DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY,

KWARARAFA UNIVERSITY, WUKARI

QUESTIONNAIRE ON APPRAISAL OF FLOOD RISK PERCEPTION AND
COPING STRATEGY IN IBI TOWN, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
Dear Respondent,
This questionnaire survey is intended to source data on “Appraisal of flood risk perception
and coping strategy in Ibi town, Taraba State, Nigeria. The questionnaire is designed as part
of a B.Sc. Research work and the exercise is purely academic. Hence, information supplied
would be used strictly for that purpose and treated strictly as confidential.

Instruction: Please tick as applicable the appropriate options below and fill out the spaces
provided by the research instrument.

SECTION A:
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
RESPONDENTS
1. Name of household head (Optional) _____________________________________
2. Age: 26-35yrs ( ) 36-45yrs ( ) 46-55yrs ( ) 56-65yrs ( ) 66-75yrs ( )
3. Gender of household head: Male ( ) Female ( )
4. Marital status: (a) Married ( ) (b) Widowed ( ) (c) Divorced ( ) (d) Single ( )
5. Household size: 1-4 ( ), 5-8 ( ), 9-12 ( ), 12+ ( );
6. Educational status: (a) Informal ( ) (b) primary ( ) (c) secondary ( ) (d) tertiary ( ) (e)
Vocational ( )
7. Resident occupation:(a) Trading/business ( ) (b) Farming ( ) (c) Fishing ( ) (d) Civil
servant ( ) (e) Artisan/craftsman ( ) (f) others (specify)
___________________________
8. Income per month (N): (a) Less than N9, 000 ( ) (b) 10,000-19,000 ( ) (c) 20,000-
29,000 ( ) (d) 30,000-39,000 ( ) (e) 40,000-49,000 ( ) (f) 50,000-59,000 ( ) (g)
60,000-69,000 (h) N70, 000 and above ( )
9. Tenancy status:(a) Owner occupier ( ) (b) privately rented ( ) (c) provided by
employer ( )
10. How long have you been living here (a) 1-10 years (b) 11-20 years (c) 21-30 years (d)
31 years and above
SECTION B: FLOOD IMPACT EVALUATION
11. Have you suffered loss from flooding? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
12. What have you lost?(a) Property ( ) (b) Farmlands ( ) (c) Loss of life ( ) (d) Housing
( ) (e) Economic ( ) (f) Health ( ), indicates Malaria ( ); typhoid ( ); diarrhea ( )
13. To what extent has flood impacted on socio-economic activities in your area?

Level of Flood Impact Severe Little No impact

(a) Housing
(b) Economic activities
(c) Transportation
(d)Health
(e)Water and Sanitation

SECTION C: HOUSEHOLD LEVEL OF FLOOD PREPAREDNESS

14. Do you have a first aid box for disaster emergency? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
15. Have you opened a Bank account for flood disaster emergency? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
16. Do you frequently evacuate sand, silt and waste materials from blocked drainage?
(a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
17. Do you frequently educate your household on potential for loss of life and damage of
property from flood? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
18. Are you aware of any flood warning system? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
19. Do you keep disaster emergency phone numbers? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
20. Do you have an alternative plan to relocation should flood occur? (a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )
21. Have you purchased flood insurance? (a) Yes (b) No
22. If no, are you willing to purchase flood insurance? (a) Yes (b) No
SECTION D: AWARENESS OF FLOOD CAUSING FACTORS

23. . Tick the appropriate factors that you think are responsible for flooding in your area:
UN(3 D SD
 FLOOD FACTOR SA (4) A (3) ) (2) (1)
(a) Closeness to the main river        
(b) Blockage of drainage        
(c) High rainfall intensity        
(d) Low land area        
(e) soil type        
(f) High water table        
(g) low infiltration rate        
(h) Soil texture        
(i) Low vegetation cover        
(j) paved (concrete/ tarred) surfaces        
(k) Poor drainage system        
(l) High sediment transportation/ deposition        
(m) Velocity of flow        
(n) lack of dykes        
(o) Widening of river channel        
(p) Shallowing of river channel        
(q) Area is waterlogged        
(r) Lowering of river bank        
(s) Lack of flood control channels        
(t) steepness of terrain        
(u)Buildup encroachment on floodplain        

SECTION E: WORRY / ANXIETY ABOUT FLOOD

24. Degree of worry about flood (a) Non (b) Low (c) High
25. If (a), why do you feel like that? (a) I see flood hazard as part of daily life (b) I have not
lost a loved one or property as a result of flooding (c) I have high level of education (d)
flooding does not occur frequently in my area
26. If b or c, why do you feel like that? (a) I worry because I have low level of education (b)
flooding occur frequently in my area (c) I have lost a loved one / property to flood (d) I do
not see flood as part of daily life
SECTION F: FLOOD COPING STRATEGY
27. Tick the appropriate household flood coping strategy in your area:

s/n Flood Coping Strategy Yes No

a Rely on indigenous flood knowledge passed on from past experience

b Practice seasonal migration to alternative homes located away from floodplain

when floods are above normal

c Borrow money from financial institution during and after flood events

d Save money for flood mitigation measures

e Borrow money from friends and relatives as a coping measure

f Withdraw money from POS operator during and after flood

g Put sand bags around homes

h Engage in cleanup activities like Cleanup of drainage and removal of mud remains
on furniture

i Build short walls around the house

j Engage in immediate rebuilding of flood damage house

k Use strong woods, irons and metals to build solid doors

l Wait for next farming season to plant crops

m Sold livestock to buy seeds

n Traded assets for money and food

o Sold livestock to buy seeds

p Sold labour for cash and food

q Sending family members out to live with relatives elsewhere