They’re calling it Nanjing’s Physical Examination; an annual health check up performed not by physicians, but by us. And everyone is welcome to take part. But be warned that it is both long and at times requests information some would wish to keep to themselves.
How are the roads in your area? Do you think historic areas are protected? Are your local facilities convenient for seniors? Do you think water pollution is serious? What about PM2.5 levels and our urban greenways? Is our City child friendly? Are there sufficient charging piles in your community?
Nanjing Daily announced the survey’s launch in a news report early this morning. Conducted annually since 2019, over 25,000 responses were collected last year, to give a score of 85.22 points, up nearly 3 points on the previous year. Sounds like, as a city, Nanjing is doing OK.
There are two parts to the survey; a section which invites personalised responses where opinions may be entered as text, and an 83-question multiple choice survey, covering just about every last aspect of living in Nanjing.
A large proportion of the survey relates to the communities where we live, the quality of services provided therein and the various facilities located nearby.
Then there is the quality of the buildings in which we live, whether they are in frequent need of repair and whether there are safety hazards.
The questions, which are admirably thorough, it has to be said, also raise eyebrows from time to time:
37. Do zombie cars occupy parking spaces?
44. Does your local kindergarten over charge?
55. Has any resident in your building demolished a load-bearing wall?
The Nanjinger also notes that the survey allows for foreigners too, but only in so far as question 79; “What is your household registration?”, in which the fourth and final multiple-choice option is “foreign nationality”. Other than that, foreigners don’t get a look in.
The survey is also bereft of an English version, but to be honest, that would be asking too much.
Readers should be forewarned that the survey includes questions relating to their family’s total annual income, age, gender and education level.
Scan the QR code below to participate in the 2023 survey.
