Assessing community resilience outcomes of flood-vulnerable people in Bangladesh by using a 5-point Likert Scale: A study on Bakshiganj Upazila

This paper assesses community resilience outcomes among flood-vulnerable people in three unions of Bakshiganj Upazila, Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. The study surveyed 390 households using a structured questionnaire covering 16 community resilience outcome statements measured on a 5-point Likert scale. Data were collected between June 2020 and June 2021 and analysed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics, a diverging stacked bar chart, and a bubble mean score chart were used to examine response distributions and mean agreement scores.

The findings show that all 16 outcomes scored above the neutral threshold, with mean scores ranging from 3.79 to 4.29. Vulnerability mapping received the highest mean score (4.29), followed by risk reduction through community participation (4.20), precautionary measures (4.19), sustainable livelihoods (4.17), and property damage reduction (4.16). The lowest scores were recorded for NGO support to coping mechanisms and disaster risk management awareness, while post-disaster health safety scored below the agree threshold. The paper concludes that resilience pathways are strengthened through mapping, prevention, livelihood protection and asset protection, while external support, awareness-raising and post-flood health conditions require further attention.