According to a social survey prepared by the Community Development Authority and "Dubai Statistics"
95% of Dubai residents see it as their preferred place to live
Emirati families prefer direct dialogue to communicate between their members.
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Ahmed Julfar: The increase in the number of volunteers indicates an increase in community members' awareness of their role and responsibilities.
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The results of the sixth social survey prepared by the Community Development Authority in Dubai, in partnership with the Dubai Statistics Center, revealed that more than 95% of citizens and residents in the emirate of Dubai see it as a preferred place to live, and the survey showed the emirate’s progress over all OECD countries in average satisfaction Population for their lives, at 8.4 on a scale from 0 to 10 compared to 7.6 for Finland, 7.5 for Switzerland and 7.4 for the Netherlands.
According to the results of the survey, the evidence of social cohesion in Dubai increased by 25% from 0.69 in 2011 to 0.86 in 2019 among the total population on a scale from 0 to 1. The survey showed that 97% of the population respects the rest of the emirate’s population of all kinds, and 94% agree with To be neighbors to different groups in society, whether in terms of religion, nationality, language, people of determination, or different social classes, and 86% agree to establish social relations with them.
The survey showed that 91% of Dubai residents are ready for social rapprochement with people of determination, 88% of them agree to social rapprochement with people who do not speak their language, people of other nationalities, and people other than their social class, and 87% agree to deal with people other than their religion.
The results of the survey showed a remarkable increase in the percentage of volunteers among citizens in Dubai between 2013 and 2019 by 63%, which confirms the high awareness of individuals and institutions of their roles in enhancing community service and strengthening community cohesion in the emirate.
The Director General of the Community Development Authority in Dubai, Ahmed Julfar, said that the results of the social survey came to confirm the great development that all residents of the emirate, both citizens and residents, observe in terms of social cohesion and fusion between the different groups of society, and to promote the integration of the most vulnerable groups, such as people of determination. The elderly, children deprived of family care, juveniles delinquent and vulnerable to delinquency, and others.
He pointed out that the large increase in the number of volunteers indicates an increase in community members ’awareness of their role and responsibilities, and the resulting consolidation of cohesion among community members and pushes towards enhancing the satisfaction of individuals and families with their lives.
Julphar said that the surrounding environment plays an important and pivotal role in the psychological support of the individual, and social solidarity and harmony among the community members undoubtedly contribute to making Dubai a preferred place to live.
This comes in addition to all other factors such as the well-being of community members, the development of services, the high feeling of protection and safety, and others.
On the level of family cohesion between the Sixth Social Survey, Emirati families prefer direct dialogue to communicate between their members, with an average of 9.1 on a scale from 0 to 10, and phone calls come in second place as a preferred method of communication with an average of 7.5. Among its personnel are visits and phone calls at an average of 6.6 each.
The survey confirmed that although the rate of childbearing among Emiratis in Dubai was between 4 and 5 children, there are a number of factors that lead to a reduction in childbearing from their point of view, and the cost of living was considered the most important reason for reducing childbearing by an average of 7.7, and school expenses were ranked The second, with an average of 7, is in the third place, the small size of housing with an average of 6 on a scale from 0 to 10.
Social development programs
The Executive Director of the Dubai Statistics Center, Aref Al Muhairi, said, “Our partnership with the Community Development Authority is well-established and is developing day after day. The social survey is one of the most prominent surveys that have been carried out periodically and regularly for nearly a decade, and this constructive partnership has enabled achieving a great development in the volume of And the quality of social statistics, which is considered one of the most important information inputs to strategies, policies, plans and programs for social development.
He emphasized that «the center is always keen to work according to the latest scientific methodologies and to apply the latest statistical techniques in various projects and programs, among which is undoubtedly the social survey, which pays great attention to our complete belief in the importance of its outputs, and the government’s keenness in general and the Community Development Authority in particular to invest in its outputs in operations Social development, and the provision of the finest social services to citizens and residents ».
Residents trust in police stations
The results of the social survey indicated that 98% of Dubai residents trust the police stations near them, a percentage that exceeds the confidence of the population in police stations in Western Europe, which was 84% and Southeast Asia 83%, and America and Canada 79% (according to the Global Law and Order Report issued by Gallup in 2019).
The percentage of those who feel safe when roaming alone at night in the residential area increased between 2015 and 2019 among Emiratis from 89.4% to 91.9% and among non-Emiratis from 96.3% to 97.7%, and the percentage of those who feel protected and safe from crime in Dubai increased between 2011 and 2019 between Non-Emiratis from 96.7% to 99%, and among Emiratis from 86% to 97.4%.
94%
Of the residents of Dubai agree to be neighbors to different groups from them.
91%
Dubai residents are ready for social rapprochement with people of determination.
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