EXPERIENCE AND COPING MECHANISM OF THE RESIDENTS NEAR
THE RIVERBANK
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
Hi, we are 4th year student from North Eastern Mindanao State University of Tandag
City. We are conducting a survey that would help us to investigate the Experiences and
Coping Mechanisms of the residents near the Riverbank. We will appreciate if you could
complete the following table. The information obtained from you in connection with this
study will remain confidential.
Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Direction: Kindly fill in the box and space provided.
Name: __________________ (Optional)
Age:
20-27 years old 36-43 years old
28-35 years old 44 and above
Sex:
Male Female
Occupation:
Farmer Government Employee
If others, please specify: _______________
Laborer
Part II. The experience of the Residents near the Riverbank During the Flood.
Direction: Kindly answer the following questions.
A. Physical Experience
Q.1. Did you have any injuries? In what A.1.
situation?
Q.2. Did you expose your body in the A.2.
dirty water? If yes, how many minutes?
hour?
Q.3. Did you experience skin infections A.3.
caused by flood? If yes, what type of skin
infection?
Q.4. Did you experience drinking poor A.4.
quality of water? Why?
Q.5.
B. Economic Experience
Q.1. Did you experience insufficient of A.1.
food, clothing and money?
Q.2. Did you experience to close the A.2.
store to avoid potential damage to stock
and property? Did affect it to your daily
income?
Q.3. Did you suffer financial challenges A.3.
due to flood?
Q.4. What got destroyed in the flood? A.4
(Backyard garden, pig cage, chicken
cage, etc.)
C. Environmental Experience
Q.1. Did you experience power A.1.
interruption/blackout? How many days?
weeks?
Q.2. Did you experience any water A.2.
accessibility problems?
Q.3. Did you experience walking in the A.3.
flood and saw some garbage/wastes
along the water flow?
Q.4. What type of flooding do you A.4
experience in your place?
Q.5. How frequent you experience A.5.
flooding in your area? In what particular
month?
D. Psychological Experience
Q.1. Did you expect flood to happen as A.1.
bad as it was? How did you feel?
Q.2. What was your reaction when the A.2.
flood hit in your area? Were you at
home?
Q.3. What was it like seeing all your A.3.
things destroyed or damaged?
Q.4. Did some of family members almost A.4.
died?
Q.5. Did you have any difficulties of A.5.
sleeping when there’s a flood?
Part III. The Effects of Flood to the Lives of the Residents Living near the
Riverbank
Direction: Please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of this
statement regarding the effect of flood based on the experience you encountered. Place
a (/) mark in the box of your answer.
5 4 3 2 1
Strongly Agree Neutral Disagre Strongly
Agree e disagree
EFFECTS OF FLOOD
Physical Effect
1. I got exposed myself to
some broken glass/sharp
objects
2. I got sick due to dirty water
or being expose in the
floodwater.
3. I have often redness,
swelling and itchiness in my
body.
4. I got a stomach ache or
diarrhea due to poor quality
of water.
Economical Effect
1. I encountered lack of food
resources and hunger.
2. I have low income because
of no costumers.
3. I’ve lost some of my
animals and gardening area
along the flood water.
Environmental Effect
1. I struggle to communicate
with my family, friends and
relatives due to internet
disconnection and out of
battery.
2. I used contaminated water
in washing plates or cleaning
clothes.
3. I found numerous garbage
on the drainage systems that
block the water to flow.
Psychological effect
1. I had an anxiety/fear about
flood.
2. I feel panic when the flood
water was in a higher level.
3. I feel unhappy and
depressed because of the
damage appliances and
difficulty to clean muddy
surroundings.
4. I lost so much sleep and
concentration due to stress of
the flood event itself
Part IV. Coping Mechanism of People Affected by Flood
Direction: Please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of this
statement regarding the coping mechanism you applied due to the effect of flood. Place
a (/) mark in the box of your answer.
5 4 3 2 1
Strongly Agree Neutral Disagre Strongly
Agree e Disagree
Physical Coping Mechanism
1. I will wear rubber boots or
any personal protective
equipment’s for my safety
against any injuries.
2. I will stay at home a while
until the flood stops.
3. If I feel some redness or
itchiness in my body, I
immediately go to the clinic
center that near in our
community.
4. I’ll make stock more bottled
water at home at all times.
Economical Coping
Mechanism
1. I change my meal routine by
eating cheaper and affordable
food items.
2. I’ll continue selling to have at
least source of income for my
family.
3. I’ll make an effective plan on
prioritizing and budgeting the
money tightly.
3. I’ll ask my family member to
repair minor damages to avoid
cost of labor like repairing the
pig cage.
Environmental Coping
Mechanism
1. I will secure power bank or
save phone battery. I don’t use
it if not necessary.
2. I will make some DIY hose
that filter the dirty water for it to
use safety.
3. I’ll help cleaning the canals,
surroundings and drainage.
Psychological Coping
Mechanism
1. I talk to someone who was in
a similar situation.
2. I’ll pray for the protection of
everyone to feel at ease.
3. I let my relatives/friends help
out like repairing damaged
appliances and cleaning flood
dirt.
4. I let out my feelings to reduce
stress through listening to a
positive news and comforting
advices.