2021Progress in Disaster ScienceOpen access

The influence of expertise on perceived and actual household disaster preparedness

Gavin Brown, Ann Largey, Caroline McMullan

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• Experts' households are better prepared for a disaster than those of non-experts. • Experts appear no more accurate at predicting their preparedness than non-experts • Perceived and actual preparedness should be high and aligned

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• Experts' households are better prepared for a disaster than those of non-experts. • Experts appear no more accurate at predicting their preparedness than non-experts • Perceived and actual preparedness should be high and aligned

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• Experts' households are better prepared for a disaster than those of non-experts. • Experts appear no more accurate at predicting their preparedness than non-experts • Perceived and actual preparedness should be high and aligned

Key concepts: Preparedness, Disaster preparedness, Emergency management, Psychology, Business, Applied psychology, Political science, Law

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