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2022 Environmental Policy Intentions Survey

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This environmental policy intentions survey was conducted to understand the perception of citizens who are over 20 years old toward environmental quality domestically. It adopted stratified proportional sampling method basing on the residential telephone and mobile phones interview. There are two surveys, and the first survey was conducted from July 1 to July 10, 2022 with 1,089 valid samples. The second survey was conducted from October 31 to November 7, 2022 with 1,087 valid samples. Under 95% confidence level, maximum sampling errors of both surveys are less than 2.97 percentage points. The followings are the results of the first survey: 1. 1. 23.2% of the people believe that the "air quality" has improved near home, 58.3% said it has remained unchanged, and 15.8% said it has regressed. The reasons for the serious deterioration of air quality are considered by the people to be “increased traffic pollution” at 53.6%, followed by “increased pollution from factories” at 44.9%, The lower rate was 27.8% for "caused by weather patterns" and , 25.5% for "increase in foreign pollutants", and 19.5% for "increase in pollution from other anthropogenic activities". 2. The main basis for people's perception of changes in air quality is "sky visibility" at 40.8%, followed by "environmental odor" at 20.6%,The lower rate was 14.1% for "physical discomfort", and 11.8% for "air quality index or monitoring value", 11.5% for "third-party information (news, Internet information)". 65.4% of the people believe that the situation of burning paper money in the open air around them has improved, 27.8% said it remained unchanged, and 5.0% said it has regressed. 3. The Environmental Protection Agency promotes the policy of "refueling guns automatically trip and not force refueling ". 67.7% of the people believe that the smell of oil and gas has improved, 23.8% said it has remains unchanged, and 3.1% said it has regressed. 4. The people who do not want to use electric vehicles or feel that the biggest disadvantage of electric vehicles is "insufficient charging facilities in public places" with the highest rate of 34.4%,followed by "vehicle prices are too high" at 26.1%, and "the installation of household charging equipment is not easy" at 21.6%. The lowest rate was "Battery Safety Concerns" at 13.1%. 5. 75.4% of the people believe that the "black smoke from diesel vehicles" has improved near home, 18.1% said it remains unchanged, and 4.7% said it has regressed. 6. 52.2% of the people said that the EPA's use of "sound photography" scientific instruments to outlaw noisy vehicles is effective. 7. 51.9% of the people know that the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting the "Green Life for All" policies, and 48.1% said they don't know. Of the people who know that the policy, 79.6% are satisfied with the EPA's efforts to promote the "Green Life for All", and 19.4% are dissatisfied. 8. 90.8% of the people expressed their willingness to give priority to low-carbon products with green labels, and 8.4% said they were not willing. 9. 74.4% of the people said they knew that when buying drinks in chain beverage stores, convenience stores, fast food stores and supermarkets, they must provide at least 5 yuan for those who did not bring their own drink cups, and 25.6% said they did not know. 10. 13. 84.5% of the people said they were willing to bring their own drink cups, and 14.9% said they were not willing. Among those unwilling people, 71.8% said that the main reason is "inconvenience to carry". The followings are the results of the second survey: 1. 74.1% of the people said that they understand that poor air quality in autumn and winter is mainly affected by weather such as wind direction, wind speed, rain and ultraviolet rays, and 24.9% said they don't understand. 2. 68.4% of the people believe that the "black smoke from diesel vehicles" has improved near home, 19.1% said it remains unchanged, and 5.6% said it has regressed. 3. 52.3% of the people said that they "don't know" which channels can provide mobile phone recycling services, and 17.8% of the channels that can provide mobile phone recycling services are "general Mobile", and 17.3% are "7-11 and Family Mart convenience stores ", 13.9% are "telecom operator' outlets", 11.2% are "Cleaning Unit ", and 9.0% are "others (such as charities, community resource recycling stations, waste pickers)". 26.4% of "7-11 and Family Mart convenience stores", 20.1% of "telecom operators' outlets" and 19.5% of "Cleaning Unit " choose to recycle mobile phones. 4. 74.6% of the people expressed their willingness to take their unused mobile phones for recycling, and 24.7% expressed their unwillingness. The main reason why people are unwilling to take their mobile phones for recycling is "worried about personal data breach", with 44.9%, followed by 25.6% for "serving as a backup phone". 5. 70.3% of the people are satisfied with the "drinking water quality" near home, and 27.9% are dissatisfied. 60.0% of the people are satisfied with the "river environment and water quality" near home, and 35.7% are dissatisfied. 6. 90.1% of the people are satisfied with the "garbage recycling " near home, and 9.0% are dissatisfied. 89.0% of the people are satisfied with the "recycling" status near home, and 9.7% are dissatisfied. 80.5% of the people are satisfied with the "clean environment" near home, and 19.3% are dissatisfied. 7. 68.3% of the people are satisfied with the "home life (noise)" near home, and 31.6% are dissatisfied. 60.1% of the people are satisfied with the "air quality" near home, and 39.6% are dissatisfied. 8. 70.8% of the people are satisfied with the current administration of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 25.0% are dissatisfied. Compared with the past year, 52.2% of the people believe that the Environmental Protection Agency’s governance has made progress, 35.3% said it has remained unchanged, and 8.8% said it has regressed.
Keyword
Environmental protection, Survey, Satisfaction
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