7 out of 10 Gwanak Residents Give Positive Evaluation to Gwanakcheong

2019 Gwanak-gu Regular Public Opinion Survey Results Released... Majority of Residents Confirmed to Sympathize with and Support Key Policies of the 7th Elected Administration

Park Jun-hee, the mayor of Gwanak-gu, is having a conversation with residents who visited Gwanak Office last November.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) conducted the ‘2019 Regular Public Opinion Survey’ targeting 1,000 Gwanak-gu residents, confirming that 72.2% evaluated it positively.

Since November 2018, Gwanak-gu has been operating Gwanakcheong, where the mayor directly communicates with residents every Tuesday and Thursday.

The survey results showed that 7 out of 10 Gwanak-gu residents (72.2%) evaluated this positively.

Additionally, 57.8% of respondents positively evaluated the overall policies promoted by the district.

Responses indicating that ‘the Nakseong Venture Valley development project helps the development of Gwanak-gu’ accounted for 64.3%, and those agreeing that ‘it is necessary to foster the Gang Gam-chan Festival as a national historical and cultural festival’ were 73.2%, confirming that a significant number of residents sympathize with major policies.

As for the key initiatives of the Gwanak Cultural Foundation launched last year, 45% of respondents selected ‘expansion of cultural education programs for residents,’ followed by strengthening support for resident lifestyle culture clubs (19.9%) and expanding quality cultural and artistic performances (17.7%).

Regarding the creation of urban agriculture parks and operation of vegetable gardens, 7 out of 10 respondents expressed willingness to participate in urban agriculture programs. When asked about the urban agriculture programs they would like to participate in, 27.1% responded ‘direct farming participation,’ followed by ‘participation in urban agriculture exhibitions or festivals (21.5%),’ ‘participation in farmer education programs (13.7%),’ and ‘participation in urban beekeeping classes (8.1%).’

In addition, concerning the ‘perceived safety of life in Gwanak-gu,’ 68.4% of respondents felt safe. When asked about the projects that should be prioritized to create a safer living environment for women, 54.8% answered that ‘expansion of CCTV and streetlight installation’ should be prioritized, followed by ‘crime prevention patrols (26.4%).’

This survey was conducted from November 28 to December 4 last year through CATI telephone interviews and online surveys using a structured questionnaire. The sample size was 1,000 adult men and women aged 19 and over, with a confidence level of 95% and a sampling error of ±3.1%p.

Mayor Park Jun-hee stated, “We confirmed residents’ sympathy and support for the key policies of the 7th elected administration,” adding, “Like the phrase Seungpungparang (乘風破浪), we will take advantage of the winds of change required in 2020 as an opportunity for Gwanak to make a great leap forward.”

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