Below is ChinaFile’s translation of an excerpt from a January 2018 procurement notice, issued by the Yongchuan District Statistics Bureau in Chongqing municipality. The excerpt includes questions Yongchuan authorities wanted pollsters to pose to residents as part of their “social conditions public opinion survey.” The original Chinese text follows.
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Urban
1. How clean is the city or town you live in? __________12 points
① Clean (1)
② Relatively clean (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not clean (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
2. How good is law and order in the place where you live? (Are there frequent incidents such as thefts, robberies, or fights?) __________12 points
① Good (1)
② Relatively good (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not good (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
3. Do you think it is convenient for you to see a doctor where you live? __________12 points
① Convenient (1)
② Relatively convenient (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Inconvenient (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
4. Do you think your local teachers are conscientious in their teaching? __________12 points
① Conscientious (1)
② Relatively conscientious (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not conscientious (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
5. How good is the air quality in the place where you live? _________12 points
① Good (1)
② Relatively good (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not good (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
6. Has your community publicized a list of people who receive minimum living allowances? __________10 points
① All of them have been publicized (1)
② Most of them have been publicized (0.8)
③ Some have been publicized, some have not (0.6)
④ None have been publicized (0.4)
⑤ Don't know (0)
7. Do you think your local cadres are still living extravagant lifestyles? 10 points
① No (1)
② Very few (0.8)
③ A minority (0.6)
④ A majority (0.4)
⑤ Don't know (0)
8. How convenient is it to get things done where you live?* __________10 points
① Convenient (1)
② Relatively convenient (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Inconvenient (0.4)
⑤ Don't know (0)
9. Do you think the cadres around you have handled their work according to the law? _________10 points
① All have done so (1)
② A majority have done so (0.8)
③ A minority have done so (0.6)
④ None of them have done so (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
10. Finally, do you have any questions that you specifically need to be reflected here? (Record answer)
Rural
1. How convenient is it for your household to obtain water for your daily needs? __________12 points
① Convenient (1)
② Relatively convenient (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Inconvenient (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
2. How convenient is it for you to see a doctor there? __________12 points
① Convenient (1)
② Relatively convenient (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Inconvenient (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
3. Do you think your local teachers are conscientious in their teaching? __________12 points
① Conscientious (1)
② Relatively conscientious (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not conscientious (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
4. Has your village built cement or asphalt roads? __________12 points
① Completed building (1)
② Built one part (0.6)
③ Not yet built (0.4)
5. How good is law and order in your locality? (Are there frequent incidents such as thefts, robberies, or fights?) __________12 points
① Good (1)
② Relatively good (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Not good (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
6. Has your village publicized a list of people who receive minimum living allowances? __________10 points
① All of them have been publicized (1)
② Most of them have been publicized (0.8)
③ Some have been publicized, some have not (0.6)
④ None have been publicized (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
7. Do you think your local cadres are still living extravagant lifestyles? 10 points
① No (1)
② Very few (0.8)
③ A minority (0.6)
④ A majority (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
8. How convenient is it to get things done where you live?* __________10 points
① Convenient (1)
② Relatively convenient (0.8)
③ Average (0.6)
④ Inconvenient (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
9. Do you think the cadres around you have handled their work according to the law? _________10 points
① All have done so (1)
② A majority have done so (0.8)
③ A minority have done so (0.6)
④ None of them have done so (0.4)
⑤ Don’t know (0)
10. Finally, do you have any questions that you specifically need to be reflected here? (Record answer)
城镇
1．请问您觉得您生活的城镇干不干净？__________12分
①干净（1）
②比较干净（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不干净（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
2．请问您觉得您生活的地方治安好不好？（是不是经常发生偷盗、抢劫、打架斗殴事件？）__________12分
①好（1）
②比较好（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不好（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
3．请问您觉得您生活的地方看病方便不方便？__________12分
①方便（1）
②比较方便（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不方便（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
4．请问您觉得你们当地的老师教书负不负责？__________12分
①负责（1）
②比较负责（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不负责（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
5.你所生活的地方空气质量好不好？_________12分
①好（1）
②比较好（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不好（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
6．请问你们社区对吃低保的人员张榜公示过没有？__________10分
①全部张榜公示过（1）
②大多数张榜公示过（0.8）
③有些公示过，有些没有（0.6）
④没有（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
7．请问您觉得你们当地干部还有没有大吃大喝大操大办的情况？ 10分
①没有（1）
②极个别有（0.8）
③少数有（0.6）
④多数有（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
8．请问您觉得现在社区办事方便吗？__________10分
①方便（1）
②比较方便（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不方便（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
9．请问您觉得您身边的干部是不是做到了依法办事？_________10分
①都做到了（1）
②大多数做到了（0.8）
③少数做到了（0.6）
④都做不到（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
10．最后，请问您有特别需要反映的问题吗？（原话记录）
农村
1．请问您家吃水方不方便？__________12分
①方便（1）
②比较方便（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不方便（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
2.请问您那里看病方不方便？__________12分
①方便（1）
②比较方便（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不方便（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
3.请问您觉得你们当地的老师教书负不负责？__________12分
①负责（1）
②比较负责（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不负责（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
4.请问你们村有没有通水泥路或柏油路？__________12分
①通了（1）
②通了一部分（0.6）
③没有通（0.4）
5.请问您觉得你们当地的治安好不好？（是不是经常发生偷盗、抢劫、打架斗殴事件？）__________12分
①好（1）
②比较好（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不好（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
6.请问你们村对吃低保的人员张榜公示过没有？__________10分
①全部张榜公示过（1）
②大多数张榜公示过（0.8）
③有些公示过，有些没有（0.6）
④没有（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
7.请问您觉得你们当地干部还有没有大吃大喝大操大办的情况？ 10分
①没有（1）
②极个别有（0.8）
③少数有（0.6）
④多数有（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
8．请问您觉得现在社区办事方便吗？__________10分
①方便（1）
②比较方便（0.8）
③一般（0.6）
④不方便（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
9．请问您觉得您身边的干部是不是做到了依法办事？_________10分
①都做到了（1）
②大多数做到了（0.8）
③少数做到了（0.6）
④都做不到（0.4）
⑤不了解（0）
10．最后，请问您有特别需要反映的问题吗？（原话记录）
*In this context, the phrase 办事 (banshi) (“to get things done” or “to handle one’s affairs”) likely connotes accessing government services or otherwise interacting with the local government.