@article{oai:shiga-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008086, author = {酒井, 泰弘 and 田島, 正士 and 陳, 玉領}, issue = {第380号}, journal = {彦根論叢}, month = {Sep}, note = {Departmental Bulletin Paper, In order to study various risks and people’s responses, we conducted a set of questionnaire surveys at a Chinese university(Dalian)and a Japanese university(Hikone)in 2006 and 2008. The purpose of those surveys was to analyze and compare the distributions of risk perceptions among people from personal and public points of view in the two countries. We obtained the following empirical results among others. (1)Concerning the relationship between personal and public risks, the distribution maps in the U.S.(Hirose et at., 1992―93)and in Japan(this paper, 2006 & 2008)were quire analogous, whereas those in Japan(1992―93) and in China(2006)were considerably similar.(2)In those years from 1992 to 2008, Japanese risk perceptions underwent marked changes towards the American type.(3)The fact that the Chinese people privately gave a much lower risk grade to atomic power plant than the Japanese people was quite interesting, presumably being explained by political and informational factors. In conclusion, an empirical study in risk perception and social culture is now gaining popularity among social scientists over the world. Further discussions on the relationship between risk and culture would be left for future research., 彦根論叢, 第380号, pp. 49-65, The Hikone Ronso, No.380, pp. 49-65}, pages = {49--65}, title = {リスク意識と国民性に関する調査研究 : 日本人と中国人}, year = {2009} }