Nine Out of Ten Yongin Citizens Satisfied with Living Environment

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Survey results show that approximately 89.3% of citizens residing in Yongin Special City are satisfied with the urban living environment.

The city conducted the '2024 Yongin Social Survey' from August 29 to September 12 last year, targeting household members aged 15 and above among 1,590 households in the region.

The '2024 Yongin Social Survey,' designed to understand citizens' social interests and subjective consciousness, was conducted as follows.

△Family·Household △Environment △Health △Social Integration and Community △Safety △City-Specific Items — a total of 49 items across 6 categories were surveyed.

The proportion of respondents expressing overall satisfaction with the living environment in Yongin rose from 87.8% in 2023 to 89.3% last year, an increase of 1.5 percentage points.

Among these, the categories showing the highest satisfaction were △Family·Social Relationships (96.1%) △Housing (94.3%) △Safety (93.3%) in that order.

The regional satisfaction score evaluated on a 10-point scale also increased by 0.2 points compared to the previous year, reaching 6.4 points, and the proportion of respondents giving scores between 8 and 10 points increased by an average of 19.3 percentage points compared to the previous year.

Additionally, satisfaction with one's own life was measured at 6.5 points on a 10-point scale. Among these, the districts showing satisfaction of 8 points or higher were Giheung-gu (37.4%), males by gender (36.1%), and those aged 30 to 39 by generation (41.0%).

41% of respondents answered that 'improvement of commute traffic environment and establishment of metropolitan transportation networks' is necessary as a policy priority for the city, followed by 'cultivation of future growth industries and creation of a city favorable for business' (14.8%), and 'expansion of cultural·artistic·tourism infrastructure' (9.1%).

Among necessary childbirth support policies surveyed among households with plans to have children within five years, 'support for childcare and education costs' (30.7%), 'improvement of systems such as expansion of parental leave' (18.0%), and 'childbirth incentive support' (17.9%) were identified.

Furthermore, to address childcare issues, priority needs were identified as 'expansion of childcare support amounts' (25.3%), 'expansion of childcare support targets' (17.5%), and 'expansion and improvement of childcare facilities' (16.0%).

Among households with preschool-age children, 82.6% expressed satisfaction with current childcare methods, and 'childcare centers' showed the highest proportion at 44.8% as the primary childcare method.

Additionally, when asked what image comes to mind first regarding Yongin Special City, 32.8% of respondents cited 'a special city of 1.1 million population,' followed by 'a desirable residential city' (17.5%) and 'an economically developed semiconductor-leading city' (15.8%).

A city official stated, "We plan to actively utilize the social survey results to establish policies needed by citizens."

The '2024 Social Survey Report' can be found on the Yongin Statistics website (https://www.yongin.go.kr/estat).