Gwangju City to Monitor Changes in Living Conditions Awareness... Social Survey to Begin on the 25th

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will conduct the '2020 Gwangju Metropolitan City Social Survey' from the 25th to September 11 to examine changes in citizens' living conditions and awareness due to social changes.

The survey reference point is midnight on the 25th, targeting household members aged 15 and older residing in 4,905 sample households selected based on 2018 data.

Gwangju conducts surveys every year by dividing a total of 18 fields into 9 fields each.

This year, 51 items in 9 fields will be surveyed, including life satisfaction, family, health and wellness, social participation and social integration, average monthly household income, safety, environment, information and communication, and characteristics by city and district.

In particular, this survey will be conducted through face-to-face interviews where 121 surveyors who tested negative for COVID-19 will visit households while adhering to social distancing guidelines to protect both citizens and surveyors.

However, in cases where non-face-to-face surveys are preferred during on-site visits or households are absent, surveyors will distribute questionnaires in advance, allowing respondents to fill them out themselves, combining a respondent self-entry method.

The Gwangju-specific fields consist of 5 items, including urban image, priority projects for revitalizing the local economy, future food industry, and areas of interest in the post-COVID-19 era. Citizens' opinions on these items will be actively utilized for policy development during the 7th term of the elected administration.

The survey results will be published through the '2020 Gwangju Social Indicators' booklet and the city’s website after a phased analysis process, and will be provided to related organizations and schools to be used as data for social development policy formulation and research.

Chae Kyung-gi, the city's legal affairs officer, said, "In times of crisis, precise information is needed to understand the current situation and establish countermeasures," adding, "Survey contents are strictly protected under the Statistics Act (Article 33, Protection of Confidentiality) and used only for statistical purposes, so we ask for active participation to ensure accurate statistics."

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