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Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM)
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0791802442
No. of Pages:
2576
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ASME Press
Publication date:
2006
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108 Analysing the IRSN Risk Perception Barometer over the 1997 — 2004 Period (PSAM-0077)
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Genevieve Baumont
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Genevieve Baumont
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
BP 17 92 262 Fontenay aux roses
; genevieve.baumont@irsn.fr
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Marie Helene
Marie Helene
El JAMMAL/IRSN
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Published:2006
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Baumont, G, & Helene, M. "Analysing the IRSN Risk Perception Barometer over the 1997 — 2004 Period (PSAM-0077)." Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM). Ed. Stamatelatos, MG, & Blackman, HS. ASME Press, 2006.
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Since the beginning of 1986, IRSN conducts a yearly survey designed to understand how the French population perceives risk: the IRSN barometer (ref 1,2). In this survey, the society and environmental concerns are ranked. The main part of the survey concerns 27 risks which are investigated from three different angles:
• The perceived seriousness of the risk
• Confidence in the authorities
• Truthfulness of the information given about these risks —
The 27 risks include situations widely covered by the media (traffic accidents, smoking, alcohol, etc.), as well as situations of which the public can be unaware (such as...
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Risk perception
Summary/Abstract
The IRSN Barometer of Risk Perceptions
The Results in the 2004 Barometer for Societal and Environmental Concerns
Perception of Risk Situations: Situations Ranked According to Perceived Risk, Confidence in the Authorities and Truth Told
Comparison with the Previous Results
Conclusion
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