TITLE:
Level of Concern about Natural Disasters among Adults in Bakshiganj Upazila, Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Md. Abdus Sattar
KEYWORDS:
Natural, Disaster, Level, Concern, Bangladesh
JOURNAL NAME:
Sociology Mind,
Vol.16 No.4,
September
23,
2026
ABSTRACT: This study examined the concern level of 390 respondents regarding each of the 10 major disasters: flood, waterlogging, riverbank erosion, driving rain, drought, nor’westerly, sand heat, cold waves, tornado/cyclone, lateral water pressure. The mean level of concern and the standard deviation were provided to underscore some of the large variations in concern that were found in the data on which the study was based. The disasters which received the highest mean scores were driving rain, tornado/cyclone, drought, and flood, with scores of 3.85, 3.84, 3.73, and 3.69, respectively. Sand heat (M = 3.42) and waterlogging (M = 3.40) were not a matter of concern, as very little was known by the general population about the dangers of these types of events. The trends that were evident when looking at the data were visualized in three ways: bar charts, heat map, and radar plot. The paper concluded that disaster communication plans in Bangladesh need to be developed based on high-concern disasters requiring instant attention and low-concern disasters that need better awareness. Learnings from these lessons can contribute to policymakers in the creation of specific preparedness plans and to bolster community resiliency for the future.