

49%

60–64

48%

0%

19%

32%

48%

52%

65+

14%

15%

14%

56%

29%

71%

Respondent Gender
Male

41%

13%

9%

37%

54%

46%

Female

48%

11%

10%

32%

59%

41%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

42%

8%

11%

40%

49%

51%

African-American

37%

31%

6%

25%

69%

31%

Other/Refused

25%

25%

---

50%

50%

50%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1
Year

67%

---

17%

17%

67%

33%

1–5 Years

56%

16%

5%

23%

72%

28%

6–10 Years

52%

5%

6%

38%

56%

44%

11–15 Years

41%

17%

---

42%

58%

42%

16–20 Years

41%

18%

5%

36%

59%

41%

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20. In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, are you likely or unlikely to go to the
school to get your child/children?

More Than 20
Years

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total
“Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

42%

11%

13%

35%

52%

48%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

45%

11%

10%

34%

56%

44%

No

50%

15%

5%

29%

66%

34%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

47%

0%

6%

47%

47%

53%

No

45%

13%

10%

32%

58%

42%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

53%

12%

6%

29%

65%

35%

No

45%

12%

10%

34%

56%

44%

Respondent County
Calhoun

31%

15%

11%

43%

46%

54%

Clay

20%

47%

13%

20%

67%

33%

Cleburne

45%

17%

22%

16%

62%

38%

Etowah

56%

7%

7%

31%

62%

38%

St. Clair

54%

10%

8%

27%

65%

35%

Talladega

54%

11%

11%

25%

64%

36%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

50%

8%

25%

17%

58%

42%

B-6

33%

33%

---

33%

67%

33%

B-7

20%

60%

20%

---

80%

20%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

33%

33%

13%

20%

67%

33%

Gadsden

53%

11%

---

37%

63%

37%

Heflin

53%

12%

12%

22%

65%

35%

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20. In the event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, are you likely or unlikely to go to the
school to get your child/children?

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Somewhat
Unlikely

Very
Unlikely

Total
“Likely”
Responses

Total
“Unlikely”
Responses

Jacksonville

29%

6%

6%

59%

35%

65%

Oxford

13%

7%

7%

73%

20%

80%

Pell City

67%

8%

8%

17%

75%

25%

Talladega

60%

10%

10%

20%

70%

30%

Other

49%

11%

12%

28%

60%

40%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

46%

0%

14%

39%

47%

53%

No

45%

13%

9%

33%

58%

42%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

45%

10%

9%

35%

55%

45%

No

54%

35%

11%

---

89%

11%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

34%

11%

7%

48%

45%

55%

Cynics

50%

17%

---

34%

66%

34%

Participants

47%

12%

11%

30%

59%

41%

Watchdogs

50%

1%

12%

38%

51%

49%

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b. Would you pick up your children when notified that it was safe to do so or
immediately?
Table 114: Answers to Question 20b
Immediately

When Notified It Is
Safe

65%

35%

18–29

75%

25%

30–34

70%

30%

35–44

68%

32%

45–54

59%

41%

55–59

72%

28%

60–64

34%

66%

65+

48%

52%

Male

69%

31%

Female

63%

37%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah
Counties Only)
Caucasian

65%

35%

African-American

55%

45%

Other/Refused

75%

25%

Respondent Time Living In Area

251

Less Than 1 Year

75%

25%

1–5 Years

66%

34%

6–10 Years

59%

41%

11–15 Years

57%

43%

16–20 Years

78%

22%

More Than 20 Years

64%

36%

20b. Would you pick up your children when notified that it was safe to do so or immediately?

Immediately

When Notified It Is
Safe

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

64%

36%

No

71%

29%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First
Responder
Yes

75%

25%

No

65%

35%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot
Employee
Yes

80%

20%

No

64%

36%

Calhoun

70%

30%

Cleburne

51%

49%

Etowah

57%

43%

St. Clair

68%

32%

Talladega

67%

33%

A-12

57%

43%

B-6

50%

50%

B-7

25%

75%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

252

Anniston

70%

30%

Gadsden

67%

33%

Heflin

54%

46%

Jacksonville

50%

50%

Oxford

33%

67%

20b. Would you pick up your children when notified that it was safe to do so or immediately?

Immediately

When Notified It Is
Safe

Pell City

67%

33%

Talladega

71%

29%

Other

67%

33%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

70%

30%

No

65%

35%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

69%

31%

No

31%

69%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

34%

66%

Cynics

75%

25%

Participants

67%

33%

Watchdogs

76%

24%

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21. Why are you likely/unlikely to get your child/children from school in the event of a
chemical emergency?
Table 115: Answers to Question 21
Child(ren) are
safer with me

I want my child(ren) with
me (general)

25%

14%

18–29

53%

27%

30–34

31%

25%

35–44

26%

11%

45–54

19%

17%

55–59

31%

2%

60–64

32%

16%

---

8%

Male

24%

6%

Female

26%

18%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

65+

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah
Counties Only)
Caucasian

21%

14%

African-American

31%

25%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

33%

17%

1–5 Years

24%

20%

6–10 Years

24%

14%

11–15 Years

8%

25%

16–20 Years

33%

4%

More Than 20 Years

26%

13%

254

21. Why are you likely/unlikely to get your child/children from school in the event of a chemical emergency?

Child(ren) are
safer with me

I want my child(ren) with
me (general)

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

26%

14%

No

22%

12%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First
Responder
Yes

41%

23%

No

24%

13%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot
Employee
Yes

36%

25%

No

24%

13%

Calhoun

19%

15%

Clay

27%

13%

Cleburne

22%

21%

Etowah

24%

13%

St. Clair

33%

10%

Talladega

29%

18%

A-12

25%

33%

B-6

---

40%

B-7

20%

33%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

20%

13%

Gadsden

32%

16%

Heflin

27%

21%

Jacksonville

24%

12%

255

21. Why are you likely/unlikely to get your child/children from school in the event of a chemical emergency?

Child(ren) are
safer with me

I want my child(ren) with
me (general)

Oxford

7%

13%

Pell City

50%

33%

Talladega

30%

30%

Other

25%

11%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

26%

8%

No

25%

15%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

25%

13%

No

26%

26%

Respondent Trust And Control Category

256

Believers

15%

11%

Cynics

11%

17%

Participants

28%

15%

Watchdogs

33%

12%

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a typical week.
Table 116: Answers to Question 22

Read
Free or
Sales
Papers

Read
Information
Posted on
Local
Bulletins
or
Information
Boards

Listen
to an
AM
Radio
Station

Read a
National
Newspaper

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable
Television
Station

Read
Information
You Have
Received
through the
Mail

92%

92%

90%

81%

74%

71%

66%

51%

49%

16%

18–29

92%

96%

90%

93%

65%

93%

58%

58%

39%

29%

30–34

94%

88%

82%

94%

83%

94%

53%

58%

41%

17%

35–44

95%

96%

90%

93%

74%

90%

72%

63%

40%

17%

45–54

92%

97%

92%

93%

67%

86%

68%

56%

49%

15%

55–59

94%

93%

93%

78%

75%

81%

72%

43%

52%

10%

60–64

89%

89%

92%

76%

74%

73%

62%

46%

60%

26%

65+

92%

89%

89%

69%

77%

45%

64%

47%

51%

12%

Refused

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

---

---

---

---

Total Sample

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read
a
Local
NewsPaper

Access
the
Internet

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

92%

92%

91%

83%

72%

76%

57%

51%

54%

21%

Female

92%

92%

90%

80%

74%

68%

70%

52%

47%

14%

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22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a typical week.

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable
Television
Station

Read
Information
You Have
Received
through the
Mail

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read
a
Local
NewsPaper

Access
the
Internet

Read
Free or
Sales
Papers

Read
Information
Posted on
Local
Bulletins
or
Information
Boards

Listen
to an
AM
Radio
Station

Read a
National
Newspaper

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

92%

93%

89%

80%

71%

69%

72%

49%

52%

16%

African-American

85%

90%

95%

80%

75%

60%

70%

85%

80%

10%

Other/Refused

100%

93%

87%

60%

47%

67%

53%

53%

60%

13%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

93%

93%

100%

100%

43%

93%

50%

57%

43%

7%

1–5 Years

95%

93%

93%

84%

71%

86%

64%

60%

47%

14%

6–10 Years

97%

95%

94%

70%

68%

79%

77%

52%

44%

26%

11–15 Years

97%

100%

94%

80%

81%

86%

58%

53%

39%

20%

16–20 Years

89%

95%

82%

87%

67%

80%

60%

49%

31%

12%

More Than 20
Years

91%

90%

90%

81%

76%

64%

67%

50%

54%

15%

Don't Know/
Refused

100%

100%

67%

100%

100%

67%

33%

33%

100%

67%

85%

74%

95%

66%

51%

48%

17%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

258

94%

96%

91%

22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a typical week.

No

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable
Television
Station

Read
Information
You Have
Received
through the
Mail

89%

82%

87%

Read
Free or
Sales
Papers

Read
Information
Posted on
Local
Bulletins
or
Information
Boards

Listen
to an
AM
Radio
Station

Read a
National
Newspaper

6%

65%

52%

53%

14%

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read
a
Local
NewsPaper

Access
the
Internet

69%

74%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

90%

86%

78%

90%

95%

79%

70%

44%

51%

26%

No

93%

93%

91%

80%

72%

70%

65%

52%

49%

15%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

94%

95%

91%

87%

77%

77%

75%

52%

51%

20%

No

92%

92%

90%

81%

73%

71%

65%

51%

49%

16%

Respondent County
Clay

97%

91%

97%

87%

93%

62%

78%

61%

45%

22%

Cleburne

85%

88%

89%

76%

69%

54%

72%

52%

52%

24%

Etowah

92%

92%

89%

78%

69%

68%

70%

53%

55%

15%

St. Clair

94%

93%

90%

83%

77%

79%

59%

50%

43%

13%

Talladega

92%

91%

93%

84%

77%

67%

65%

51%

47%

22%

90%

88%

75%

67%

56%

65%

54%

52%

25%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

88%

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22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a typical week.

Read
Free or
Sales
Papers

Read
Information
Posted on
Local
Bulletins
or
Information
Boards

Listen
to an
AM
Radio
Station

Read a
National
Newspaper

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable
Television
Station

Read
Information
You Have
Received
through the
Mail

B-6

83%

83%

97%

83%

74%

46%

83%

49%

43%

20%

B-7

81%

86%

86%

70%

68%

57%

81%

49%

62%

24%

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read
a
Local
NewsPaper

Access
the
Internet

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

100%

50%

50%

100%

50%

50%

---

---

100%

---

Gadsden

89%

93%

90%

75%

67%

65%

64%

54%

59%

21%

Heflin

87%

86%

91%

75%

67%

59%

66%

56%

53%

25%

Pell City

96%

98%

90%

88%

69%

77%

54%

48%

46%

8%

Talladega

87%

89%

89%

87%

79%

55%

64%

43%

36%

21%

Other

94%

92%

91%

81%

77%

75%

69%

53%

48%

15%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

91%

89%

89%

75%

78%

77%

59%

51%

56%

24%

No

93%

92%

91%

82%

73%

70%

66%

51%

49%

15%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

92%

92%

91%

81%

75%

72%

65%

52%

50%

16%

No

95%

93%

77%

78%

58%

62%

70%

37%

37%

18%

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22. I am going to read to you a list of activities. Please tell me if you do each activity during a typical week.

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable
Television
Station

Read
Information
You Have
Received
through the
Mail

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read
a
Local
NewsPaper

Access
the
Internet

Read
Free or
Sales
Papers

Read
Information
Posted on
Local
Bulletins
or
Information
Boards

Listen
to an
AM
Radio
Station

Read a
National
Newspaper

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

89%

92%

84%

80%

65%

65%

61%

42%

47%

12%

Cynics

96%

92%

92%

71%

71%

70%

58%

50%

29%

17%

Participants

93%

93%

92%

82%

77%

73%

68%

54%

53%

18%

Watchdogs

89%

85%

90%

76%

66%

66%

61%

48%

38%

11%

261

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23. Of the activities you just mentioned, which do you spend the most time doing?
Table 117: Answers to Question 23
Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable or
Satellite
Television
Station

Access
the
Internet

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read a
Local
Newspaper

Other

23%

16%

8%

7%

5%

41%

18–29

11%

11%

19%

20%

2%

36%

30–34

13%

12%

12%

16%

---

47%

35–44

23%

15%

12%

9%

3%

38%

45–54

20%

16%

9%

9%

4%

42%

55–59

24%

11%

9%

8%

6%

42%

60–64

30%

9%

9%

2%

7%

43%

65+

24%

22%

3%

4%

8%

39%

---

---

1%

---

---

99%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

20%

15%

9%

7%

5%

44%

Female

24%

16%

8%

7%

6%

39%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties
Only)
Caucasian

15%

11%

4%

6%

4%

59%

African-American

8%

3%

4%

3%

5%

77%

Other/Refused

26%

15%

---

3%

---

56%

Respondent Time Living in Area

262

Less than 1 year

15%

25%

15%

10%

0%

35%

1–5 years

22%

12%

15%

11%

1%

39%

6–10 years

22%

19%

9%

9%

5%

34%

11–15 years

23%

17%

15%

2%

8%

35%

23. Of the activities you just mentioned, which do you spend the most time doing?

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable or
Satellite
Television
Station

Access
the
Internet

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read a
Local
Newspaper

Other

16–20 years

19%

22%

10%

9%

4%

36%

More than 20 years

23%

15%

6%

7%

6%

43%

Don’t
Know/Refused

33%

33%

---

34%

---

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

22%

16%

11%

8%

5%

37%

No

24%

16%

0%

5%

7%

48%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

15%

19%

8%

10%

10%

37%

No

23%

16%

8%

7%

5%

41%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

15%

7%

3%

9%

5%

61%

No

23%

17%

8%

7%

6%

39%

Respondent County
Clay

42%

19%

16%

12%

10%

1%

Cleburne

41%

27%

9%

8%

5%

10%

Etowah

36%

23%

10%

13%

10%

8%

St. Clair

37%

22%

18%

13%

8%

3%

Talladega

35%

35%

12%

7%

7%

3%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

42%

31%

8%

4%

2%

13%

B-6

40%

17%

6%

17%

14%

6%

B-7

41%

24%

16%

8%

5%

5%

---

---

1%

98%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

---

1%

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23. Of the activities you just mentioned, which do you spend the most time doing?

Watch a
Local
Television
Station

Watch a
Cable or
Satellite
Television
Station

Access
the
Internet

Listen
to an
FM
Radio
Station

Read a
Local
Newspaper

Other

Gadsden

28%

23%

11%

16%

11%

10%

Heflin

42%

32%

9%

6%

2%

9%

Pell City

42%

25%

13%

10%

6%

4%

Talladega

40%

34%

11%

4%

4%

6%

Other

27%

18%

10%

9%

6%

29%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

16%

18%

3%

7%

7%

50%

No

23%

16%

9%

7%

5%

40%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

22%

16%

8%

7%

6%

40%

No

24%

16%

8%

6%

3%

43%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

264

Believers

24%

21%

10%

7%

5%

32%

Cynics

11%

12%

5%

6%

3%

63%

Participants

24%

15%

8%

7%

6%

39%

Watchdogs

17%

16%

4%

10%

3%

50%

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

24. Ask the following questions according to the response in Question 23.
a. What radio station do you listen to the most?
Table 118: Answers to Question 24a
104.7/WZZK

105.1/WQSB

10%

7%

18–29

8%

11%

30–34

6%

---

35–44

12%

9%

45–54

10%

8%

55–59

10%

8%

60–64

11%

5%

65+

10%

7%

Male

9%

8%

Female

10%

7%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

5%

18%

African-American

---

6%

Other/Refused

---

8%

Less Than 1 Year

7%

7%

1–5 Years

10%

5%

6–10 Years

13%

3%

11–15 Years

13%

3%

16–20 Years

7%

3%

More Than 20 Years

10%

10%

Respondent Time Living In Area

265

24a. What radio station do you listen to the most?

104.7/WZZK

105.1/WQSB

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

11%

8%

No

8%

6%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

10%

10%

No

10%

7%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

5%

4%

No

10%

8%

Clay

5%

---

Cleburne

7%

---

Etowah

4%

16%

St. Clair

17%

1%

Talladega

11%

---

A-12

5%

95%

B-6

13%

87%

B-7

3%

97%

Gadsden

2%

14%

Heflin

6%

---

Pell City

11%

---

Talladega

5%

---

Other

14%

8%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

266

24a. What radio station do you listen to the most?

104.7/WZZK

105.1/WQSB

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

16%

5%

No

10%

8%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

10%

7%

No

6%

6%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

13%

3%

Cynics

16%

5%

Participants

9%

8%

Watchdogs

10%

13%

267

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

b. What television station do you watch the most?
Table 119: Answers to Question 24b
Channel 6/
WBRC/Fox

Channel 33
or 40/
WJSU/ABC

Channel 13/
WVTM/NBC

All Local
Channels

Other

35%

23%

7%

5%

29%

18–29

39%

14%

4%

7%

35%

30–34

30%

23%

---

---

47%

35–44

34%

28%

9%

3%

26%

45–54

46%

19%

5%

5%

25%

55–59

33%

25%

6%

3%

33%

60–64

31%

17%

19%

8%

24%

65+

32%

26%

5%

6%

31%

---

---

100%

---

---

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

36%

22%

6%

6%

30%

Female

35%

23%

8%

5%

29%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties
Only)
Caucasian

28%

30%

11%

4%

27%

African-American

28%

11%

---

11%

50%

Other/Refused

53%

13%

---

7%

27%

Respondent Time Living In Area

268

Less Than 1 Year

28%

14%

7%

7%

43%

1–5 Years

40%

15%

5%

9%

31%

6–10 Years

41%

14%

2%

6%

37%

11–15 Years

31%

22%

8%

3%

36%

16–20 Years

52%

16%

3%

4%

24%

24b. What television station do you watch the most?

More Than 20
Years

Channel 6/
WBRC/Fox

Channel 33
or 40/
WJSU/ABC

Channel 13/
WVTM/NBC

All Local
Channels

Other

32%

27%

9%

4%

27%

---

---

---

33%

67%

Don't Know/
Refused

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

36%

22%

7%

4%

30%

No

32%

24%

8%

8%

28%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

53%

11%

4%

11%

22%

No

34%

24%

7%

5%

30%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

45%

19%

3%

4%

28%

No

35%

23%

8%

5%

29%

Respondent County
Clay

47%

24%

4%

7%

18%

Cleburne

30%

17%

13%

5%

36%

Etowah

30%

27%

9%

5%

29%

St. Clair

45%

19%

7%

4%

26%

Talladega

31%

23%

3%

8%

36%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

27%

17%

15%

4%

38%

B-6

33%

15%

12%

3%

36%

B-7

35%

18%

9%

9%

29%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

50%

---

---

---

50%

Gadsden

32%

20%

8%

3%

36%

269

24b. What television station do you watch the most?

Channel 6/
WBRC/Fox

Channel 33
or 40/
WJSU/ABC

Channel 13/
WVTM/NBC

All Local
Channels

Other

Heflin

29%

16%

15%

2%

38%

Pell City

35%

31%

4%

4%

27%

Talladega

29%

22%

2%

9%

38%

Other

38%

23%

8%

6%

26%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

42%

23%

5%

7%

23%

No

35%

23%

7%

5%

30%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

36%

24%

7%

5%

28%

No

29%

13%

11%

3%

44%

Respondent Trust And Control Category

270

Believers

40%

17%

6%

6%

32%

Cynics

18%

17%

9%

4%

52%

Participants

36%

25%

8%

5%

26%

Watchdogs

25%

23%

6%

6%

41%

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

c. What newspaper do you read the most?
Table 120: Answers to Question 24c

Total Sample

Gadsden
Times

Birmingham
News

Talladega
Daily
Home

St. Clair
Times

Anniston
Star

Other

37%

24%

17%

9%

8%

5%

Respondent Age
18–29

32%

32%

21%

5%

8%

1%

30–34

19%

13%

39%

20%

8%

---

35–44

31%

26%

15%

15%

5%

9%

45–54

30%

22%

22%

13%

10%

4%

55–59

52%

26%

4%

7%

6%

5%

60–64

37%

27%

14%

8%

8%

5%

65+

41%

23%

17%

4%

10%

6%

---

100%

---

---

---

---

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

33%

30%

15%

9%

7%

7%

Female

40%

21%

18%

9%

9%

4%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

88%

6%

---

---

3%

3%

AfricanAmerican

93%

7%

---

---

---

---

Other/Refused

100%

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1
Year

33%

50%

---

17%

0%

---

1–5 Years

6%

45%

12%

18%

5%

13%

6–10 Years

14%

48%

14%

14%

4%

6%

11–15 Years

34%

31%

17%

17%

1%

0%

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24c. What newspaper do you read the most?

Gadsden
Times

Birmingham
News

Talladega
Daily
Home

St. Clair
Times

Anniston
Star

Other

16–20 Years

35%

32%

13%

13%

5%

2%

More Than 20
Years

46%

15%

18%

5%

11%

5%

Don't Know/
Refused

33%

34%

33%

---

---

---

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

34%

29%

16%

10%

7%

4%

No

46%

12%

18%

6%

11%

7%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

32%

23%

19%

7%

16%

4%

No

38%

24%

16%

9%

8%

5%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

27%

14%

23%

9%

24%

2%

No

38%

25%

16%

9%

7%

5%

Respondent County
Clay

---

5%

---

---

64%

31%

Cleburne

---

2%

---

---

79%

20%

Etowah

89%

6%

---

---

3%

3%

St. Clair

4%

55%

9%

24%

1%

7%

Talladega

1%

11%

63%

---

21%

4%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

24%

3%

3%

74%

74%

24%

B-6

15%

---

---

85%

85%

15%

B-7

12%

---

---

88%

88%

12%

100%

---

---

---

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

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---

---

24c. What newspaper do you read the most?

Gadsden
Times

Birmingham
News

Talladega
Daily
Home

St. Clair
Times

Anniston
Star

Other

89%

5%

---

---

3%

3%

Heflin

---

3%

---

---

72%

25%

Pell City

3%

58%

22%

3%

---

14%

Talladega

---

5%

81%

---

11%

3%

33%

29%

11%

14%

9%

4%

Gadsden

Other

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

19%

30%

13%

16%

17%

3%

No

39%

24%

17%

8%

7%

5%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

38%

24%

16%

8%

9%

5%

No

29%

26%

21%

17%

2%

5%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

36%

25%

18%

13%

5%

4%

Cynics

17%

41%

23%

---

6%

12%

Participants

39%

24%

16%

8%

9%

5%

Watchdogs

38%

12%

19%

12%

14%

5%

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25. When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?
Table 121: Answers to Question 25
Within
The Last
Week

Within
The Last
Month

Within
The
Last
Year

More
Than
A
Year

Have Received CSEPP
Information But Don’t
Recall When It Was
Received

8%

22%

39%

21%

18–29

0%

14%

34%

30–34

10%

22%

35–44

10%

45–54

Never

Don’t Recall
Receiving
CSEPP
Information

Total That
Have Received
CSEPP
Information

Total That Have
Not Received
CSEPP
Information

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

25%

4%

22%

---

78%

22%

41%

25%

---

3%

---

97%

3%

28%

33%

18%

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

6%

25%

42%

20%

1%

4%

2%

94%

6%

55–59

6%

18%

50%

22%

1%

3%

---

97%

3%

60–64

8%

16%

43%

21%

2%

8%

1%

91%

9%

65+

10%

22%

35%

20%

4%

6%

3%

91%

9%

---

99%

1%

---

---

---

---

100%

---

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

10%

18%

38%

23%

2%

7%

2%

92%

8%

Female

7%

24%

40%

19%

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

4%

2%

94%

6%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

274

9%

21%

38%

24%

2%

25. When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

Within
The Last
Week

Within
The Last
Month

Within
The
Last
Year

More
Than
A
Year

Have Received CSEPP
Information But Don’t
Recall When It Was
Received

African-American

6%

15%

44%

18%

Other/Refused

9%

18%

50%

Never

Don’t Recall
Receiving
CSEPP
Information

Total That
Have Received
CSEPP
Information

Total That Have
Not Received
CSEPP
Information

---

15%

1%

83%

17%

12%

---

12%

---

88%

12%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

5%

5%

35%

---

10%

35%

10%

55%

45%

1–5 Years

10%

21%

34%

20%

3%

9%

3%

88%

12%

6–10 Years

11%

25%

29%

23%

4%

7%

1%

92%

8%

11–15 Years

4%

31%

46%

15%

---

2%

2%

96%

4%

16–20 Years

9%

14%

53%

21%

0%

3%

---

97%

3%

More Than 20 Years

7%

23%

39%

22%

2%

5%

2%

93%

7%

Don't Know/ Refused

---

---

33%

34%

---

33%

---

67%

33%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

8%

22%

42%

20%

2%

5%

1%

94%

6%

No

8%

22%

32%

22%

2%

10%

3%

87%

13%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

13%

31%

39%

13%

---

4%

---

96%

4%

No

8%

21%

39%

21%

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

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25. When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

Within
The Last
Week

Within
The Last
Month

Within
The
Last
Year

More
Than
A
Year

Have Received CSEPP
Information But Don’t
Recall When It Was
Received

Never

Don’t Recall
Receiving
CSEPP
Information

Total That
Have Received
CSEPP
Information

Total That Have
Not Received
CSEPP
Information

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

11%

21%

34%

28%

---

5%

2%

93%

7%

No

8%

22%

40%

20%

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

Respondent County
Calhoun

9%

15%

37%

28%

2%

7%

1%

91%

9%

Clay

3%

33%

46%

9%

3%

3%

3%

94%

6%

Cleburne

28%

39%

18%

10%

0%

3%

1%

96%

4%

Etowah

7%

27%

42%

14%

2%

5%

2%

93%

7%

St. Clair

7%

25%

42%

15%

3%

5%

2%

93%

7%

Talladega

4%

24%

36%

23%

2%

8%

3%

89%

11%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

31%

42%

15%

6%

---

4%

2%

94%

6%

B-6

17%

40%

26%

14%

---

3%

---

97%

3%

B-7

32%

27%

19%

19%

3%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

8%

13%

39%

28%

1%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Gadsden

5%

28%

40%

17%

2%

6%

2%

92%

8%

276

25. When was the last time you heard, saw, or read any information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

Within
The Last
Week

Within
The Last
Month

Within
The
Last
Year

More
Than
A
Year

Have Received CSEPP
Information But Don’t
Recall When It Was
Received

Heflin

31%

43%

14%

8%

Jacksonville

10%

22%

33%

Oxford

13%

22%

Pell City

2%

Talladega
Other

Never

Don’t Recall
Receiving
CSEPP
Information

Total That
Have Received
CSEPP
Information

Total That Have
Not Received
CSEPP
Information

---

2%

2%

96%

4%

27%

2%

6%

---

94%

6%

29%

24%

2%

9%

2%

89%

11%

27%

44%

19%

2%

4%

2%

94%

6%

6%

23%

34%

26%

2%

9%

---

91%

9%

8%

22%

42%

19%

3%

6%

2%

92%

8%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

17%

27%

35%

16%

---

3%

1%

96%

4%

No

7%

21%

40%

21%

2%

7%

2%

91%

9%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

4%

15%

32%

29%

5%

13%

3%

84%

16%

Cynics

8%

6%

28%

37%

3%

14%

3%

83%

17%

Participants

9%

27%

41%

16%

1%

4%

2%

95%

5%

Watchdogs

5%

13%

47%

25%

3%

7%

---

93%

7%

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26. How have you received information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

Mail

Television

Newspaper

Am/Fm Radio

Informational
Pamphlet Or
Flyer

Informational
Package Or Kit

Calendar

Work/Training

Tone Alert
Radio

Don’t Know

Table 122: Answers to Question 26

59%

11%

9%

8%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

18–29

48%

7%

0%

5%

5%

3%

---

5%

7%

7%

30–34

53%

15%

6%

3%

9%

---

3%

9%

---

3%

35–44

58%

12%

5%

14%

6%

5%

6%

7%

4%

2%

45–54

59%

13%

9%

7%

9%

7%

4%

6%

2%

3%

55–59

70%

6%

7%

6%

1%

3%

6%

3%

0%

4%

60–64

64%

9%

15%

5%

5%

3%

2%

4%

3%

2%

65+

56%

13%

12%

10%

5%

6%

5%

1%

3%

4%

Refused

51%

---

---

---

---

---

49%

---

---

---

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

50%

15%

12%

13%

8%

4%

5%

6%

4%

4%

Female

64%

9%

8%

6%

4%

5%

4%

3%

2%

3%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

58%

13%

11%

9%

5%

5%

5%

5%

3%

3%

African-American

53%

6%

4%

7%

3%

6%

3%

7%

---

1%

Other/Refused

56%

9%

6%

9%

9%

12%

---

3%

3%

---

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

15%

10%

---

10%

10%

---

---

0%

---

5%

1–5 Years

50%

8%

6%

8%

4%

6%

6%

4%

1%

7%

6–10 Years

55%

11%

15%

7%

7%

8%

4%

5%

---

0%

11–15 Years

61%

14%

8%

6%

10%

2%

0%

4%

2%

2%

278

Mail

Television

Newspaper

Am/Fm Radio

Informational
Pamphlet Or
Flyer

Informational
Package Or Kit

Calendar

Work/Training

Tone Alert
Radio

Don’t Know

26. How have you received information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

16–20 Years

69%

10%

7%

6%

6%

2%

4%

7%

2%

3%

More Than 20 Years

61%

12%

10%

9%

5%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Don't Know/ Refused

33%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

61%

11%

10%

8%

6%

6%

4%

5%

2%

3%

No

55%

11%

7%

8%

5%

3%

4%

2%

5%

4%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

64%

9%

7%

13%

7%

7%

6%

11%

7%

2%

No

58%

11%

9%

8%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

54%

12%

9%

12%

7%

6%

7%

17%

7%

5%

No

59%

11%

9%

8%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

3%

Respondent County
Calhoun

51%

13%

10%

10%

6%

7%

7%

6%

3%

3%

Clay

54%

6%

10%

12%

1%

1%

6%

3%

1%

7%

Cleburne

66%

7%

10%

6%

13%

11%

3%

5%

4%

2%

Etowah

65%

10%

10%

7%

3%

4%

1%

3%

3%

3%

St. Clair

64%

9%

9%

6%

8%

2%

---

2%

1%

5%

Talladega

57%

15%

6%

9%

6%

6%

10%

5%

6%

4%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

63%

6%

8%

2%

15%

13%

2%

4%

2%

2%

B-6

77%

6%

11%

6%

14%

11%

6%

3%

9%

---

B-7

62%

14%

16%

19%

5%

5%

---

11%

5%

3%

279

Am/Fm Radio

Informational
Pamphlet Or
Flyer

Informational
Package Or Kit

Calendar

Work/Training

Tone Alert
Radio

Don’t Know

55%

8%

6%

10%

6%

9%

8%

5%

3%

---

Gadsden

61%

7%

10%

5%

4%

2%

2%

3%

2%

3%

Heflin

68%

5%

9%

3%

14%

12%

3%

4%

2%

2%

Jacksonville

59%

8%

6%

12%

4%

6%

8%

6%

4%

2%

Oxford

40%

18%

18%

11%

9%

7%

11%

5%

2%

2%

Pell City

69%

6%

8%

6%

4%

---

---

---

---

8%

Talladega

57%

15%

11%

9%

6%

4%

15%

2%

9%

9%

Other

60%

13%

9%

8%

6%

5%

2%

5%

3%

3%

Television

Anniston

Mail

Newspaper

26. How have you received information about how to prepare for a chemical emergency?

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

60%

14%

10%

14%

12%

10%

11%

9%

5%

1%

No

59%

11%

9%

8%

5%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

64%

12%

10%

9%

6%

5%

5%

5%

3%

4%

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

50%

14%

7%

4%

4%

2%

5%

2%

3%

5%

Cynics

47%

9%

5%

8%

8%

3%

6%

3%

---

5%

Participants

62%

11%

9%

9%

6%

6%

4%

5%

3%

2%

Watchdogs

64%

7%

17%

7%

5%

6%

5%

2%

0%

5%

280

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27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?

Evacuation Route

Evacuation Directions

Evacuation Plan

Don’t Remember

What To Do/How To
Prepare

Follow Instructions

Evacuation Zones

Shelter-In-Place Kit

Know Your
Zone/Information On
Zone

Food/Water Supply Or
Storage

Listen To Tone Alert
Radio Or Siren

Sirens Make Different
Sounds Or Tones

Don’t Know

Chemical Agents Or
Gasses

Where To Go In An
Emergency

Pamphlet

Total Sample

Shelter-In-Place (Seal,
Tape, Prepare Safe
Room)

Table 123: Answers to Question 27

21%

19%

16%

16%

15%

14%

13%

12%

11%

7%

7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Respondent Age
18–29

13%

16%

13%

18%

20%

13%

9%

9%

5%

2%

2%

9%

13%

2%

2%

9%

5%

30–34

19%

19%

16%

19%

22%

9%

9%

19%

9%

6%

3%

12%

3%

9%

4%

---

3%

35–44

20%

18%

16%

16%

7%

14%

10%

11%

9%

11%

4%

11%

12%

3%

6%

2%

4%

45–54

22%

21%

18%

18%

15%

15%

14%

14%

14%

7%

9%

12%

6%

5%

2%

4%

2%

55–59

26%

24%

16%

16%

9%

18%

14%

12%

17%

5%

5%

4%

8%

3%

3%

2%

2%

60–64

28%

16%

14%

14%

19%

13%

14%

12%

14%

7%

9%

5%

0%

4%

3%

5%

3%

65+

18%

19%

17%

14%

16%

13%

14%

10%

9%

6%

7%

4%

4%

8%

5%

6%

3%

---

---

---

---

51%

---

49%

49%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

23%

20%

17%

16%

15%

13%

14%

11%

8%

7%

6%

9%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Female

20%

19%

16%

16%

14%

14%

13%

12%

13%

7%

7%

7%

6%

6%

4%

4%

3%

281

Listen To Tone Alert
Radio Or Siren

Sirens Make Different
Sounds Or Tones

Don’t Know

Chemical Agents Or
Gasses

Where To Go In An
Emergency

Pamphlet

11%

7%

7%

9%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

African-American

10%

11%

10%

8%

15%

11%

8%

10%

8%

3%

3%

1%

6%

8%

6%

---

4%

Other/Refused

23%

18%

23%

18%

12%

18%

6%

12%

6%

9%

---

3%

3%

3%

3%

---

3%

Know Your
Zone/Information On
Zone

12%

Shelter-In-Place Kit

14%

Evacuation Zones

11%

Follow Instructions

15%

What To Do/How To
Prepare

18%

Don’t Remember

18%

Evacuation Plan

24%

Evacuation Directions

23%

Evacuation Route

Caucasian

Shelter-In-Place (Seal,
Tape, Prepare Safe
Room)

Food/Water Supply Or
Storage

27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

15%

10%

10%

10%

5%

15%

5%

---

5%

---

5%

---

5%

---

5%

5%

---

1–5 Years

17%

9%

10%

14%

17%

14%

14%

9%

7%

1%

7%

8%

11%

4%

6%

4%

7%

6–10 Years

12%

23%

19%

18%

18%

16%

16%

14%

14%

12%

4%

10%

3%

5%

6%

7%

5%

11–15 Years

23%

23%

21%

17%

13%

17%

4%

21%

13%

12%

8%

6%

10%

---

2%

2%

2%

16–20 Years

28%

28%

20%

21%

10%

13%

18%

25%

11%

11%

4%

7%

5%

4%

1%

6%

2%

More Than 20
Years

22%

19%

16%

15%

15%

14%

13%

10%

12%

6%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

4%

3%

Don't Know/
Refused

33%

---

---

---

---

---

33%

---

33%

---

---

---

---

34%

---

---

---

15%

14%

14%

12%

7%

7%

9%

7%

4%

4%

4%

4%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

282

23%

22%

18%

17%

15%

Evacuation Route

Evacuation Directions

Evacuation Plan

Don’t Remember

What To Do/How To
Prepare

Follow Instructions

Evacuation Zones

Shelter-In-Place Kit

Know Your
Zone/Information On
Zone

Food/Water Supply Or
Storage

Listen To Tone Alert
Radio Or Siren

Sirens Make Different
Sounds Or Tones

Don’t Know

Chemical Agents Or
Gasses

Where To Go In An
Emergency

Pamphlet

No

Shelter-In-Place (Seal,
Tape, Prepare Safe
Room)

27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?

17%

13%

12%

12%

15%

12%

12%

6%

10%

6%

5%

4%

4%

8%

3%

4%

2%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

15%

23%

15%

16%

16%

14%

15%

13%

13%

8%

7%

19%

12%

4%

8%

10%

7%

No

21%

19%

16%

16%

14%

14%

13%

12%

11%

7%

7%

7%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

8%

23%

10%

19%

10%

11%

12%

9%

14%

4%

5%

5%

7%

7%

2%

2%

6%

No

22%

19%

17%

16%

15%

14%

13%

12%

11%

7%

7%

8%

6%

5%

4%

5%

3%

Respondent County
Calhoun

25%

23%

19%

19%

13%

10%

14%

15%

12%

8%

6%

9%

8%

5%

3%

2%

2%

Clay

22%

13%

12%

14%

14%

12%

10%

16%

9%

10%

4%

10%

1%

4%

7%

1%

1%

Cleburne

27%

20%

24%

27%

11%

20%

15%

12%

14%

6%

10%

6%

6%

7%

13%

3%

8%

Etowah

17%

19%

15%

14%

18%

13%

11%

8%

8%

4%

6%

5%

2%

6%

5%

6%

4%

St. Clair

20%

14%

15%

14%

17%

23%

14%

15%

12%

11%

6%

9%

5%

5%

3%

5%

3%

Talladega

19%

18%

11%

14%

8%

12%

14%

8%

15%

3%

9%

6%

8%

5%

4%

8%

4%

283

Evacuation Plan

Don’t Remember

What To Do/How To
Prepare

Follow Instructions

Evacuation Zones

Shelter-In-Place Kit

Know Your
Zone/Information On
Zone

Food/Water Supply Or
Storage

Listen To Tone Alert
Radio Or Siren

Sirens Make Different
Sounds Or Tones

Don’t Know

Chemical Agents Or
Gasses

Where To Go In An
Emergency

Pamphlet

25%

13%

19%

27%

13%

17%

17%

6%

13%

4%

10%

8%

6%

8%

15%

4%

10%

B-6

29%

37%

40%

29%

6%

31%

14%

26%

26%

9%

11%

---

6%

6%

9%

---

---

B-7

30%

24%

22%

24%

11%

19%

8%

14%

5%

8%

5%

8%

5%

5%

11%

5%

8%

Evacuation Route

A-12

Shelter-In-Place (Seal,
Tape, Prepare Safe
Room)

Evacuation Directions

27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

23%

15%

14%

14%

11%

7%

15%

9%

10%

5%

4%

8%

7%

6%

5%

1%

2%

Gadsden

17%

18%

16%

15%

17%

15%

10%

9%

9%

3%

7%

3%

2%

4%

4%

3%

4%

Heflin

26%

15%

23%

28%

11%

19%

17%

9%

16%

5%

12%

9%

7%

9%

16%

4%

11%

Jacksonville

22%

25%

10%

16%

14%

6%

8%

10%

12%

4%

8%

6%

6%

4%

2%

4%

4%

Oxford

25%

25%

20%

20%

11%

9%

15%

18%

5%

11%

5%

9%

9%

7%

2%

---

---

Pell City

13%

15%

15%

21%

21%

17%

15%

19%

10%

17%

6%

10%

6%

4%

---

4%

6%

Talladega

19%

15%

13%

19%

9%

13%

15%

13%

13%

2%

11%

9%

9%

6%

6%

4%

2%

Other

22%

20%

18%

15%

15%

17%

14%

12%

13%

7%

7%

8%

6%

5%

4%

6%

3%

15%

21%

9%

13%

11%

6%

5%

10%

2%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

284

21%

27%

25%

23%

4%

24%

18%

25%

Evacuation Route

Evacuation Directions

Evacuation Plan

Don’t Remember

What To Do/How To
Prepare

Follow Instructions

Evacuation Zones

Shelter-In-Place Kit

Know Your
Zone/Information On
Zone

Food/Water Supply Or
Storage

Listen To Tone Alert
Radio Or Siren

Sirens Make Different
Sounds Or Tones

Don’t Know

Chemical Agents Or
Gasses

Where To Go In An
Emergency

Pamphlet

No

Shelter-In-Place (Seal,
Tape, Prepare Safe
Room)

27. What information do you recall from what you heard, saw, or read?

21%

18%

15%

15%

16%

13%

13%

11%

11%

5%

6%

7%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

23%

21%

18%

17%

16%

15%

14%

13%

12%

7%

7%

8%

6%

6%

4%

5%

3%

No

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

14%

15%

11%

10%

20%

11%

6%

9%

6%

2%

7%

6%

3%

6%

4%

3%

5%

Cynics

16%

11%

14%

11%

13%

9%

8%

9%

9%

3%

8%

8%

2%

14%

2%

---

---

Participants

23%

21%

18%

18%

13%

15%

16%

13%

12%

8%

6%

8%

7%

5%

5%

5%

4%

Watchdogs

26%

24%

16%

17%

17%

12%

13%

12%

18%

8%

7%

6%

4%

2%

2%

4%

0%

285

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

28. How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical
emergency at the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 124: Answers to Question 28

Total Sample

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

52%

31%

10%

6%

84%

16%

Respondent Age
18–29

42%

45%

9%

4%

86%

14%

30–34

47%

29%

22%

3%

75%

25%

35–44

50%

33%

12%

5%

83%

17%

45–54

54%

31%

8%

7%

85%

15%

55–59

52%

31%

12%

5%

83%

17%

60–64

50%

29%

11%

9%

79%

21%

65+

55%

30%

9%

6%

85%

15%

Refused

100%

---

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

57%

30%

8%

6%

87%

13%

Female

50%

32%

12%

7%

82%

18%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

51%

31%

10%

7%

82%

18%

AfricanAmerican

40%

31%

15%

14%

71%

29%

Other/Refused

62%

23%

9%

6%

85%

15%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1
Year

40%

30%

15%

15%

70%

30%

1–5 Years

56%

31%

7%

7%

87%

13%

6–10 Years

51%

37%

12%

---

88%

12%

11–15 Years

65%

23%

10%

2%

88%

12%

286

28. How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

16–20 Years

45%

43%

8%

3%

89%

11%

More Than 20
Years

52%

30%

11%

8%

82%

18%

Don't Know/
Refused

67%

33%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

53%

32%

10%

5%

85%

15%

No

50%

30%

11%

9%

80%

20%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

61%

30%

8%

0%

92%

8%

No

52%

31%

10%

7%

83%

17%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

65%

23%

5%

7%

88%

12%

No

51%

32%

11%

6%

83%

17%

Respondent County
Calhoun

47%

29%

13%

11%

76%

24%

Clay

65%

17%

12%

6%

83%

17%

Cleburne

71%

18%

7%

4%

89%

11%

Etowah

54%

33%

9%

4%

87%

13%

St. Clair

55%

36%

7%

2%

91%

9%

Talladega

55%

30%

11%

5%

84%

16%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

71%

19%

4%

6%

90%

10%

B-6

71%

11%

14%

3%

83%

17%

B-7

70%

22%

8%

---

92%

8%

287

28. How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical emergency at the
Anniston Army Depot?

Very
Confident

Somewhat
Confident

Not Very
Confident

Not
Confident
At All

Total
“Confident”
Responses

Total “Not
Confident”
Responses

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

49%

29%

9%

13%

78%

22%

Gadsden

53%

35%

7%

5%

88%

12%

Heflin

71%

20%

2%

6%

91%

9%

Jacksonville

47%

27%

18%

8%

75%

25%

Oxford

47%

25%

15%

13%

73%

27%

Pell City

62%

37%

---

2%

98%

2%

Talladega

49%

32%

13%

6%

81%

19%

Other

53%

32%

11%

4%

85%

15%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

67%

25%

4%

4%

92%

8%

No

51%

32%

11%

6%

83%

17%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

53%

31%

10%

6%

84%

16%

No

43%

33%

12%

12%

76%

24%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

53%

47%

---

---

100%

---

---

---

59%

41%

---

100%

Participants

65%

35%

---

---

100%

---

Watchdogs

---

---

65%

35%

---

100%

Cynics

288

Anniston Emergency Planning Zone Cross Tabulations

29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?

Depot Is Prepared

I Trust The Depot/
Depot Will Alert Us

I Trust The Local
Government
Officials And /Or
FEMA

Local Media Would
Let Us Know

Someone I Know
Has Worked At
The Depot

Don’t Know

Depot Would Try
To Contain The
Accident Before
Alerting The
Public

21%

18%

14%

14%

14%

10%

9%

5%

5%

4%

3%

Always Have Been
Told When
Something
Happens
Depot Does A Lot
Of Drills/Tests

Alert System Is
Good

Total Sample

Depot Has Kept
The Public
Informed Or Will
Keep Public
Informed

Table 125: Answers to Question 29

Respondent Age
18–29

28%

19%

16%

14%

12%

9%

9%

8%

14%

7%

2%

30–34

15%

16%

15%

15%

12%

3%

6%

6%

---

9%

1%

35–44

18%

17%

10%

18%

21%

15%

6%

8%

5%

5%

1%

45–54

21%

20%

13%

15%

14%

11%

7%

4%

7%

2%

3%

55–59

22%

22%

13%

11%

16%

11%

7%

6%

3%

1%

6%

60–64

23%

18%

12%

11%

15%

7%

10%

4%

7%

6%

5%

65+

20%

15%

15%

15%

11%

8%

13%

4%

4%

3%

3%

Refused

49%

---

100%

49%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

20%

21%

17%

16%

14%

8%

8%

6%

7%

4%

3%

Female

21%

16%

12%

14%

15%

10%

10%

5%

5%

4%

3%

289

Don’t Know

Depot Would Try
To Contain The
Accident Before
Alerting The
Public

15%

14%

13%

14%

9%

8%

5%

6%

4%

3%

AfricanAmerican

12%

15%

8%

7%

10%

7%

7%

3%

3%

4%

---

Other/Refused

30%

15%

6%

21%

9%

6%

9%

9%

3%

---

---

I Trust The Local
Government
Officials And /Or
FEMA

22%

Alert System Is
Good

Caucasian

Depot Has Kept
The Public
Informed Or Will
Keep Public
Informed

Someone I Know
Has Worked At
The Depot

Always Have Been
Told When
Something
Happens
Depot Does A Lot
Of Drills/Tests

Local Media Would
Let Us Know

I Trust The Depot/
Depot Will Alert Us

Depot Is Prepared

29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1
Year

5%

25%

10%

10%

5%

15%

10%

---

---

5%

---

1–5 Years

24%

22%

20%

17%

18%

11%

10%

6%

7%

2%

1%

6–10 Years

15%

18%

12%

13%

14%

11%

5%

3%

3%

1%

3%

11–15 Years

21%

18%

16%

12%

17%

9%

2%

10%

10%

6%

0%

16–20 Years

27%

16%

17%

18%

13%

7%

13%

10%

7%

4%

4%

More Than 20
Years

21%

18%

12%

14%

14%

9%

10%

4%

5%

4%

4%

---

---

---

33%

---

---

---

---

---

33%

---

Don't Know/
Refused

290

Someone I Know
Has Worked At
The Depot

Don’t Know

Depot Would Try
To Contain The
Accident Before
Alerting The
Public

15%

15%

9%

9%

5%

6%

4%

3%

No

19%

14%

12%

14%

12%

10%

10%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Always Have Been
Told When
Something
Happens
Depot Does A Lot
Of Drills/Tests

Local Media Would
Let Us Know

14%

I Trust The Depot/
Depot Will Alert Us

20%

Depot Is Prepared

22%

Alert System Is
Good

Yes

Depot Has Kept
The Public
Informed Or Will
Keep Public
Informed

I Trust The Local
Government
Officials And /Or
FEMA

29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?

Respondent Access To The Internet

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

22%

24%

15%

24%

20%

8%

9%

9%

17%

4%

7%

No

21%

18%

14%

14%

14%

10%

9%

5%

5%

4%

3%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

19%

30%

17%

14%

9%

4%

5%

9%

18%

3%

4%

No

21%

17%

13%

14%

15%

10%

10%

5%

4%

4%

3%

Respondent County
Calhoun

21%

16%

13%

12%

11%

4%

7%

7%

6%

5%

2%

Clay

22%

22%

14%

16%

12%

4%

6%

6%

6%

1%

3%

Cleburne

27%

30%

20%

24%

25%

11%

16%

11%

11%

2%

6%

Etowah

22%

14%

11%

14%

15%

15%

9%

1%

5%

3%

4%

St. Clair

19%

20%

14%

16%

15%

11%

12%

5%

3%

4%

3%

291

Depot Is Prepared

I Trust The Depot/
Depot Will Alert Us

I Trust The Local
Government
Officials And /Or
FEMA

Local Media Would
Let Us Know

Someone I Know
Has Worked At
The Depot

Don’t Know

Depot Would Try
To Contain The
Accident Before
Alerting The
Public

21%

26%

19%

19%

19%

13%

11%

7%

8%

4%

5%

Always Have Been
Told When
Something
Happens
Depot Does A Lot
Of Drills/Tests

Alert System Is
Good

Talladega

Depot Has Kept
The Public
Informed Or Will
Keep Public
Informed

29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

27%

31%

21%

21%

35%

13%

10%

13%

13%

2%

8%

B-6

40%

34%

20%

29%

3%

11%

37%

17%

6%

3%

3%

B-7

11%

22%

19%

27%

19%

3%

11%

---

11%

3%

---

Respondent Reported City

292

Anniston

20%

18%

6%

13%

11%

1%

7%

7%

7%

6%

1%

Gadsden

25%

17%

12%

12%

15%

12%

10%

2%

6%

3%

3%

Heflin

28%

31%

20%

20%

35%

14%

10%

12%

14%

---

6%

Jacksonville

24%

10%

12%

4%

8%

2%

2%

6%

4%

6%

2%

Oxford

16%

18%

18%

16%

13%

7%

5%

11%

2%

2%

2%

Pell City

23%

27%

19%

19%

10%

6%

15%

10%

8%

4%

2%

Talladega

19%

26%

26%

26%

26%

13%

11%

6%

17%

2%

6%

Other

20%

17%

13%

15%

15%

12%

10%

4%

4%

4%

4%

Don’t Know

Depot Would Try
To Contain The
Accident Before
Alerting The
Public

24%

18%

27%

19%

8%

11%

8%

8%

4%

9%

No

20%

17%

13%

13%

14%

10%

9%

5%

5%

4%

2%

I Trust The Local
Government
Officials And /Or
FEMA

29%

Alert System Is
Good

Yes

Depot Has Kept
The Public
Informed Or Will
Keep Public
Informed

Someone I Know
Has Worked At
The Depot

Always Have Been
Told When
Something
Happens
Depot Does A Lot
Of Drills/Tests

Local Media Would
Let Us Know

I Trust The Depot/
Depot Will Alert Us

Depot Is Prepared

29. Why do you say you are confident/not confident?

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

21%

18%

14%

15%

15%

10%

9%

5%

6%

3%

3%

No

16%

18%

9%

12%

12%

9%

13%

7%

0%

9%

3%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

20%

18%

13%

17%

16%

12%

8%

5%

4%

6%

2%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Participants

26%

22%

17%

17%

17%

11%

12%

6%

7%

4%

4%

Watchdogs

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Cynics

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30. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency.”
Table 126: Answers to Question 30

Total Sample

Agree
Strongly

Agree
Somewhat

Disagree
Somewhat

Disagree
Strongly

Total
“Agree”
Responses

Total
“Disagree”
Responses

39%

37%

14%

10%

76%

24%

Respondent Age
18–29

25%

43%

20%

11%

68%

32%

30–34

50%

31%

12%

6%

81%

19%

35–44

44%

35%

11%

10%

79%

21%

45–54

43%

31%

15%

11%

75%

25%

55–59

38%

45%

11%

6%

83%

17%

60–64

34%

37%

15%

13%

72%

28%

65+

38%

38%

14%

10%

76%

24%

Refused

1%

99%

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

52%

30%

9%

9%

83%

17%

Female

32%

41%

17%

10%

73%

27%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

41%

37%

12%

10%

78%

22%

AfricanAmerican

29%

39%

17%

15%

68%

32%

Other/Refused

47%

27%

12%

15%

74%

26%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1
Year

25%

40%

20%

15%

65%

35%

1–5 Years

41%

32%

9%

17%

73%

27%

6–10 Years

40%

34%

18%

8%

74%

26%

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30. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency.”

Agree
Strongly

Agree
Somewhat

Disagree
Somewhat

Disagree
Strongly

Total
“Agree”
Responses

Total
“Disagree”
Responses

11–15 Years

48%

33%

15%

4%

81%

19%

16–20 Years

27%

44%

19%

10%

71%

29%

More Than 20
Years

40%

38%

13%

9%

78%

22%

Don't Know/
Refused

34%

33%

33%

---

67%

33%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

42%

36%

13%

9%

78%

22%

No

33%

40%

15%

12%

73%

27%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

55%

37%

8%

0%

92%

8%

No

38%

37%

14%

10%

75%

25%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

53%

28%

16%

3%

81%

19%

No

38%

38%

14%

10%

76%

24%

Respondent County
Calhoun

36%

38%

13%

13%

74%

26%

Clay

46%

39%

6%

9%

86%

14%

Cleburne

57%

32%

7%

5%

89%

11%

Etowah

45%

35%

11%

9%

80%

20%

St. Clair

37%

37%

21%

5%

74%

26%

Talladega

36%

41%

12%

11%

77%

23%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

60%

29%

6%

4%

90%

10%

B-6

49%

37%

9%

6%

86%

14%

B-7

57%

32%

5%

5%

89%

11%

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30. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency.”

Agree
Strongly

Agree
Somewhat

Disagree
Somewhat

Disagree
Strongly

Total
“Agree”
Responses

Total
“Disagree”
Responses

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

39%

33%

18%

10%

72%

28%

Gadsden

50%

30%

10%

9%

81%

19%

Heflin

62%

26%

8%

4%

87%

13%

Jacksonville

35%

51%

6%

8%

86%

14%

Oxford

33%

33%

16%

18%

65%

35%

Pell City

40%

37%

17%

6%

77%

23%

Talladega

36%

32%

19%

13%

68%

32%

Other

37%

40%

14%

9%

77%

23%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

57%

32%

6%

5%

89%

11%

No

37%

38%

15%

10%

75%

25%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

40%

38%

14%

8%

78%

22%

No

26%

27%

16%

31%

53%

47%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

---

---

64%

36%

---

100%

Cynics

---

---

47%

53%

---

100%

Participants

53%

47%

---

---

100%

---

Watchdogs

40%

60%

---

---

100%

---

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31. Are you a member of an organization or group in Etowah County that provides assistance
to People with Special Needs in the event of any type of emergency (severe weather, fire,
chemical emergency)?
Table 127: Answers to Question 31
Yes

No

10%

90%

18–29

10%

90%

30–34

20%

80%

35–44

15%

85%

45–54

10%

90%

55–59

16%

84%

60–64

3%

97%

65+

7%

93%

Refused

10%

90%

Male

13%

88%

Female

8%

92%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah
Counties Only)
Caucasian

9%

91%

African-American

20%

80%

Other/Refused

7%

93%

25%

75%

1–5 Years

---

100%

6–10 Years

10%

90%

11–15 Years

17%

83%

16–20 Years

11%

89%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

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31. Are you a member of an organization or group in Etowah County that provides assistance to People with
Special Needs in the event of any type of emergency (severe weather, fire, chemical emergency)?

Yes

No

More Than 20 Years

9%

91%

Don't Know/ Refused

---

100%

Yes

13%

87%

No

3%

97%

Respondent Access To The Internet

Respondent Or Household Member Is First
Responder
Yes

64%

36%

No

7%

93%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot
Employee
Yes

11%

89%

No

10%

90%

10%

90%

Gadsden

10%

90%

Other

10%

90%

Respondent County
Etowah

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency
Zone
Yes

---

100%

No

10%

90%

Yes

10%

90%

No

7%

93%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP
Information

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

298

3%

97%

31. Are you a member of an organization or group in Etowah County that provides assistance to People with
Special Needs in the event of any type of emergency (severe weather, fire, chemical emergency)?

Yes

No

Cynics

11%

89%

Participants

12%

88%

Watchdogs

5%

95%

32. Please tell me if you are a member of one or more of the following groups.

A cross tabulation table for Question 32 is not included in this document due to the small
sample size (less than 30 respondents) of each response category for this question.

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33. In the unlikely event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, there is a
possibility that the emergency may affect Etowah County Residents. Would you consider
being part of a community based support team or group to assist People with Special
Needs to shelter in place or evacuate during a chemical emergency?
Table 128: Answers to Question 33
Yes

No

Other

42%

45%

12%

18–29

50%

50%

---

30–34

40%

60%

---

35–44

56%

33%

11%

45–54

46%

41%

13%

55–59

35%

48%

16%

60–64

50%

44%

6%

65+

35%

49%

16%

Male

50%

39%

11%

Female

39%

48%

13%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

42%

46%

12%

African-American

50%

40%

10%

Other/Refused

40%

40%

20%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

25%

50%

25%

1–5 Years

43%

43%

14%

6–10 Years

70%

30%

---

11–15 Years

33%

33%

33%

16–20 Years

42%

47%

11%

More Than 20 Years

42%

47%

12%

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33. In the unlikely event of a chemical emergency at the Anniston Army Depot, there is
a possibility that the emergency may affect Etowah County Residents. Would you
consider being part of a community based support team or group to assist People
with Special Needs to shelter in place or evacuate during a chemical emergency?

Don't Know/ Refused

Yes

No

Other

100%

---

---

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

43%

44%

13%

No

41%

47%

11%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

64%

27%

9%

No

41%

46%

13%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

33%

56%

11%

No

43%

45%

12%

42%

45%

12%

Respondent County
Etowah

Respondent Reported City
Gadsden

44%

43%

12%

Other

41%

47%

12%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

30%

40%

30%

No

43%

45%

12%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

42%

45%

13%

No

47%

47%

7%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

54%

38%

8%

Cynics

22%

67%

11%

Participants

43%

43%

14%

Watchdogs

30%

65%

5%

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34. Please tell me if you would consider becoming an active participant of one or more of the
following support groups (some are established groups and others have not been
established yet).
Table 129: Answers to Question 34
Church Group

Neighborhood
Support Group

Civic Group

Special Facilities
Group

66%

52%

34%

33%

18–29

40%

100%

20%

40%

30–34

100%

100%

100%

100%

35–44

68%

68%

47%

37%

45–54

57%

74%

30%

35%

55–59

88%

31%

38%

44%

60–64

78%

50%

33%

33%

65+

58%

33%

27%

22%

Male

62%

56%

40%

38%

Female

67%

49%

30%

30%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

64%

50%

35%

32%

African-American

75%

50%

25%

33%

Other/Refused

67%

67%

33%

44%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

100%

50%

50%

50%

1–5 Years

50%

100%

50%

50%

6–10 Years

75%

63%

38%

38%

11–15 Years

75%

38%

25%

50%

16–20 Years

60%

40%

10%

30%

More Than 20 Years

65%

52%

36%

31%

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34. Please tell me if you would consider becoming an active participant of one or more of the following
support groups (some are established groups and others have not been established yet).

Church Group

Neighborhood
Support Group

Civic Group

Special Facilities
Group

---

---

---

---

Don't Know/ Refused

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

67%

53%

40%

36%

No

63%

48%

20%

25%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

56%

33%

33%

33%

No

66%

53%

34%

33%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

40%

60%

20%

40%

No

67%

51%

34%

33%

66%

52%

34%

33%

Respondent County
Etowah

Respondent Reported City
Gadsden

61%

39%

24%

31%

Other

70%

66%

44%

34%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

50%

33%

17%

---

No

66%

52%

34%

34%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

65%

49%

34%

32%

No

75%

88%

25%

38%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

78%

61%

39%

43%

Cynics

100%

50%

25%

25%

Participants

63%

51%

33%

32%

Watchdogs

43%

29%

29%

14%

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35. Do you or any member of your household, have any physical or mental condition that
would prevent you or them from being able to shelter in place or evacuate?
Table 130: Answers to Question 35
Total “Yes” Responses

Total “No” Responses

18%

82%

18–29

---

100%

30–34

7%

93%

35–44

11%

89%

45–54

16%

84%

55–59

20%

80%

60–64

23%

77%

65+

26%

74%

---

100%

Male

13%

87%

Female

22%

78%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

16%

84%

African-American

25%

75%

Other/Refused

26%

74%

Less Than 1 Year

17%

83%

1–5 Years

21%

79%

6–10 Years

13%

87%

11–15 Years

25%

75%

16–20 Years

23%

77%

More Than 20 Years

18%

82%

Respondent Time Living In Area

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35. Do you or any member of your household, have any physical or mental condition that would prevent you
or them from being able to shelter in place or evacuate?

Total “Yes” Responses

Total “No” Responses

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

13%

87%

No

29%

71%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

12%

88%

No

19%

81%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

17%

83%

No

19%

81%

18%

82%

Anniston

26%

74%

Jacksonville

12%

88%

Oxford

11%

89%

Other

19%

81%

Respondent County
Calhoun

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

21%

79%

No

18%

82%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

18%

82%

No

19%

81%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

23%

78%

Cynics

33%

68%

Participants

15%

85%

Watchdogs

15%

85%

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36. Have preparations been made with family, friends, neighbors, or anyone else to help
you/them in case the public is advised to shelter in place or evacuate?
Table 131: Answers to Question 36
Yes

No

44%

56%

30–34

---

100%

35–44

50%

50%

45–54

45%

55%

55–59

25%

75%

60–64

63%

38%

65+

44%

56%

Male

33%

67%

Female

48%

52%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

44%

56%

African-American

31%

69%

Other/Refused

80%

20%

---

100%

1–5 Years

33%

67%

6–10 Years

67%

33%

11–15 Years

75%

25%

16–20 Years

50%

50%

More Than 20 Years

41%

59%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

46%

54%

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36. Have preparations been made with family, friends, neighbors, or anyone else to help you/them in case the
public is advised to shelter in place or evacuate?

No

Yes

No

42%

58%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

100%

---

No

42%

58%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

33%

67%

No

45%

55%

44%

56%

Anniston

50%

50%

Jacksonville

17%

83%

Oxford

67%

33%

Other

38%

62%

Respondent County
Calhoun

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

43%

57%

No

44%

56%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

42%

58%

No

60%

40%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

44%

56%

Cynics

23%

77%

Participants

53%

47%

Watchdogs

40%

60%

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37. In the event of severe weather (such as a tornado) or a chemical emergency would you
first turn to the television (TV) or radio for information and instructions?
Table 132: Answers to Question 37
Television

Radio

Both

63%

15%

17%

18–29

63%

19%

6%

30–34

80%

7%

13%

35–44

68%

11%

16%

45–54

59%

19%

18%

55–59

68%

18%

15%

60–64

74%

9%

14%

65+

57%

17%

20%

---

---

100%

Male

56%

17%

20%

Female

67%

14%

16%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah Counties Only)
Caucasian

63%

15%

17%

African-American

69%

17%

12%

Other/Refused

53%

11%

32%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

33%

17%

33%

1–5 Years

55%

24%

17%

6–10 Years

61%

22%

13%

11–15 Years

56%

13%

25%

16–20 Years

54%

23%

15%

More Than 20 Years

67%

12%

17%

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37. In the event of severe weather (such as a tornado) or a chemical emergency would you first turn to the
television (TV) or radio for information and instructions?

Television

Radio

Both

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

66%

16%

14%

No

58%

14%

22%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First Responder
Yes

59%

24%

18%

No

63%

15%

17%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot Employee
Yes

80%

14%

6%

No

61%

15%

19%

63%

15%

17%

Respondent County
Calhoun

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

55%

20%

20%

Jacksonville

49%

22%

24%

Oxford

76%

7%

11%

Other

71%

12%

14%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

55%

18%

27%

No

64%

15%

16%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

63%

15%

18%

No

63%

19%

4%

Respondent Trust And Control Category
Believers

68%

13%

13%

Cynics

70%

13%

8%

Participants

60%

16%

21%

Watchdogs

70%

15%

12%

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38. Which of the following television stations are you most likely to watch?
Table 133: Answers to Question 38
TV Alabama
Channel 33/40,
WJSU/ABC

WBRC-TV Channel 6, Fox

54%

38%

18–29

45%

45%

30–34

57%

29%

35–44

53%

50%

45–54

57%

37%

55–59

55%

36%

60–64

67%

33%

65+

47%

38%

Refused

50%

50%

Male

54%

42%

Female

54%

37%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah
Counties Only)
Caucasian

55%

38%

African-American

48%

40%

Other/Refused

56%

38%

Respondent Time Living In Area
Less Than 1 Year

75%

25%

1–5 Years

50%

40%

6–10 Years

59%

24%

11–15 Years

69%

23%

16–20 Years

39%

44%

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38. Which of the following television stations are you most likely to watch?

More Than 20 Years

TV Alabama
Channel 33/40,
WJSU/ABC

WBRC-TV Channel 6, Fox

54%

41%

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

59%

34%

No

45%

46%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First
Responder
Yes

77%

31%

No

53%

39%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot
Employee
Yes

53%

37%

No

54%

39%

54%

38%

Respondent County
Calhoun

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

50%

37%

Jacksonville

41%

49%

Oxford

60%

31%

Other

58%

40%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

56%

33%

No

54%

39%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

55%

37%

No

39%

56%

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38. Which of the following television stations are you most likely to watch?

TV Alabama
Channel 33/40,
WJSU/ABC

WBRC-TV Channel 6, Fox

Respondent Trust And Control Category

312

Believers

35%

48%

Cynics

61%

23%

Participants

56%

39%

Watchdogs

52%

41%

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b. Which of the following radio stations are you most likely to listen to?
Table 134: Answers to Question 38b
WVOK FM 97.9 (K98)
Total Sample

33%

Respondent Age
18–29

25%

30–34

33%

35–44

30%

45–54

46%

55–59

54%

60–64

25%

65+

21%

Respondent Gender
Male

33%

Female

32%

Respondent Ethnicity (Calhoun and Etowah
Counties Only)
Caucasian

33%

African-American

33%

Other/Refused

29%

Respondent Time Living In Area

313

Less Than 1 Year

33%

1–5 Years

45%

6–10 Years

25%

11–15 Years

60%

16–20 Years

20%

More Than 20 Years

31%

38b. Which of the following radio stations are you most likely to listen to?

WVOK FM 97.9 (K98)

Respondent Access To The Internet
Yes

40%

No

21%

Respondent Or Household Member Is First
Responder
Yes

43%

No

32%

Respondent Or Household Member Is Depot
Employee
Yes

29%

No

33%

Respondent County
Calhoun

33%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

42%

Jacksonville

13%

Oxford

40%

Other

35%

Respondent Named A Specific Emergency
Zone
Yes

40%

No

31%

Respondent Has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

32%

No

40%

Respondent Trust And Control Category

314

Believers

30%

Cynics

25%

38b. Which of the following radio stations are you most likely to listen to?

WVOK FM 97.9 (K98)
Participants

32%

Watchdogs

44%

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39. What emergency zone do you live in?
Table 135: Summarized Responses to Question 39
Did Not
Name an
EPZ Zone

Named an
EPZ Zone

90%

10%

18–29

93%

7%

30–34

90%

10%

35–44

90%

10%

45–54

93%

7%

55–59

91%

9%

60–64

92%

8%

65+

88%

12%

Refused

51%

49%

Male

91%

9%

Female

90%

10%

Caucasian

91%

9%

African-American

96%

4%

Other/Refused

100%

---

Less than 1 year

100%

---

1–5 years

96%

4%

6–10 years

90%

10%

11–15 years

90%

10%

16–20 years

89%

11%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity

Respondent Time Living in Area

316

39. What emergency zone do you live in?

Did Not
Name an
EPZ Zone

Named an
EPZ Zone

More than 20 years

89%

11%

Don’t Know/Refused

100%

---

Yes

90%

10%

No

91%

9%

Respondent Access to the Internet

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

83%

17%

No

91%

9%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

91%

9%

No

90%

10%

Calhoun

89%

11%

Clay

90%

10%

Cleburne

85%

15%

Etowah

96%

4%

St. Clair

85%

15%

Talladega

93%

7%

A-12

85%

15%

B-6

80%

20%

B-7

92%

8%

Anniston

88%

12%

Gadsden

95%

5%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City

317

39. What emergency zone do you live in?

Did Not
Name an
EPZ Zone

Named an
EPZ Zone

Heflin

86%

14%

Jacksonville

86%

14%

Oxford

85%

15%

Pell City

83%

17%

Talladega

96%

4%

Other

91%

9%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

90%

10%

No

96%

4%

Believers

95%

5%

Cynics

95%

5%

Participants

88%

12%

Watchdogs

95%

5%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

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40. What is your approximate age, please?
Table 136: Responses to Question 40

Total Sample

18–29

30–34

35–44

45–54

55–59

60–64

65+

Refused

5%

4%

13%

20%

12%

12%

33%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

6%

4%

15%

20%

11%

14%

30%

---

Female

5%

4%

12%

20%

13%

11%

35%

---

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

5%

4%

11%

21%

12%

13%

34%

---

African-American

7%

3%

17%

11%

22%

10%

31%

---

Other/Refused

3%

---

15%

29%

6%

15%

32%

---

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

30%

5%

25%

20%

5%

---

15%

---

1–5 years

12%

8%

15%

34%

9%

7%

15%

---

6–10 years

3%

4%

21%

22%

10%

12%

29%

---

11–15 years

4%

6%

19%

15%

14%

13%

29%

---

16–20 years

16%

---

21%

33%

4%

6%

20%

---

More than 20 years

3%

3%

10%

17%

14%

14%

39%

---

Don’t
Know/Refused

33%

34%

---

---

---

---

33%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

7%

5%

17%

24%

14%

11%

22%

---

No

2%

0%

5%

11%

9%

14%

58%

---

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

13%

6%

18%

24%

10%

7%

22%

---

No

5%

4%

13%

20%

12%

12%

34%

---

17%

---

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

319

8%

3%

16%

28%

17%

10%

40. What is your approximate age, please?

No

18–29

30–34

35–44

45–54

55–59

60–64

65+

Refused

5%

4%

13%

20%

12%

12%

34%

---

Respondent County
Calhoun

5%

5%

12%

22%

13%

11%

31%

1%

Clay

9%

3%

9%

28%

6%

16%

29%

1%

Cleburne

4%

1%

10%

15%

15%

17%

37%

---

Etowah

4%

2%

12%

17%

14%

14%

36%

---

St. Clair

7%

5%

14%

21%

11%

10%

33%

---

Talladega

5%

3%

19%

22%

8%

12%

31%

---

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

4%

2%

13%

15%

13%

19%

35%

4%

B-6

3%

---

6%

14%

20%

14%

43%

3%

B-7

5%

---

8%

16%

16%

16%

38%

5%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

6%

4%

9%

16%

15%

15%

35%

---

Gadsden

6%

2%

6%

16%

12%

18%

40%

---

Heflin

4%

2%

14%

14%

15%

16%

35%

---

Jacksonville

10%

---

18%

18%

12%

12%

29%

2%

Oxford

2%

9%

20%

22%

11%

9%

25%

2%

Pell City

8%

4%

6%

23%

12%

10%

38%

---

Talladega

6%

2%

17%

23%

4%

13%

34%

---

Other

4%

4%

15%

22%

13%

10%

31%

---

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

4%

4%

14%

14%

12%

10%

41%

1%

No

6%

4%

13%

21%

12%

12%

32%

---

12%

33%

---

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

320

5%

4%

13%

21%

13%

40. What is your approximate age, please?

No

18–29

30–34

35–44

45–54

55–59

60–64

65+

Refused

15%

1%

14%

15%

5%

13%

37%

---

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

8%

2%

11%

23%

8%

14%

34%

---

Cynics

5%

5%

12%

19%

11%

16%

33%

---

Participants

5%

4%

14%

20%

13%

11%

33%

---

Watchdogs

4%

7%

14%

18%

15%

14%

28%

---

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41. Gender
Table 137: Gender
Female

Male

65%

35%

18–29

63%

37%

30–34

63%

37%

35–44

59%

41%

45–54

65%

35%

55–59

67%

33%

60–64

60%

40%

65+

68%

32%

Refused

100%

---

Caucasian

66%

34%

African-American

64%

36%

Other/Refused

56%

44%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Ethnicity

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

65%

35%

1–5 years

63%

37%

6–10 years

64%

36%

11–15 years

75%

25%

16–20 years

63%

37%

More than 20 years

65%

35%

Don’t Know/Refused

66%

34%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

62%

38%

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41. Gender

No

Female

Male

71%

29%

Respondent or Household Member is
First Responder
Yes

56%

44%

No

65%

35%

Respondent or Household Member is
Depot Employee
Yes

61%

39%

No

65%

35%

Calhoun

62%

38%

Clay

64%

36%

Cleburne

60%

40%

Etowah

68%

32%

St. Clair

61%

39%

Talladega

72%

28%

A-12

60%

40%

B-6

60%

40%

B-7

59%

41%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

68%

32%

Gadsden

61%

39%

Heflin

58%

42%

Jacksonville

53%

47%

Oxford

55%

45%

Pell City

71%

29%

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41. Gender

Female

Male

Talladega

66%

34%

Other

67%

33%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

68%

32%

No

64%

36%

Respondent has Received CSEPP
Information
Yes

65%

35%

No

64%

36%

Respondent Trust and Control
Category
Believers

75%

25%

Cynics

73%

27%

Participants

61%

39%

Watchdogs

70%

30%

42. Are you Hispanic or Latino origin? (Calhoun and Etowah County residents only)

A cross tabulation table for Question 42 is not included in this document due to the small
sample size (less than 30 respondents) of each response category for this question.

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b. What is your race? (n=536Calhoun and Etowah County residents only)
Table 138: Responses to Question 42b

Total Sample

White /
Caucasian

Black /
African
American

Others

80%

13%

6%

Respondent Age
18–29

77%

19%

4%

30–34

90%

10%

---

35–44

74%

18%

8%

45–54

83%

8%

9%

55–59

75%

23%

3%

60–64

82%

10%

8%

65+

81%

12%

6%

Refused

100%

---

---

Respondent Gender
Male

78%

14%

8%

Female

81%

13%

5%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

50%

40%

10%

1–5 years

86%

11%

3%

6–10 years

76%

15%

9%

11–15 years

68%

14%

18%

16–20 years

69%

18%

13%

More than 20
years

83%

12%

5%

---

100%

---

Don’t
Know/Refused

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42b. What is your race? (Calhoun and Etowah County residents only)

White /
Caucasian

Black /
African
American

Others

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

84%

10%

6%

No

72%

20%

7%

Respondent or Household Member is
First Responder
Yes

93%

4%

4%

No

79%

14%

6%

Respondent or Household Member is
Depot Employee
Yes

79%

18%

2%

No

80%

13%

7%

Respondent County
Calhoun

77%

17%

6%

Etowah

85%

9%

7%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

70%

24%

5%

Gadsden

78%

15%

7%

Jacksonville

80%

14%

6%

Oxford

80%

13%

7%

Other

86%

8%

6%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

93%

7%

---

No

79%

14%

7%

Respondent has Received CSEPP
Information
Yes

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82%

12%

6%

42b. What is your race? (Calhoun and Etowah County residents only)

No

White /
Caucasian

Black /
African
American

Others

62%

29%

10%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

78%

13%

9%

Cynics

69%

27%

4%

Participants

82%

12%

6%

Watchdogs

79%

15%

6%

c. Is there anyone in your household whose first language is something other than
English? (Cleburne County residents only)

A cross tabulation table for Question 42c is not included in this document due to the
small sample size (less than 30 respondents) of each response category for this question.
d. What is that language? (Cleburne County residents only)

A cross tabulation table for Question 42d is not included in this document due to the
small sample size (less than 30 respondents) of each response category for this question.

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43. How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot?
Table 139: Responses to Question 43

Total Sample

Less than
1 year

1–5
years

6–10
years

11–15
years

16–20
years

More than
20 years

Don't know/
Refused

2%

9%

9%

6%

9%

64%

---

Respondent Age
18–29

13%

20%

5%

4%

25%

30%

2%

30–34

3%

19%

9%

9%

---

56%

3%

35–44

4%

10%

14%

9%

14%

48%

---

45–54

2%

15%

10%

5%

14%

54%

---

55–59

1%

7%

7%

7%

3%

75%

---

60–64

---

5%

9%

7%

4%

74%

---

65+

1%

4%

8%

6%

5%

76%

---

Refused

---

---

---

---

---

100%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

2%

10%

9%

5%

9%

65%

---

Female

2%

9%

9%

7%

8%

64%

---

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

1%

7%

6%

4%

7%

74%

---

AfricanAmerican

6%

6%

7%

6%

11%

64%

1%

Other/Refused

3%

3%

9%

15%

18%

53%

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

3%

11%

10%

7%

10%

59%

---

No

1%

5%

7%

4%

6%

76%

---

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

0%

6%

10%

0%

14%

69%

---

No

3%

9%

9%

7%

8%

64%

---

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43. How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot?

Less than
1 year

1–5
years

6–10
years

11–15
years

16–20
years

More than
20 years

Don't know/
Refused

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

---

6%

5%

5%

9%

75%

---

No

3%

9%

9%

6%

9%

64%

---

Respondent County
Calhoun

2%

9%

7%

5%

8%

68%

---

Clay

3%

10%

6%

6%

3%

72%

---

Cleburne

---

8%

6%

2%

8%

77%

---

Etowah

2%

3%

4%

5%

8%

77%

---

St. Clair

4%

16%

17%

11%

11%

41%

1%

Talladega

3%

9%

9%

5%

6%

67%

1%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

---

10%

8%

---

8%

73%

---

B-6

---

6%

3%

6%

3%

83%

---

B-7

---

3%

---

3%

14%

81%

---

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

3%

13%

6%

6%

4%

68%

Gadsden

1%

1%

7%

6%

11%

73%

Heflin

---

9%

10%

---

6%

75%

Jacksonville

2%

4%

6%

2%

16%

71%

Oxford

2%

7%

15%

4%

11%

62%

Pell City

4%

13%

12%

15%

10%

46%

Talladega

2%

6%

4%

4%

6%

74%

Other

3%

11%

10%

6%

8%

62%

1%

2%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

---

4%

9%

6%

10%

71%

---

No

3%

10%

9%

6%

8%

64%

---

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43. How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Anniston Army Depot?

Less than
1 year

1–5
years

6–10
years

11–15
years

16–20
years

More than
20 years

Don't know/
Refused

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

1%

9%

9%

7%

9%

65%

---

No

13%

14%

9%

3%

3%

57%

1%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

3%

10%

11%

5%

14%

56%

1%

Cynics

5%

11%

6%

5%

5%

69%

---

Participants

2%

9%

9%

7%

8%

65%

---

Watchdogs

4%

4%

7%

4%

7%

73%

---

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44. Do you have access to the Internet?
Table 140: Responses to Question 44
Yes

No

70%

30%

18–29

89%

11%

30–34

97%

3%

35–44

88%

12%

45–54

84%

16%

55–59

79%

21%

60–64

65%

35%

65+

47%

53%

Refused

51%

49%

Male

76%

24%

Female

67%

33%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

70%

30%

African-American

50%

50%

Other/Refused

62%

38%

Respondent Time Living in Area

331

Less than 1 year

85%

15%

1–5 years

84%

16%

6–10 years

78%

22%

11–15 years

79%

21%

16–20 years

79%

21%

More than 20 years

65%

35%

44. Do you have access to the Internet?

Don’t Know/Refused

Yes

No

67%

33%

Respondent or Household Member
is First Responder
Yes

85%

15%

No

69%

31%

Respondent or Household Member
is Depot Employee
Yes

75%

25%

No

70%

30%

Calhoun

65%

35%

Clay

62%

38%

Cleburne

57%

43%

Etowah

69%

31%

St. Clair

82%

18%

Talladega

69%

31%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

60%

40%

B-6

49%

51%

B-7

57%

43%

Respondent Reported City

332

Anniston

57%

43%

Gadsden

64%

36%

Heflin

64%

36%

Jacksonville

65%

35%

Oxford

71%

29%

Pell City

85%

15%

44. Do you have access to the Internet?

Yes

No

Talladega

53%

47%

Other

75%

25%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

73%

27%

No

70%

30%

Respondent has Received CSEPP
Information
Yes

72%

28%

No

52%

48%

Respondent Trust and Control
Category
Believers

69%

31%

Cynics

59%

41%

Participants

72%

28%

Watchdogs

68%

32%

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45. Are you, or any member of your household, a member of the local emergency
management or first responder community (fire, police, etc)?
Table 141: Responses to Question 45
Yes

No

6%

94%

18–29

14%

86%

30–34

10%

90%

35–44

8%

92%

45–54

7%

93%

55–59

5%

95%

60–64

3%

97%

65+

4%

96%

Refused

---

100%

Male

7%

93%

Female

5%

95%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

6%

94%

African-American

1%

99%

Other/Refused

3%

97%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

---

100%

1–5 years

4%

96%

6–10 years

7%

93%

11–15 years

---

100%

16–20 years

10%

90%

More than 20 years

6%

94%

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45. Are you, or any member of your household, a member of the local emergency management or first
responder community (fire, police, etc)?

Don’t Know/Refused

Yes

No

---

100%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

7%

93%

No

3%

97%

Respondent or Household Member
is Depot Employee
Yes

22%

78%

No

5%

95%

Calhoun

5%

95%

Clay

23%

77%

Cleburne

10%

90%

Etowah

5%

95%

St. Clair

7%

93%

Talladega

7%

93%

Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

15%

85%

B-6

3%

97%

B-7

3%

97%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

3%

97%

Gadsden

3%

97%

Heflin

13%

87%

Jacksonville

8%

92%

Oxford

7%

93%

Pell City

6%

94%

Talladega

6%

94%

335

45. Are you, or any member of your household, a member of the local emergency management or first
responder community (fire, police, etc)?

Other

Yes

No

7%

93%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

10%

90%

No

6%

94%

Respondent has Received CSEPP
Information
Yes

6%

94%

No

3%

97%

Respondent Trust and Control
Category

336

Believers

2%

98%

Cynics

3%

97%

Participants

8%

92%

Watchdogs

3%

97%

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46. Are you, or any member of your household employed by Aniston Army Depot?
Table 142: Responses to Question 46
Yes

No

6%

94%

18–29

6%

94%

30–34

---

100%

35–44

7%

93%

45–54

10%

90%

55–59

7%

93%

60–64

3%

97%

65+

3%

97%

Refused

---

100%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

10%

90%

Female

3%

97%

Respondent Time Living in
Area
Less than 1 year

---

100%

1–5 years

3%

97%

6–10 years

---

100%

11–15 years

4%

96%

16–20 years

8%

92%

More than 20 years

8%

92%

Don’t
Know/Refused

---

100%

Respondent Access to the
Internet
Yes

5%

95%

337

46b. Do you, or any member of your household, work for a company that provides support or services to
Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?

No

Yes

No

8%

92%

Respondent or Household
Member is First Responder
Yes

30%

70%

No

4%

96%

Respondent County
Clay

13%

87%

St. Clair

3%

97%

Talladega

10%

90%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

---

100%

Pell City

6%

94%

Talladega

11%

89%

Other

4%

96%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

6%

94%

No

6%

94%

Respondent has Received
CSEPP Information
Yes

6%

94%

No

4%

96%

Respondent Trust and Control
Category

338

Believers

4%

96%

Cynics

---

100%

Participants

7%

93%

Watchdogs

---

100%

46b. Do you, or any member of your household, work for a company that provides support or services to
Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?

b. Do you, or any member of your household, work for a company that provides
support or services to Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?
Table 143: Responses to Question 46b
Yes

No

7%

93%

18–29

22%

78%

30–34

8%

92%

35–44

7%

93%

45–54

10%

90%

55–59

11%

89%

60–64

3%

97%

65+

3%

97%

Refused

---

100%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender
Male

8%

92%

Female

7%

93%

Respondent Time Living in
Area
Less than 1 year

---

100%

1–5 years

3%

97%

6–10 years

3%

97%

11–15 years

8%

92%

16–20 years

11%

89%

More than 20 years

9%

91%

Don’t
Know/Refused

49%

51%

339

46b. Do you, or any member of your household, work for a company that provides support or services to
Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?

Yes

No

Respondent Access to the
Internet
Yes

7%

93%

No

8%

92%

Respondent or Household
Member is First Responder
Yes

25%

75%

No

6%

94%

Respondent or Household
Member is Depot Employee
Yes

50%

50%

No

5%

95%

Respondent County
Clay

7%

93%

St. Clair

5%

95%

Talladega

11%

89%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

100%

---

Pell City

8%

92%

Talladega

15%

85%

Other

4%

96%

Respondent Named a Specific
Emergency Zone
Yes

8%

92%

No

7%

93%

Respondent has Received
CSEPP Information

340

Yes

7%

93%

No

16%

84%

46b. Do you, or any member of your household, work for a company that provides support or services to
Anniston Army Depot (Contractor of the Depot)?

Yes

No

Respondent Trust and Control
Category
Believers

16%

84%

Cynics

---

100%

Participants

6%

94%

Watchdogs

6%

94%

341

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c. Are you, or any member of your household, employed by Anniston Army Depot or
a contractor of the Depot?
Table 144: Responses to Question 46c
Yes, Contractor of
Anniston Army
Depot

Yes, Anniston
Army Depot
employee

No

12%

8%

80%

18–29

11%

16%

73%

30–34

10%

10%

80%

35–44

4%

11%

85%

45–54

11%

10%

78%

55–59

17%

12%

71%

60–64

11%

8%

81%

65+

13%

4%

83%

---

---

100%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

10%

7%

82%

Female

13%

9%

78%

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

12%

8%

80%

AfricanAmerican

10%

11%

79%

Other/Refused

9%

3%

88%

Respondent Time Living in Area

342

Less than 1
year

10%

---

90%

1–5 years

14%

8%

78%

6–10 years

12%

9%

79%

11–15 years

4%

7%

89%

46c. Are you, or any member of your household, employed by Anniston Army Depot or a contractor of the
Depot?

Yes, Contractor of
Anniston Army
Depot

Yes, Anniston
Army Depot
employee

No

16–20 years

9%

7%

84%

More than 20
years

12%

9%

79%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

13%

10%

78%

No

10%

6%

84%

Respondent or Household Member is First
Responder
Yes

12%

26%

62%

No

12%

8%

81%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot
Employee
Yes

---

100%

---

No

13%

---

87%

Respondent County
Calhoun

10%

11%

79%

Cleburne

9%

17%

74%

Etowah

15%

4%

81%

Cleburne County EPZ
A-12

13%

17%

71%

B-6

3%

17%

80%

B-7

5%

19%

76%

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

14%

11%

76%

Gadsden

12%

6%

82%

Heflin

12%

17%

71%

Jacksonville

6%

14%

80%

343

46c. Are you, or any member of your household, employed by Anniston Army Depot or a contractor of the
Depot?

Yes, Contractor of
Anniston Army
Depot

Yes, Anniston
Army Depot
employee

No

Oxford

7%

13%

80%

Other

13%

6%

81%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency
Zone
Yes

11%

8%

81%

No

12%

9%

80%

Respondent has Received CSEPP
Information
Yes

12%

9%

79%

No

7%

7%

86%

Respondent Trust and Control Category

344

Believers

11%

12%

77%

Cynics

8%

2%

90%

Participants

13%

8%

79%

Watchdogs

9%

12%

79%

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47. What city, town, or community do you live in?
Table 145: Responses to Question 47

Total Sample

Gadsden

Anniston

Oxford

Jacksonville

Pell
City

Talladega

Heflin

Others

14%

12%

7%

6%

6%

6%

1%

49%

Respondent Age
18–29

15%

14%

2%

11%

9%

7%

1%

41%

30–34

6%

12%

16%

---

6%

3%

1%

56%

35–44

6%

8%

10%

8%

3%

7%

1%

56%

45–54

10%

9%

7%

5%

7%

6%

1%

54%

55–59

14%

14%

6%

6%

6%

2%

1%

51%

60–64

21%

14%

5%

6%

5%

6%

1%

41%

65+

17%

12%

5%

6%

7%

6%

1%

46%

---

---

49%

49%

---

---

---

1%

Refused

Respondent Gender
Male

15%

11%

9%

8%

5%

5%

1%

46%

Female

13%

12%

6%

5%

7%

6%

1%

51%

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

20%

16%

10%

10%

---

---

---

44%

AfricanAmerican

23%

32%

10%

10%

---

---

---

25%

Other/Refused

23%

15%

12%

9%

---

---

---

41%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

5%

15%

5%

5%

10%

5%

---

55%

1–5 years

1%

16%

5%

3%

9%

4%

1%

60%

6–10 years

11%

8%

11%

4%

8%

3%

1%

54%

11–15 years

13%

12%

4%

2%

15%

4%

---

50%

16–20 years

18%

6%

8%

11%

7%

4%

1%

45%

345

47. What city, town, or community do you live in?

Gadsden

Anniston

Oxford

Jacksonville

Pell
City

Talladega

Heflin

Others

More than 20
years

15%

12%

6%

7%

4%

6%

1%

47%

Don’t
Know/Refused

33%

---

---

---

---

33%

---

34%

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

12%

9%

7%

6%

8%

4%

1%

53%

No

16%

17%

6%

7%

3%

9%

1%

40%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

8%

6%

8%

8%

6%

6%

2%

56%

No

14%

12%

7%

6%

6%

6%

1%

49%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

11%

16%

11%

11%

5%

8%

2%

35%

No

14%

11%

6%

6%

6%

5%

1%

50%

Respondent County
Calhoun

---

30%

18%

16%

---

---

---

35%

Clay

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

100%

Cleburne

---

---

---

---

---

---

59%

41%

Etowah

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

50%

St. Clair

50%

---

---

---

30%

1%

---

69%

Talladega

1%

2%

---

---

---

43%

---

56%

Cleburne County EPZ
--A-12

---

---

---

---

---

---

92%

8%

B-6

---

---

---

---

---

---

11%

89%

B-7

---

---

---

---

---

---

5%

95%

2%

2%

44%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

346

7%

15%

10%

9%

11%

47. What city, town, or community do you live in?

No

Gadsden

Anniston

Oxford

Jacksonville

Pell
City

Talladega

Heflin

Others

14%

11%

6%

6%

6%

6%

1%

50%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

14%

11%

6%

6%

6%

6%

1%

49%

No

13%

16%

9%

4%

4%

6%

1%

46%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

13%

12%

8%

2%

8%

10%

1%

46%

Cynics

6%

17%

14%

6%

2%

3%

---

52%

Participants

15%

11%

5%

6%

7%

4%

1%

51%

Watchdogs

14%

14%

8%

12%

---

9%

1%

41%

347

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48. Zip Code (Recorded from Sample)
Table 146: Responses to Question 48

Total Sample

35120

35128

35160

35901

35903

36201

36203

36206

36207

36265

36266

99999

4%

4%

6%

5%

7%

6%

6%

4%

6%

6%

---

47%

Respondent Age
18–29

9%

9%

3%

8%

---

9%

---

9%

3%

6%

---

46%

30–34

11%

15%

---

---

4%

7%

11%

4%

4%

---

---

44%

35–44

8%

2%

5%

2%

8%

3%

15%

3%

5%

5%

---

44%

45–54

4%

4%

7%

1%

4%

6%

3%

3%

7%

7%

---

55%

55–59

4%

4%

5%

6%

8%

6%

7%

4%

10%

4%

---

45%

60–64

6%

1%

5%

11%

8%

7%

4%

6%

4%

8%

---

41%

65+

2%

5%

7%

5%

8%

5%

5%

4%

4%

6%

---

48%

Refused

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

49%

49%

1%

---

Respondent Gender
Male

6%

4%

5%

6%

7%

5%

8%

3%

6%

6%

---

43%

Female

3%

4%

6%

4%

6%

6%

5%

5%

6%

6%

---

49%

Respondent Ethnicity
Caucasian

---

---

---

7%

8%

6%

8%

7%

9%

9%

---

46%

AfricanAmerican

---

---

---

14%

12%

29%

4%

5%

7%

9%

---

20%

Other/Refused

---

---

---

---

28%

7%

14%

7%

7%

4%

---

32%

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1
year

8%

8%

---

---

---

8%

8%

8%

---

---

---

62%

1–5 years

8%

5%

3%

---

3%

15%

5%

2%

8%

5%

---

45%

6–10 years

8%

6%

5%

5%

3%

3%

10%

5%

3%

2%

---

51%

11–15 years

8%

10%

4%

2%

8%

2%

4%

6%

8%

---

---

46%

16–20 years

7%

5%

8%

3%

8%

2%

7%

2%

3%

7%

---

48%

348

48. Zip Code

More than 20
years
Don’t
Know/Refused

35120

35128

35160

35901

35903

36201

36203

36206

36207

36265

36266

99999

2%

3%

6%

6%

7%

6%

6%

4%

6%

7%

---

46%

100%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

6%

5%

5%

4%

6%

4%

6%

4%

6%

5%

---

48%

No

1%

2%

9%

7%

7%

9%

5%

5%

4%

7%

---

45%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

---

7%

5%

2%

7%

5%

5%

5%

---

10%

1%

54%

No

5%

4%

6%

5%

7%

6%

6%

4%

6%

6%

---

46%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

---

4%

4%

---

6%

8%

9%

8%

9%

11%

---

41%

No

5%

4%

6%

5%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

5%

---

47%

Respondent County
Calhoun

---

---

---

---

---

15%

13%

11%

15%

15%

---

31%

Clay

---

---

1%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

59%

39%

Cleburne

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

100%

Etowah

---

---

---

18%

24%

---

---

---

---

---

---

58%

St. Clair

19%

18%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

62%

---

1%

46%

---

---

---

8%

---

1%

---

---

44%

Talladega

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

---

---

---

---

---

34%

---

18%

38%

4%

---

7%

Gadsden

---

---

---

33%

28%

---

---

---

---

---

---

39%

Jacksonville

---

---

---

---

---

---

2%

2%

---

77%

---

18%

Oxford

---

---

---

---

---

7%

76%

---

7%

---

---

11%

Pell City

2%

54%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

44%

Talladega

---

---

77%

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

23%

349

48. Zip Code

Other

35120

35128

35160

35901

35903

36201

36203

36206

36207

36265

36266

99999

8%

1%

4%

1%

5%

3%

2%

4%

2%

1%

---

69%

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

10%

13%

1%

3%

1%

1%

11%

4%

6%

8%

---

41%

No

4%

3%

6%

5%

7%

6%

5%

4%

6%

5%

---

48%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

5%

4%

6%

5%

7%

5%

6%

4%

6%

6%

---

47%

No

2%

4%

8%

6%

6%

14%

4%

2%

---

6%

---

49%

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

3%

4%

8%

5%

9%

3%

5%

3%

8%

4%

---

49%

Cynics

2%

4%

2%

2%

4%

17%

13%

4%

2%

7%

---

44%

Participants

5%

5%

5%

5%

7%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

---

48%

Watchdogs

6%

---

9%

6%

5%

6%

6%

3%

6%

14%

---

38%

350

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49. Cleburne Zone
Table 147: Cleburne Zone
A-12

B-6

B-7

60%

22%

18%

18–29

61%

15%

23%

30–34

100%

---

---

35–44

74%

12%

14%

45–54

59%

21%

19%

55–59

51%

30%

19%

60–64

65%

18%

17%

65+

57%

25%

18%

Male

60%

22%

18%

Female

60%

22%

18%

---

---

---

1–5 years

78%

16%

6%

6–10 years

89%

11%

---

11–15 years

---

73%

27%

16–20 years

62%

8%

30%

More than 20 years

57%

24%

19%

Total Sample

Respondent Age

Respondent Gender

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

64%

19%

18%

No

56%

27%

18%

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

89%

6%

5%

351

Cleburne Zone

No

A-12

B-6

B-7

57%

24%

19%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

58%

22%

20%

No

60%

22%

17%

60%

22%

18%

Heflin

94%

4%

2%

Other

12%

47%

41%

Respondent County
Cleburne

Respondent Reported City

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

60%

30%

10%

No

60%

21%

19%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

59%

23%

19%

No

86%

14%

---

Respondent Trust and Control Category
Believers

58%

24%

18%

---

100%

---

Participants

61%

20%

18%

Watchdogs

58%

29%

13%

Cynics

50. Trust and Control Model
Table 148: Groups Based on Trust and Control Model

Total Sample

Participants

Believers

Watchdogs

Cynics

68%

16%

9%

8%

62%

25%

7%

7%

Respondent Age
18–29

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Participants

Believers

Watchdogs

Cynics

30–34

66%

9%

15%

9%

35–44

70%

14%

9%

7%

45–54

67%

18%

8%

7%

55–59

72%

10%

11%

7%

60–64

61%

18%

10%

10%

65+

69%

16%

7%

8%

Refused

100%

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Male

75%

11%

7%

6%

Female

63%

18%

9%

9%

Caucasian

68%

14%

10%

8%

African-American

57%

14%

11%

18%

Other/Refused

65%

21%

9%

6%

Respondent Gender

Respondent Ethnicity

Respondent Time Living in Area
Less than 1 year

50%

20%

15%

15%

1–5 years

69%

17%

4%

9%

6–10 years

67%

21%

7%

5%

11–15 years

75%

13%

6%

6%

16–20 years

64%

25%

7%

4%

More than 20 years

68%

14%

10%

8%

Don’t Know/Refused

67%

33%

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Respondent Access to the Internet
Yes

69%

16%

8%

7%

No

64%

16%

9%

11%

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Participants

Believers

Watchdogs

Cynics

Respondent or Household Member is First Responder
Yes

88%

4%

4%

4%

No

66%

17%

9%

8%

Respondent or Household Member is Depot Employee
Yes

70%

18%

10%

2%

No

67%

16%

9%

8%

Calhoun

64%

13%

11%

13%

Clay

74%

9%

12%

6%

Cleburne

78%

11%

11%

1%

Etowah

71%

16%

9%

4%

St. Clair

70%

21%

5%

5%

Talladega

68%

17%

9%

6%

A-12

79%

10%

10%

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B-6

71%

11%

14%

3%

B-7

81%

11%

8%

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Respondent County

Cleburne County EPZ

Respondent Reported City
Anniston

61%

17%

10%

11%

Gadsden

72%

16%

9%

3%

Heflin

79%

13%

9%

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Jacksonville

69%

6%

18%

8%

Oxford

55%

18%

11%

16%

Pell City

77%

21%

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2%

Talladega

53%

28%

15%

4%

Other

70%

15%

7%

8%

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Participants

Believers

Watchdogs

Cynics

Respondent Named a Specific Emergency Zone
Yes

85%

8%

4%

4%

No

66%

17%

9%

8%

Respondent has Received CSEPP Information
Yes

70%

15%

9%

7%

No

45%

31%

7%

16%

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