Thai Public Prioritizes Flooding as Top Emergency Risk in NIDA Poll

Key summary

A National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) Poll conducted on November 2–3, 2026, identified major flooding as the primary emergency concern among Thai households. The survey, titled 'Stockpiling food, medicine and drinking water!', interviewed 1,310 adults aged 18 and over using probability-based sampling across all regions. While 77.63% of respondents had heard reports advising countries to stockpile three to seven days' worth of essentials, opinions on government action varied: 48.57% preferred waiting for clearer situations before issuing warnings, while 36.09% favored immediate warnings and 15.34% deemed them unnecessary. Regarding the specific risk of flooding, 34.58% of the total sample cited it as a concern requiring household stockpiling. Other significant concerns included energy shortages. The poll found that among those aware of overseas advisories, 26.94% were fairly concerned about emergencies and 4.33% were very concerned, while 35.89% were not concerned at all and 32.84% were not particularly concerned. The sample demographics included 47.94% men and 52.06% women, with regional representation ranging from 33.21% in the Northeast to 8.47% in Bangkok.