Statistical Communiqué on Public Sense of Security Survey in 2006

In early November 2006, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) organized the sixth sampling survey on public sense of security. Now the results of the survey are released as follows:

I. Basic situation of the Survey

According to the sampling method of multi-stage, stratified, and probability proportion to size, the survey sampled 1,836 counties (cities and districts), 3129 townships (towns and streets), and 4768 villagers’ (residents’) committees from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of the whole country, and surveyed 102,448 families, and one member who aged 16 and above was randomly selected as the respondent from each selected family for questionnaire.

II. Feelings on Public Security

According to the present public security environment, the proportion of respondents who thought “very safe” was 15.4 percent of the total, while that of “safe” was 40.1 percent, that of “basically safe” was 36.5 percent, that of “not so safety” occupied 5.8 percent, and that of “no safety” was 2.2 percent. Of which, the proportions of “very safety”, “safety” and “basically safety” amounted to 92.0 percent, up by 0.1 percentage points than that in 2005. Public feelings on public security continuously maintained a steady level.

Of the problems that influencing public sense of safety, the proportions of respondents who choosing “criminal offense”, “confused public order”, “traffic accident” and “fire” occupied  respectively 26.0, 31.8, 33.2 and 9.0 percent of the total. Compared with 2005, the proportions of “criminal offense” and “confused public order” declined by 5.0 and 0.1 percentages respectively, while that of “traffic accident” rose 5.1 percentage points, and that of the “fire” maintained the same level.

III. Public Evaluation on Social Security

1.Local social security

The proportions of respondents who choosing “best” , “better”, “ordinary”, “worse” and “worst” occupied 18.7, 39.0, 36.8, 4.4 and 1.1 percent respectively. Of which, that of “best” , “better” and “ordinary” amounted to 94.5 percent, increased 0.6 percentage points over 2005.

The proportions of respondents who thought their local security situation had “apparently improved”, “improved”, “same”, “worse” and “worst” than last year occupied 17.7, 45.8, 31.6, 4.1 and 0.8 percent respectively. Of which, that of “apparently improved”, “improved”, “same” amounted to 95.1 percent, rose by 1.3 percentages over 2005.

2. Public security order at Special site

The proportion of respondents who thought public security order around school was “good” occupied 47.2 percent, up by 2.9 percentage points over last year; that of “ordinary ” was 39.6 percent, down by 0.4 percentage points; that of “worse” was 5.0 percent, declined by 1.7 percentage points, and that of “unknown” was 8.2 percent, decreased 0.8 percentage points.

The proportion of respondents who thought public security order at railway station and ports was “good” occupied 22.0 percent, up by 4.2 percentage points over 2005, and that of “ordinary”, “worse” and “unknown” were 34.4 , 8.9 and 34.7 percent, respectively decreased 0.3, 1.4 and 2.5 percentage pointss.

The proportions of respondents who thought public security order around large enterprises were “good” and “ordinary” occupied 21.3 and 26.2 percent, respectively increased 4.4 and 0.3 percentage points over 2005, and that of “worse” and “unknown” were 3.5 and 49.0 percent, respectively decreased 0.3 and 4.4 percentage points.

The proportion of respondents who thought public security order at “public site” was “good” occupied 25.6 percent, increased 4.5 percentage points over last year; that of “ordinary”, “worse” and “unknown” were 39.0, 7.7 and 27.7 percent, respectively decreased 2.0, 0.8 and 1.7 percentage points.

3. Striking power against illegal and criminal activities

The proportion of respondents who thought the striking power was “strong” occupied 48.2 percent, up by 5.7 percentage points over last year; that of “not so strong” and “not strong” were 44.0 and 7.8 percent, respectively down by 4.0 and 1.7 percentage points.

4. Equipment status of police box (safety guard room) and security patrol group

The proportion of respondents whose house around having police box (police station) or safety guard room occupied 34.2 percent, increased 3.7 percentage points over 2005; that of not having was 65.8 percent; that of having “security patrol group” was 55.2 percent, increased 2.5 percentage points over last year, while that of not having was 44.8 percent.

IV. Public most concerned social matters

When answering the most concerned of thirteen social matters that were listed , the proportions of respondents who choosing “social morality” occupied 15.0 percent; that of “medical care”, “social security”, “education”, “employment and unemployment”, “corruption”, “wages and treatment”, “environment-protect”, “food hygiene”, “residence”, “safety production”, “land requisition and relocation” and “others” were respectively 14.9, 14.9, 12.8, 10.7, 9.1 ,6.0, 4.1, 3.4, 3.3, 2.1, 1.9 and 1.8 percent.

In addition, when encountering conflicts and bothers, the proportion of residents who choosing “social coordinating organization” occupied 75.7 percent, increased 5.9 percentage points over 2005; that of “political-legal organs” was 7.9 percent, decreased 1.7 percentage points; that of “government departments” was 8.6 percent, down by 1.7 percentage points, and that of “others” was 7.8 percent, declined by 2.5 percentage points.