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"title": "Chinese Very Worried About the Environment"
"description": "About three-in-four (74%) people in China cite air pollution as a big problem and 66% say the same about water pollution."
"date": "2008-08-03"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2008/08/03/chinese-very-worried-about-the-environment/"
---

# Chinese Very Worried About the Environment

In a recent Pew Research survey of the Chinese people, environmental issues emerge as a top problem and a top priority; about three-in-four (74%) cite air pollution as a big problem and 66% so named water pollution. In response, as many as 80% of Chinese think protecting the environment should be made a priority, even if this results in slower growth and a potential loss of jobs. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/906/china-economy)