GAUGING THE PUBLIC: More than 60 percent surveyed on child safety said Taiwan was ‘not very safe,’ and 41 percent said that conditions were ‘gradually improving’

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 19, 2019
By: Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter

Many people say they feel “not very safe” or “very unsafe” about Taiwan’s childcare environment, a survey released yesterday by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF) showed.

In the online survey, which collected 1,693 responses from Nov. 29 to Wednesday last week, 12 percent of respondents said they feel “very unsafe” about the childcare environment, 64 percent said “not very safe,” 23 percent “a bit safe” and 1 percent “very safe.”

The survey found that 12 percent of respondents believe that child abuse in Taiwan is “very serious,” 45 percent believe it is “a bit serious,” 2 percent said it is “not serious” and 41 percent feel that it is “gradually improving.”

The survey also asked respondents to rate on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the most safe, how safe they believe Taiwan is for children, it said.    [FULL  STORY]