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Community of Moncton (CMA), New Brunswick Fact sheet
Community of Moncton (CMA), New Brunswick

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In 2014, information on the emergency preparedness of people living in the Census Metropolitan Area^{Note 1} of Moncton was collected through the Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (SEPR).^{Note 2} This fact sheet presents information on the risk awareness and the level of emergency preparedness of the residents of Moncton, which could help improve the understanding of community resilience in the event of an emergency.^{Note 3}^{Note 4}

Risk awareness and anticipated sources of help in an emergency or disaster

Residents of Moncton anticipated winter storms (including blizzards, ice storms and extreme cold) (97%), extended power outages lasting 24 hours or longer (83%) and wildfires or forest fires (65%) to be the events most likely to occur within their community.
In the event of a weather-related emergency or natural disaster (30%) or an industrial or transportation accident (28%), residents anticipated turning to news on the radio as their first source for information or assistance (Table 1.1). Residents would most commonly turn to the police in the event of an act of terrorism or terrorist threat (47%) or rioting or civil unrest (42%). Residents would commonly turn to their utility company (60%) in the event of an extended power outage, to local government (27%) in the event of a contamination or shortage of water or food, and to a hospital, clinic, doctor or other medical professional (50%) if there was an outbreak of a serious or life-threatening disease.

Prior lifetime experience with a major emergency or disaster^{Note 5}

One in three residents of Moncton (32%) have experienced a major emergency or disaster in Canada in a community where they were living at the time. For about two-thirds (68%) of them, the emergency or disaster was significant enough to have resulted in severe disruptions to their daily activities.
Winter storms (including blizzards and ice storms) (48%) and extended power outages lasting 24 hours or longer (40%) were the major emergencies or disasters most commonly experienced by residents.
The inability to use electrical appliances (62%), missing school or work (59%) and missing appointments or planned activities (53%) were among some of the most common disruptions to daily life experienced by residents of Moncton who were affected by a major emergency or disaster. Fewer people experienced more serious disruptions such as the need to evacuate their home (32%), and the inability to use roads or transportation within the community (35%) or communicate outside of the home (11%^{Note E: Use with caution}).
The majority of residents of Moncton who were affected by major emergencies (86%) were able to resume their daily activities within one week of the event (17%^{Note E: Use with caution} within 24 hours, 30% within one to two days, 30% within three to five days, and 9%^{Note E: Use with caution} within six to seven days).
Less than half (48%) of residents who experienced a major emergency or disaster received help during or immediately following the event, most commonly from family (51%) or neighbours (21%^{Note E: Use with caution}).
More than a quarter (29%) of residents of Moncton who experienced an emergency or disaster which was significant enough to have severely disrupted their regular daily routine also experienced a loss of property or some kind of a financial impact as a result. Other types of long-term implications were rare.

Emergency planning, precautionary and fire safety behaviours

Close to three-quarters (73%) of residents of Moncton lived in households that were engaged in at least two emergency planning activities,^{Note 6} with less than half (42%) living in households with three or four such activities (Table 1.2). One in ten (10%) people had no emergency planning activities set in place.
Half (52%) of residents lived in a household with at least two precautionary measures^{Note 7} taken in case of an emergency, while a quarter (24%) lived in a household with three or four such measures. One in six (17%) people had no precautionary measures in place within their homes.
The majority (97%) of residents reported living in a household with a working smoke detector, two-thirds (66%) stated that they had a working fire extinguisher, and about a third (35%) stated that they had a working carbon monoxide detector (Table 1.3). One in four residents stated that they had implemented all three fire safety measures within their households (25%).
The number of emergency planning activities, fire safety and precautionary measures taken by residents of Moncton frequently differed from New Brunswick as well as from Canada’s 10 provinces. Some of these differences included: the proportion of residents of Moncton who had all four emergency planning activities in place (15%), which was significantly lower than the overall proportion for New Brunswick as a whole as well as that of Canada’s provinces in general (19% each); the proportion of residents of Moncton who had not taken any precautionary measures (17%), which was significantly higher than the provincial proportion (10%); and the proportion of residents of Moncton who had all three fire safety measures in place (25%), which was significantly lower than the proportion among residents of Canada overall (42%).^{Note 8}
In addition, there were significant differences between residents of Moncton and residents of New Brunswick and Canada’s provinces in general in terms of the types of activities and measures taken to prepare for the event of an emergency. For example, residents of Moncton were significantly more likely to have a vehicle emergency supply kit (65%) or a wind-up or battery-operated radio (64%) compared to residents of the Canadian provinces overall (59% and 58%, respectively). Conversely, they were less likely to have a household emergency supply kit (43%), an alternate water source (43%) or a working fire extinguisher (66%) compared to all residents of New Brunswick (48%, 56% and 72%, respectively). They were less likely to have an alternative heat source than both New Brunswick residents and Canadians overall.

Social networks and sense of belonging

About half (54%) of residents of Moncton had a strong sense of belonging^{Note 9} to their community.
Most residents described their neighbourhood as a place where neighbours generally help each other (90%).^{Note 10} Of those who described their neighbourhood as a place where neighbours generally do not help each other, three-quarters (74%) still considered it to be a place where neighbours would help each other in an emergency.^{Note 11}
Approximately two-thirds of residents had large networks of support of five people or more to turn to for emotional support (68%) or if physically injured (61%). More than half of the residents had a large network of support in the event of a home evacuation (58%). Less than a quarter of residents had more than five people to turn to for financial help (21%).^{Note 12} One in ten (10%) reported that they had no one to turn to for financial help.
High levels of sense of belonging, self-efficacy, neighbourhood trust, social support as well as civic engagement were sometimes associated with a higher level of emergency preparedness (Table 1.4).

Data tables

Table 1.1
Most commonly anticipated sources of initial help and information, by type of emergency or disaster, community of Moncton, New Brunswick, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Most commonly anticipated sources of initial help and information. The information is grouped by Most common sources of initial help and information by type of emergency or disaster (appearing as row headers), percent (appearing as column headers).
Most common sources of initial help and information by type of emergency or disaster	percent
Weather-related emergency or natural disaster
News- Radio	30
News- Internet	26
News- Television	20
Extended power outages
Utility company	60
News- Radio	13
News- Internet	11^{Note E: Use with caution}
Outbreak of serious or life-threatening disease
Hospital, clinic, doctor or other medical professional	50
News- Radio	24
News- Internet	24
Industrial or transportation accident
News- Radio	28
News- Internet	26
News- Television	22
Contamination or shortage of water or food^{Table 1.1, Note 1}
Local government	27
News- Internet	19
News- Radio	19
Act of terrorism or terrorist threat
Police/law enforcement	47
News- Television	24^{Note E: Use with caution}
News- Internet	22^{Note E: Use with caution}
Rioting or civil unrest
Police/law enforcement	42
News- Internet	26^{Note E: Use with caution}
News- Radio	21^{Note E: Use with caution}
^E use with caution Note 1. Responses of 'don't know/not stated' were greater than 5% but not above 10% when respondents were asked about their likely sources of initial help and information. Return to table 1.1, note 1 referrer Note: Respondents who perceived their community was at risk for any form of emergency or disaster were then asked where they would turn to first for information or assistance in the event of the perceived emergency or disaster. Respondents could provide more than one response. Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the total for the percentage calculation but are not footnoted when representing 5% or less of respondents. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.

Table 1.2
Number of emergency planning activities, fire safety and precautionary measures taken by residents, community of Moncton, New Brunswick, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number of emergency planning activities. The information is grouped by Number of planning activities, fire safety and precautionary measures taken by residents (appearing as row headers), Moncton, New Brunswick and Canada, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Number of planning activities, fire safety and precautionary measures taken by residents	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
	percent
Number of emergency planning activities
None	10	10	8
1 activity	15	15	17
2 activities	31^{Table 1.2, Note **}	27	25
3 activities	27	28	27
4 activities	15^{Table 1.2, Note ***}	19	19
Number of precautionary measures
None	17^{Table 1.2, Note *}	10	16
1 measure	29^{Table 1.2, Note *}	24	27
2 measures	28	28	28
3 measures	16^{Table 1.2, Note ***}	26	20
4 measures	8^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 1.2, Note *}	11	7
Number of fire safety measures^{Table 1.2, Note 1}^{Table 1.2, Note 2}
None	Note F: too unreliable to be published	1^{Note E: Use with caution}	1
1 measure	22^{Table 1.2, Note ***}	17	14
2 measures	45^{Table 1.2, Note **}	50	38
3 measures	25^{Table 1.2, Note **}	27	42
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from provincial level estimate (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.2, note * referrer Note significantly different from Canada level estimate (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.2, note referrer Note * significantly different from both provincial and Canada level estimates (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.2, note * referrer Note 1. Responses of 'don't know/not stated' were greater than 5% but not above 10% for 'Canada'. Return to table 1.2, note 1 referrer Note 2. Responses of 'don't know/not stated' were greater than 5% but not above 10% for 'Moncton'. Return to table 1.2, note 2 referrer Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the total for the percentage calculation but are not footnoted when representing 5% or less of respondents. Emergency planning activities include: an emergency exit plan, an emergency supply kit, photocopies/electronic copies of important documents and a list of emergency contact numbers. Precautionary measures include: a battery-operated or wind-up radio, an alternative heat source, a back-up generator and an alternative water source. Fire safety measures include a working smoke detector, a working carbon monoxide detector and a working fire extinguisher. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.

Table 1.3
Planning activities, fire safety and precautionary measures residents engaged in, community of Moncton, New Brunswick, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Planning activities. The information is grouped by Residents whose households were involved in the following: (appearing as row headers), Moncton, New Brunswick and Canada, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Residents whose households were involved in the following:	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Residents whose households were involved in the following:	percent
Emergency planning activities
Emergency exit plan	61	65	60
Exit plan has been practised/reviewed in last 12 months^{Table 1.3, Note 1}	46	46	46
Designated meeting place for household members^{Table 1.3, Note 2}	30^{Table 1.3, Note *}	38	33
Contact plan for household members^{Table 1.3, Note 2}	53	53	55
Household emergency supply kit	43^{Table 1.3, Note *}	48	47
Vehicle emergency supply kit^{Table 1.3, Note 3}	65^{Table 1.3, Note **}	61	59
Extra copies of important documents	52	51	53
List of emergency contact numbers	64^{Table 1.3, Note **}	67	69
Plan for meeting special health needs^{Table 1.3, Note 4}	63	66	62
Precautionary measures
Wind-up or battery-operated radio	64^{Table 1.3, Note **}	66	58
Alternate heat source	41^{Table 1.3, Note ***}	51	48
Back-up generator	20^{Table 1.3, Note *}	30	23
Alternate water source	43^{Table 1.3, Note *}	56	43
Other^{Table 1.3, Note 5}	26^{Table 1.3, Note **}	25	21
Fire safety measures
Working smoke detector	97	98	98
Working carbon monoxide detector	35^{Table 1.3, Note **}	35	60
Working fire extinguisher	66^{Table 1.3, Note *}	72	66
Note * significantly different from provincial level estimate (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.3, note * referrer Note significantly different from Canada level estimate (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.3, note referrer Note * significantly different from both provincial and Canada level estimates (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.3, note * referrer Note 1. Percentage based only on those indicating that they have an emergency exit plan. Return to table 1.3, note 1 referrer Note 2. Excludes Canadians living in single-person households. Return to table 1.3, note 2 referrer Note 3. Excludes those who reported that they lived in a household that did not have a vehicle. Return to table 1.3, note 3 referrer Note 4. Percentage based only on those indicating that they or someone in their household has special medical needs. Return to table 1.3, note 4 referrer Note 5. 'Other precautionary measures' include having an escape/rescue plan for pets, extra supply of fuel, checking and replenishing emergency supplies, and keeping exits clear. Return to table 1.3, note 5 referrer Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the total for the percentage calculation but are not footnoted when representing 5% or less of respondents. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.

Table 1.4
High or moderately high levels of emergency planning, fire safety and precautionary measures taken by residents, by social and political involvement, community of Moncton, New Brunswick, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of High or moderately high levels of emergency planning. The information is grouped by Social and political involvement (appearing as row headers), Percentage of residents who had high or moderately high levels of..., Planning activities, Precautionary measures and Fire safety measures, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Social and political involvement	Percentage of residents who had high or moderately high levels of...
	Planning activities	Precautionary measures	Fire safety measures
	percent
Engagement in political activities^{Table 1.4, Table 1.4, Note 1}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note 7}^{Table 1.4, Note †}	43	26	26
No	40	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	24^{Note E: Use with caution}
High level of civic engagement^{Table 1.4, Table 1.4, Note 2}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note †}	46	28	27
No	37	17^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 1.4, Note *}	23
High level of social support^{Table 1.4, Note 3}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note 7}^{Table 1.4, Note †}	52	32	27^{Note E: Use with caution}
No	39^{Table 1.4, Note *}	23	26
Strong sense of belonging to community^{Table 1.4, Table 1.4, Note 4}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note 7}^{Table 1.4, Note †}	47	28	28
No	35^{Table 1.4, Note *}	21	24
High neighbourhood trust^{Table 1.4, Note 5}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note †}	50	31	26
No^{Table 1.4, Note 7}	36^{Table 1.4, Note *}	20^{Table 1.4, Note *}	26
High level of self-efficacy^{Table 1.4, Note 6}
Yes^{Table 1.4, Note †}	51	25	23
No^{Table 1.4, Note 7}	34^{Table 1.4, Note *}	25	27
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to table 1.4, note * referrer Note † reference category Return to table 1.4, note † referrer Note 1. Includes individuals over the age of 17 years who are eligible to vote, and who have participated in or volunteered for political parties or events in the past 12 months, including municipal, provincial, or federal elections, or expressed views on political or social issues through signing a petition, contacting news agencies or politicians, or attended a meeting involving social or community issues. Return to table 1.4, note 1 referrer Note 2. Civic engagement measures individuals over the age of 17 years who were involved in a recreational group or organization in the past 12 months, and includes engagement in political activities. A 'high level' is defined as having been involved in at least 4 activities in the past 12 months. Return to table 1.4, note 2 referrer Note 3. A 'high level of social support' is defined as having five or more people whom that individual could turn to for help in an emergency if they are physically injured, require emotional support, shelter, and/or financial assistance. Return to table 1.4, note 3 referrer Note 4. A 'strong sense of belonging to community' is rating one's own sense of belonging to their community as a 4 or a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "very weak" and 5 "very strong". Return to table 1.4, note 4 referrer Note 5. 'High neighbourhood trust' is rating one's own trust in the people in one's neighbourhood as 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "cannot be trusted at all" and 5 represents "can be trusted a lot", as well as having a response of "very likely" when asked about the likelihood of someone in their neighbourhood returning a lost wallet or purse containing two hundred dollars with the money still inside. Return to table 1.4, note 5 referrer Note 6. A 'high level of self-efficacy' is derived from having a high self-rating on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) for the following three categories: an ability to think clearly and solve day-to-day problems, to handle unexpected and difficult problems, and to figure out what to do if faced with an emergency situation. Return to table 1.4, note 6 referrer Note 7. Responses of 'don't know/not stated' were greater than 5% but not above 10% for 'Fire safety measures'. Return to table 1.4, note 7 referrer Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the total for the percentage calculation but are not footnoted when representing 5% or less of respondents. Households with ‘moderately high’ or ‘high’ levels of emergency planning engaged in 3 or 4 of the following: having an exit plan, an emergency supply kit, extra copies of important documents and an emergency contact list. 'Moderately high' or 'high' levels of precautionary measures include having 3 or 4 of the following: a wind-up or battery operated radio, a back-up generator, an alternate source of heat and additional water. 'Moderately high' or 'high' levels of fire safety measure include having all 3 of the following: a working smoke detector, a working fire extinguisher, and a working carbon monoxide detector. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.

Notes

^E use with caution

Footnote 1.

A Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or a Census Agglomeration (CA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core as measured by commuting flows derived from census data.

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Footnote 2.

The target population for the SEPR included all persons 15 years of age or older, residing in households in Canada’s 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions (e.g. nursing homes, group homes, hospitals).

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Footnote 3.

The SEPR covers three types of communities: Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), Census Agglomerations (CAs) with population greater than 50,000, and ‘smaller communities’ which include CAs with population 50,000 or less and those areas that fall outside of CMAs and CAs. All CMAs and CAs (with population greater than 50,000) were included in the SEPR. A sample of households were selected from smaller communities within each province to represent all households within the province in similar communities. Additional information on the SEPR and its sampling methodology can be found in the ‘Survey description’ section.

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Footnote 4.

Throughout this fact sheet, responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the total for the percentage calculation but are not footnoted when representing 5% or less of respondents.

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Footnote 5.

This section focuses on personal experiences with emergencies or disasters that happened in Canada, in a community where the person was living at the time, and was significant enough to severely interrupt the individual’s regular daily activities.

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Footnote 6.

Emergency planning activities include: having an emergency exit plan, a household emergency supply kit, extra copies of important documents and an emergency contact list.

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Footnote 7.

Precautionary measures include: having a wind-up or battery-operated radio, an alternate heat source such as a non-electric stove or heater or a wood-burning fireplace, a back-up generator and an alternative water source such as a well, tank or litres of stored water.

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Footnote 8.

Unless otherwise specified, differences are statistically significant (p < 0.05).

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Footnote 9.

A 'strong sense of belonging to community' is rating one's own sense of belonging to their community as a 4 or a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "very weak" and 5 "very strong".

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Footnote 10.

A proportion (17%) of respondents were not asked questions regarding neighbourhood helpfulness in the event of an emergency and as such these cases are not included in the analysis on neighbourhood helpfulness in general or in the event of an emergency.

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Footnote 11.

Responses of ‘don't know/not stated’ were equal to 17% when respondents were asked about whether their neighbourhood is a place where neighbours would help each other if there is an emergency.

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Footnote 12.

Responses of ‘don't know/not stated’ were greater than 5% but not above 10% when respondents were asked about the number of people they could turn to for help if financial support is needed.

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Risk awareness and anticipated sources of help in an emergency or disaster

Prior lifetime experience with a major emergency or disaster^{Note 5}

Emergency planning, precautionary and fire safety behaviours

Social networks and sense of belonging

Data tables

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Prior lifetime experience with a major emergency or disaster^{Note 5}