Daejeon City Reports 73.9% Satisfaction Rate with Key Policies of the 8th Administration

Public Opinion Survey on Policy Satisfaction...
Living Environment Satisfaction Reaches 76.1%
Urban Rail Expansion and Fostering Six Strategic Industries Recognized as Successful Policies

The Daejeon city government announced that, as it enters the third year of its 8th popularly elected administration, a survey on citizen preference and satisfaction with its key policies showed that major indicators such as policy satisfaction, satisfaction with living environment, and civic pride all exceeded 70%.

According to a public opinion survey commissioned by the city and conducted by Korea Information Research Co., Ltd., a professional polling agency, among 1,002 adult men and women aged 18 or older residing in Daejeon, 73.9% of respondents said that the policies promoted during the 8th administration have contributed to the development of Daejeon and improved the lives of its citizens.

Satisfaction with the living environment stood at 76.1%, the outlook for the living environment was 77.3%, and 72.2% responded positively to the question regarding their pride in being a citizen of Daejeon.

In a preference survey on 42 policies across six areas implemented over the past three years, the most highly rated policies were: fostering six strategic industries; holding the Daejeon 0si Festival; providing free bus fares for seniors aged 70 and above; announcing plans for the construction of Urban Rail Lines 3 to 5; designating the Daejeon Urban Convergence Special Zone; and announcing the development of the Bomunsan Area Tourism Complex.

In a survey on the importance of future policies, the following were identified: development and implementation of Daejeon-style job policies; establishment of Daejeon Medical Center; construction and operation of a municipal nursing hospital; expansion of the urban rail network with Lines 3 to 5; creation of the Daejeon Station Area and Seonhwa District Urban Convergence Special Zone; and development of the Bomunsan Area Tourism Complex.

Regarding priority policy areas, science, economy, and industry received the highest preference at 31.7%, followed by welfare and education at 29.2%, and culture, tourism, and sports at 16.5%.

As for the city administration directions that citizens most look forward to, 52.5% cited laying the foundation for Daejeon's future growth, 17.2% cited coexistence between the original downtown and autonomous districts, and 17.1% cited the achievement of tangible results from campaign pledges.

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, stated, "This public opinion survey will serve as an important benchmark for objectively evaluating the past three years of the 8th administration and for setting future policy directions," adding, "We will continue to build a trustworthy Daejeon through performance-oriented city administration that citizens can directly experience."

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted from June 4 to June 18 through telephone interviews and mobile surveys. The confidence level is 95%, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points.

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