Gurye-gun Social Survey Results... 90% Responded They Have Someone to Help in Difficult Times

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Miseok] Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 6th the publication of the ‘2020 Gurye-gun Social Survey Report,’ which identified social interests and policy demands related to the lives of the residents.

The published social survey report is the result of a survey conducted jointly with Jeollanam-do from August 21 to September 2, targeting a sample of 828 households, covering 12 items across 11 indicators such as income and consumption, labor, and economy.

Looking at the main results of the social survey, two out of three residents responded with a ‘life satisfaction’ score of 6 or higher out of 10. The response rate for ‘having someone to turn to in difficult times’ was 90.0%, and the ‘average number of communication contacts’ was reported as 5 people.

In the evaluation of the safety environment, 51.0% responded with ‘anxiety about new infectious diseases,’ reflecting the current times.

The lifelong education participation rate was 13.7%, with many residents citing lack of awareness of educational programs as the reason for low participation.

In the household life satisfaction survey, ‘family relationships’ showed the highest satisfaction at 62.3%. Dissatisfaction with income levels was high, while satisfaction with housing increased by 10.6% compared to 2018, reaching 46.9%.

The desired services for health care center use were vaccination (32.0%), health checkups (15.0%), medical treatment (14.7%), and home health care (10.6%) in that order. Preference for home health care increased in rural areas and with age.

According to the pedestrian environment survey, 7 out of 10 people responded that they were satisfied with the pedestrian environment. The main reasons for dissatisfaction were lack of sidewalks for walking (37.0%), reckless and speeding driving and signal violations by vehicles (22%), and obstacles to walking such as commercial facilities (16.2%).

In the satisfaction survey on the use of the county bus, 1 out of 2 residents (45.9%) said they use the county bus. Satisfaction was highest for cleanliness (67.0%), safety (66.1%), routes (55.7%), and bus intervals (44.1%) in that order.

A county official stated, “The results of this social survey will be usefully utilized as basic data for establishing major county administrative policies in the future.”

The social survey report can be viewed on the Gurye-gun website.

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