The Chinese University’s latest Quality of Life Index is out. And guess what? It’s going down. The lack of affordable housing and high rents were found to be significant factors in the slight overall drop in satisfaction, as was poor perception of government performance, press freedom and air quality. No surprises there then!
Based on 21 indictors split over three subsections (Social, Economic and Environmental) the research was conducted via phone interviews with more than 1,000 people last August.
Specifically, it shows that housing affordability is down to its lowest point (-4.91) since the survey began in 2002, as is the public perception of press freedom (4.69). Perception of overall government performance was also down from 6.17 in 2012 to 5.72 last year.
Although seven out of the 21 indictors were shown to have worsened since 2012, 13 improved, including public expenditure on education and health (calculated by the proportions to GDP), and public perception of press criticism.
So although we may have less freedom, we’re still exercising out right to complain!
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