▲ 김동연 도지사가 지난달 30일 시흥에코센터에서 진행된 <경기도 기후도민총회 출범식>에서 도민 참가자에게 부채질을 해주고 있다.

 

[사건의내막 / 문홍철 기자] = 경기도민의 58%가 지난 3년간의 경기도정 평가에서 “일을 잘했다”고 긍정적으로 답변했다. 민선8기 경기도정에 대해 “신뢰한다”는 응답은 70% 달했다. 또 새 정부와 경기도가 협력해 실질적 성과를 낼 수 있을 거란 기대감은 73%로 나타났다.

 

경기도가 민선8기 3주년을 맞아 여론조사회사 넥스트리서치에 의뢰해 지난 6월 18~23일 만18세 이상 경기도민 2,000명을 대상으로 전화면접 조사를 해서얻은 결과다. 도정에 대한 도민의 지지도와 신뢰도, 새 정부와의 협력에 대한 기대감 모두 긍정 답변이 과반 이상(각 58%, 70%, 73%)의 높은 수치를 기록했다.

 

반면 지난 3년간 “일을 잘 못했다”는 부정평가는 27%, “신뢰하지 않는다”는 26%, 새 정부와의 협력에 대한 부정적 응답은 22%에 그쳤다.

 

도정에 대해 일을 잘했다고 답한 도민들은 그 이유로 ‘실제 주민 삶에 도움이 되는 정책이 많아서’(18%), ‘도정운영·정책 추진 방향이 마음에 들어서’(14%), ‘깨끗하고 투명한 행정을 해서’(14%), ‘특정지역, 계층에 치우침없이 균형 있는 행정을 해서’(14%) 등을 꼽았다.

 

경기도가 그동안 중점적으로 추진해 온 역점 정책 9가지*를 소개하고 대표 성과를 꼽아달라는 문항에서는 ‘더 경기패스 추진 등 교통정책’(24%)을 선택한 도민이 가장 많았다.

 

*<민선8기 ‘9대 역점 정책’ 선택 보기 (순환 제시)>

 

① 100조원 투자유치 추진 등 미래먹거리

 

② 재생에너지 확대 등 기후위기 대응

 

③ 더 경기패스 추진 등 교통정책

 

④ 360도 돌봄 추진 등 복지

 

⑤ 경기북부대개발 추진 등 지역균형발전

 

⑥ 전세피해 예방 및 지원 등 주거

 

⑦ 기회소득 및 주4.5일제 추진 등 사회적 가치 투자

 

⑧ 경기청년사다리 프로그램 추진 등 청년 정책

 

⑨ 중소기업·소상공인 지원 등 민생경제

 

다음은 ‘360도 돌봄 추진 등 복지’(11%), ‘중소기업·소상공인 지원 등 민생경제’(10%), ‘경기북부대개발 추진 등 지역균형발전’(10%)이었다. ‘경기청년사다리 등 청년정책(9%), ‘100조 원 투자유치 등 미래먹거리’(8%), ‘기회소득 및 주4.5일제 추진 등 사회적 가치 투자’(6%), ‘전세피해 예방 및 지원 등 주거’(4%)와 ‘재생에너지 확대 등 기후위기 대응’(4%)이 뒤를 이었다.

 

대부분의 연령대에서 ‘더 경기패스 추진 등 교통정책’을 대표 성과로 골랐다. 다만 70세 이상에서는 ‘360도 돌봄 추진, 간병 SOS 프로젝트 등 복지’(18%)가 가장 높게 나타났다. ‘더 경기패스 추진 등 교통정책’은 권역별로도 모든 지역에서 대표 성과로 꼽혔다. 북부내륙권에서는 ‘경기북부대개발 추진 등 지역균형발전’ 응답(18%)이 교통정책(19%)과 비슷한 수준으로 높게 나타나 눈길을 끌었다.

 

9개 역점 정책 중 대표 성과가 어떤 것인지 묻는 질문과 별도로 각각의 정책에 대한 ‘긍정’ 및 ‘부정’ 여부도 물었다. 분야별 정책에 대한 긍정평가율도 결과가 비슷했다. ‘교통 분야’(75%), ‘복지 분야’(64%), ‘민생경제 분야’(59%) 등의 순으로 긍정평가율이 높았다. ‘미래먹거리 분야’ 정책 추진에 긍정 평가한 도민도 58%로 반수 이상이었다. 다음은 ‘지역균형발전’(55%), ‘청년정책’(52%), ‘사회적 가치 투자’(50%), ‘기후위기 대응’(49%), ‘주거’(47%) 분야 순이었다.

 

김동연 경기도지사는 최근 간부회의에서 “제 임기는 매일 새로 시작”이라며 “지난 3년보다 앞으로 1년간 할 일이 더 많다”고 강조했습니다. 그러면서 “이제 ‘도정을 마무리한다’는 말은 하지 말자. 2주가 남아도 세상을 바꿀 수 있다”고 특별히 당부했다.

 

김 지사의 지시에 따라 도는 각 분야 정책체감도를 바탕으로 도민이 더욱 만족할 수 있도록 성과는 확산하고 부족한 부분은 보완해 나갈 계획이다.

 

이번 여론조사는 ARS(자동응답) 방식이 아닌 전화면접(유무선 RDD)으로 진행됐으며 95% 신뢰 수준에 표본오차는 ±2.2%p다.

 

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*아래는 위 기사를'구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의[전문]입니다. '구글번역'은 이해도 높이기를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>

 

Over the past 3 years, 58% said, “I trust the government,” 70% said, and 73% expected cooperation between the new government and Gyeonggi Province

 

According to the results of a telephone survey conducted by Next Research, a polling company, on 2,000 Gyeonggi Province residents aged 18 or older from June 18 to 23 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the 8th local government election, conducted by Gyeonggi Province

 

[Inside Story / Reporter Moon Hong-chul] = 58% of Gyeonggi Province residents responded positively to the evaluation of the Gyeonggi Province administration over the past 3 years, saying, “I did a good job.” 70% responded that they “trust” the 8th local government election. In addition, 73% expected that the new government and Gyeonggi Province would be able to cooperate to achieve tangible results.

 

This is the result of a telephone survey conducted by Next Research, a public opinion research company, on 2,000 Gyeonggi residents aged 18 or older from June 18 to 23 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the 8th local government election. The positive responses to the questions on the provincial government’s support and trust in the provincial government and expectations for cooperation with the new government were more than half (58%, 70%, and 73%, respectively).

 

On the other hand, the negative evaluation of “they did not do a good job” over the past three years was 27%, “I do not trust them” was 26%, and the negative response to cooperation with the new government was only 22%.

 

The reasons given by residents who answered that the provincial government did a good job were ‘because there are many policies that actually help residents’ lives’ (18%), ‘because I like the direction of provincial government operation and policy implementation’ (14%), ‘because it has clean and transparent administration’ (14%), and ‘because it has balanced administration without bias toward specific regions or classes’ (14%).

 

In the question asking residents to introduce the nine key policies* that Gyeonggi Province has been focusing on and to select representative achievements, the most common answer was ‘transportation policy such as the promotion of the Gyeonggi Pass’ (24%).

 

*<Selection of ‘9 Key Policies’ for the 8th Local Government Election (Circular Presentation)>

 

① Future food such as promotion of investment attraction of 100 trillion won

 

② Climate crisis response such as expansion of renewable energy

 

③ Transportation policy such as promotion of the Gyeonggi Pass

 

④ Welfare such as promotion of 360-degree care

 

⑤ Regional balanced development such as promotion of Gyeonggi Northern Development

 

⑥ Housing such as prevention and support of rent damage

 

⑦ Social value investment such as promotion of opportunity income and 4.5-day workweek

 

⑧ Youth policy such as promotion of Gyeonggi Youth Ladder Program

 

⑨ People’s economy such as support for SMEs and small business owners

 

The next were ‘Welfare such as promotion of 360-degree care’ (11%), ‘People’s economy such as support for SMEs and small business owners’ (10%), and ‘Regional balanced development such as promotion of Gyeonggi Northern Development’ (10%). ‘Youth policies such as the Gyeonggi Youth Ladder (9%), ‘Future food such as attracting 100 trillion won in investment’ (8%), ‘Social value investment such as opportunity income and promotion of the 4.5-day workweek’ (6%), ‘Housing such as prevention and support of jeonse damage’ (4%), and ‘Response to climate crisis such as expansion of renewable energy’ (4%) followed.

 

In most age groups, ‘Transportation policies such as promotion of the Gyeonggi Pass’ were chosen as the representative achievement. However, for those over 70, ‘Welfare such as promotion of 360-degree care and nursing SOS project’ (18%) were chosen the most. ‘Transportation policies such as promotion of the Gyeonggi Pass’ were also chosen as the representative achievement in all regions. In the northern inland region, the response of ‘Regional balanced development such as promotion of Gyeonggi Northern Development’ (18%) was similar to the transportation policy (19%), drawing attention.

 

In addition to the question asking which of the nine key policies was the representative achievement, we also asked whether each policy was ‘positive’ or ‘negative.’ The positive evaluation rate for policies by sector was also similar. The positive evaluation rate was high in the ‘transportation sector’ (75%), ‘welfare sector’ (64%), and ‘livelihood economy sector’ (59%). The positive evaluation rate for the ‘future food sector’ policy was also more than half (58%). The next sectors were ‘balanced regional development’ (55%), ‘youth policy’ (52%), ‘social value investment’ (50%), ‘climate crisis response’ (49%), and ‘housing’ (47%).

 

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon emphasized at a recent executive meeting that “every day of my term is a new beginning,” and that “there is more to do in the next year than in the past three years.” He also specifically urged, “Let’s not say ‘we are finishing the provincial administration.’ Even with two weeks left, we can change the world.”

 

In accordance with Governor Kim's instructions, the province plans to expand the results and supplement the insufficient areas so that the citizens can be more satisfied based on the policy perception of each field.

 

This opinion poll was conducted by telephone interview (wired and wireless RDD) rather than ARS (automatic response), and the sampling error is ±2.2%p at the 95% confidence level.

 

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