- Free toll policy followed by the early opening of KTX and GTX-B and political party banner clean up -
- Incheon surveys 10,079 people to gauge approval rating for ten major projects -
Among the more noteworthy projects launched by Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and his administration, the free toll for Yeongjong Daegyo and Incheon Daegyo Bridges earned the highest approval from the local public.
The Incheon Metropolitan City Office (Mayor: Yoo Jeong-bok) announced the results of a survey where it asked the general public for some important feedback on major projects throughout the first year of the 8th democratically elected administration, and to reflect results in the future administration of the City.
To a question asking which of the ten major projects launched over the last year they were most happy with (multiple responses allowed), the free toll for Yeongjong Daegyo and Incheon Daegyo Bridges (5,781 responses, 19.1%), early opening of the KTX (scheduled in 2025) and GTX-B (scheduled in 2030) from Incheon (4,077 responses, 13.5%), and the political party banner clean up (3,179 responses, 10.5%) earned the highest approval rates.
Locals were also happy with the expansion of national and public daycare centers (3,137 responses, 10.4%), special support for infertility treatment costs and heating cost subsidies for at-risk households (3,128 responses, 10.3%), and the opening of the Overseas Koreans Agency in Incheon (2,779 responses, 9.2%).
The reorganization of the administrative districts into Jemulpo-gu/Yeongjong-gu and Seo-gu/Geomdan-gu (1,548 responses, 5.1%) as well as the new National Museum of World Writing Systems and Incheon National Maritime Museum (1,471 responses, 4.9%) rounded out the rankings. Overall, the public appeared to approve more of projects with a larger impact on their day-to-day lives.
The survey was conducted on the Incheon Metropolitan City website and official blog for three weeks from July 21 to August 11. A total of 10,079 respondents (total website engagement 21,999 users) took part in the survey with the majority being in their 30s (35.1%) and 40s (29%), indicating significant interest from younger users.
Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok said, “Time just flew by since I took office, but I am confident in saying that we made the most of our time and delivered some tangible results already.” The Mayor added, “These ten major projects are just the beginning for us. We plan on developing more policies that can help the citizens of Incheon lead happier lives, and policies they can be happy about going forward.”
Results from a public survey on Incheon’s major projects
- Overview of the survey
- Survey period: July 21 (Fri) ~ August 11 (Fri), 2023 [3 weeks]
- Survey target: Citizens of Incheon and the general public
- Survey method: Access Incheon's website or official blog and click on the survey link
- No. of respondents: 10,079 persons (total number of website visitors: 21,999 persons)
- Survey subject: Among the 10 major projects launched over the past year, select 3 projects you approve of the most - Major findings
표정보 | Sort | Results |
|---|
| Age group | 3,539 persons in their 30s (35.1%) > 2,927 persons in their 40s (29%) > 1,578 persons in their 20s (15.7%) >
1,341 persons in their 50s (13.3%) > 617 persons in their 60s (6.1%) > 77 persons in their teens (0.8%) |
| Gender | Male 5,168 persons (51.3%) > Female 4,911 persons (48.7%) |
| Place of residence | Yeonsu-gu 1,558 persons (15.5%) > Namdong-gu persons 1,063 (10.5%) > Seo-gu 992 persons (9.8%) >
Michuhol-gu 982 persons (9.7%) > Bupyeong-gu 916 persons (9.1%) > Jung-gu 737 persons (7.3%) >
Gyeyang-gu 610 persons (6.1%) > Dong-gu 439 persons (4.4%) > Ganghwa-gun 316 persons (3.1%) >
Ongjin-gun 286 persons (2.8%) ※ Other regions 2,180 persons (21.6%) |
Approval rating
ranking | 1. Free toll for Yeongjong Daegyo and Incheon Daegyo Bridges | 5,781 responses | (19.1%) |
| 2. Early opening of the KTX (scheduled in 2025) and GTX-B (scheduled in 2030) from Incheon | 4,077 responses | (13.5%) |
| 3. Political party banner clean up | 3,179 responses | (10.5%) |
| 4. Expansion of national and public daycare centers across Incheon | 3,137 responses | (10.4%) |
| 5. Special support for infertility treatment costs and heating cost subsidies for at-risk households | 3,128 responses | (10.3%) |
| 6. Opening of the Overseas Koreans Agency in Incheon! Transforming Incheon into the home of 10 million citizens and a top 10 city in the world | 2,779 responses | (9.2%) |
| 7. Youth Dream Debit Card and Welfare Points | 2,576 responses | (8.5%) |
| 8. Started building the Songdo Severance Hospital and Starfield Cheongna (dome stadium/shopping complex) | 2,561 responses | (8.5%) |
| 9. Reorganized Jung-gu and Dong-gu into Jemulpo-gu and Yeongjong-gu, and Seo-gu into Seo-gu and Geomdan-gu | 1,548 responses | (5.1%) |
| 10. Opening of the National Museum of World Writing Systems, Incheon National Maritime Museum | 1,471 responses | (4.9%) |
survey results
□ Which age group do you belong to?
□ What is your gender?
□ Which project do you approve of according to your gender?
□ Where is your place of residence?
□ Please 3 project you approve of the most among the major projects launched by Incheon City
