摘要：The extent to which education provides protection in the face of a large-scale natural disaster is investigated.Using longitudinal population-representative survey data collected in two provinces on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, beforeand after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, we examine changes in a broad array of indicators of well-being of adults. Focusingon adults who were living, before the tsunami, in areas that were subsequently severely damaged by the tsunami, better educatedmales were more likely to survive the tsunami, but education is not predictive of survival among females. Education is notassociated with levels of post-traumatic stress among survivors 1 year after the tsunami, or with the likelihood of being displaced.Where education does appear to play a role is with respect to coping with the disaster over the longer term. The better educatedwere far less likely than others to live in a camp or other temporary housing, moving, instead, to private homes, staying withfamily or friends, or renting a new home. The better educated were more able to minimize dips in spending levels following thetsunami, relative to the cuts made by those with little education. Five years after the tsunami, the better educated were in betterpsycho-social health than those with less education. In sum, education is associated with higher levels of resilience over thelonger term
