MCLC: top 10 problems 2011

[Denton, Kirk]

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From: kirk (denton.2 at osu.edu)
Subject: top 10 problems 2011
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Source: China Smack (12/26/11):
http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/stories/top-10-problems-in-2011-china-cass-s
urvey-of-chinese-public.html

Top 10 Problems in 2011 China, CASS Survey of Chinese Public
by Paul
Translated from QQ 
<http://finance.qq.com/a/20111220/001003.htm?pgv_ref=aio2012&ptlang=2052>:

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [CASS] reports that 70% of residents
believe prices are too high, 40% can¹t afford housing
Top 10 Issues of Public Focus in 2011

1. Soaring Commodity Prices 59.5%
2. Health Care Availability and Prices 42.9%
3. Income and Wealth Gap 31.6%
4. Governmental Corruption 29.3%
5. Unemployment 24.2%
6. Housing Prices 24%
7. Retirement Pension for the Elderly 16.6%
8. Food Safety 15.9%
9. Education Costs 10.9%
10. Environmental Pollution 10.3%

Nearly 70% of Chinese citizens feel the pressure of ³soaring commodity
prices affecting the quality of life². Yesterday [December 19th], the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences initiated ³China Intelligence² and
published the ³2011 China Comprehensive Social Conditions Survey².

Raw data available online for freeAccording to the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, ³China Intelligence² integrated the resources of the
academy, and established the basic shape of a uniform, interconnected, and
shared database. According to a representative, the original data for
³China Intelligence² is made freely available to the public. Just go onto
their website, register, and once the registration is approved, they can
access the original data.

Yesterday, ³China Intelligence² published the ³The 2011 China
Comprehensive Social Conditions Survey². The survey was done with random
samples from 5 major cities, 100 counties and 480 villages in 28
provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central
government, where 6468 citizens ‹ all over 18 years old and living in both
cities and rural areas ­ were surveyed.

40% of residents believe ³housing conditions are poor²According to the
survey, in 2011, 75.3% of those surveyed believe the standard of living
has risen compared to five years ago, and rural resident incomes are
evidently higher than those of urban residents. Surveys measuring the life
pressures of residents¹ indicates that nearly 70% of the public feels the
pressure of ³soaring commodity prices affecting the quality of life²,
though this is a 10% decline from 2008. Nearly 40% of those surveyed
believe that ³housing conditions are poor, can¹t afford to build/purchase
housing².

Apart from this, ³China Intelligence² also conducted relevant research
into Chinese family/household happiness. Most participants gave a
relatively high score to their sense of happiness, and the average score
is 7.2.