94.6% of respondents look forward to improving public services for three children
83.7% of respondents from two-child families have encountered a situation in which only one child enjoys a discount when traveling with two children
With the implementation of the three-child policy, people are paying more attention to the public service issues in the three-child era.
Many public services have not kept up with the needs of three-child families. For example, taking multiple children out to take public transportation is only free of one child ticket. When choosing parent-child packages and parent-child rooms, there is only the option of "two big and one small".
A few days ago, the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily conducted a survey of 2004 respondents through the questionnaire website (wenjuan.com). According to a survey of 2004 respondents, 83.7% of respondents from two-child families said that they had only traveled with two children. In the case of a child enjoying preferential treatment, 89.9% of respondents from two-child families said that public services were not in place, which caused problems for them.
94.6% of the respondents looked forward to improving the public policy for three children.
Among the respondents, 73.8% had a second child at home.
29.2% came from first-tier cities, 45.3% from second-tier cities, 20.5% from third- and fourth-tier cities, 3.9% from counties or towns, and 1.2% from rural areas.
83.7% of respondents from two-child families have encountered a situation in which only one child enjoys a discount when traveling with two children
Xiao Yun (a pseudonym) who lives in Hangzhou is a full-time mother with two children.
She feels that taking two children out now will encounter some inconveniences in travel and entertainment. "For example, for watching movies, some movie theaters can exempt the tickets for the two children, and some can't."
"Some scenic spots and public transport tickets have similar situations. Only one child can be exempted, and the other child needs to buy a ticket even if he is very young." Xiao Yun said that he would try his best to choose a discount for both children. In some places, “some parks used to stipulate that an adult can only bring one child for free, but now it’s changed, and children are free of charge, which is very convenient for two-child families.”
In the survey, respondents felt that public services for three children in amusement parks (70.8%) and public transportation (66.8%) need to be strengthened. Other aspects include cultural and museum scenic spots (47.4%) and hotel stays (32.4%). Wait.
Ma Lili (pseudonym), who currently lives in Wuxi, Jiangsu, is the mother of two children. She also discovered that nowadays, traveling with children often encounters the situation where a ticket is only free for one child.
"A year ago, when I took my children to the Aquarium, the two children were about the same height, but one child was free of charge and the other required a child ticket. You can only take one child under 1.3 meters on the subway, and the other requires a ticket. Some scenic spots are easier to talk about. Tickets will not be charged if children are less than 1.2 meters tall, but some will still ask for tickets.”
In the survey, 83.7% of respondents from two-child families said they have encountered a situation where only one child can enjoy a discount when traveling with two children.
89.9% of respondents from two-child families said that public services were not in place, which caused problems for them.
"When I take two children on the train, I can only exempt one child's ticket. I think this is understandable. After all, I can't hold two children and sit on me." Ma Lili feels that tickets for scenic spots can only be discounted. A child has brought himself inconvenience, "In fact, children's tickets in the scenic spot are not expensive. After entering the scenic spot, we take the children to eat, drink and play, and the cost is much higher than the ticket, but there will always be a feeling of being treated differently."
94.6% of respondents look forward to improving public services during the three-child era
Xiao Yun said that sometimes for convenience, he would drive his two children out by himself. “It doesn’t cost much to buy an extra ticket, but I am worried that if one child is free and the other buys a ticket, the child will feel treated differently.”
Wan Yu (a pseudonym) is the owner of a homestay in Enshi, Hubei. She said that the main configuration of the current family room is two beds, one large and one small.
"Mainly from the perspective of cost, two beds in the room are almost the same. Generally, two-child families will arrange two children to sleep on one bed."
"With the liberalization of the three children, we will also consider the guest's staying experience and comfort, and specially arrange some larger family rooms." Wan Yu said that in the future, such demand will increase, and we will consider setting up 4 or even more people. Family suite.
"Now that young people are encouraged to have children, public services also need to be updated." Ma Lili believes that the cost of upbringing is a very important factor. "Take two children out, and most public services are for one child. These seemingly small and piecemeal troubles. It will also affect people's emotions."
In the survey, 94.6% of the respondents expected to improve public services during the three-child period.
Specifically, 73.4% of the respondents hope that families with many children can freely choose a family package based on the number of travellers, 65.2% of the respondents suggest that the preferential policy for one child be extended to three children, and 50.4% of the respondents hope that regardless of the number , Provide discounts for children.
"Raising children is really not easy. It is not easy to transport children to and from school and take care of daily life. Although it is the choice of each family to raise children, it is hoped that public services in the society will fully consider the needs of families with many children. Provide more convenience." Ma Lili said.
"Since the release of the second child, the second child is now slowly entering the school-age stage. The planning of schools, communities, public spaces, shopping mall facilities, and service personnel needs to have the awareness of planning forward in time." East China Normal University Professor Wen Jun, Dean of the University's School of Social Development and Director of the Institute of Sociology, analyzed that current public service measures, such as family rooms, are still set up according to one child, and overall they are relatively lagging behind.
In tourist attractions, hotels, and public transportation facilities, we should promote the establishment of child-friendly models. “For example, we can take the lead in pilot projects in some five-star scenic spots and give extra points in certain evaluations to encourage them to give more to children. Lean towards families with many children".
"With the improvement of living standards, people's requirements for services no longer stay at the simple material level, but more are high-quality needs, and the content and coverage of services are also broader." Wen Jun believes that in the third child In the times, there is a need to continuously increase the number of people who provide quality professional social services. “We also need to consider the changes in the internal structure of the family after the demographic structure changes. Many young parents with two children grew up with only children. Parents’ childhood Their growth experience will affect their upbringing of the next generation. Therefore, the planning, response and training of parenting knowledge within the family are very important, and social welfare policies need to be guaranteed.”
China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Sun Shan intern Mao Poetic Source: China Youth Daily