Ninety-eight percent of Beijing's residents believe the Olympic Games were a success, according to a survey by Beijing Daily and the Beijing Social Facts & Public Opinion Survey Center.
A total of 3,032 residents in the Games' host city were interviewed with 82 percent of them saying the event was extraordinarily successful and 16.6 percent saying it was just successful.
What made the Games a success? The government's organization and coordination were the reason according to 97.7 percent of the respondents. High quality services offered by the volunteers and the active participation of ordinary people were the second and third reasons chosen (97.2 percent and 96.8 percent).
The amazing performances by the Chinese athletes helped add to the success, said 95.6 percent of those questioned.
China's position leading the medal list made Beijing residents proud and 97.9 percent attributed their achievements to the major contribution by the state to sports development.
China's dominant position at some traditionally successful events ranked second (96.9 percent) and the increasing cohesion of the Chinese nation third (95 percent). About 93.9 percent people thought it was because of the rise of China and 93.2 percent attributed it to support in technology and medicine.
About 86.4 percent of the respondents thought a major reason for the excellent results was that Beijing was the host city. About 79 percent thought China was now leading the world's most powerful sporting nations.
Interviewees said the Games improved the residents' quality of life and that people became more environmentally aware during the Games. About 90 percent said there was little littering and 89.6 percent said there were more people offering their seats to others on buses during the Olympics.
About 99.8 percent of the respondents believed "green," "technology" and "humanity", the three principles of Beijing Olympic Games, had an affect on the city and 55.7 percent thought the affect was good.
Environmental protection garnered the attention of 91.9 percent of the interviewees who said it would be their biggest concern after the Games, followed by commodity prices and traffic problems.
