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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://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.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://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/906/china-economy)