China's Public Concern Index for Education, Employment, and Healthcare (2011-2023)

Yanchao Feng constructed a multidimensional public concern index covering provincial and prefectural levels in China from 2011 to 2023. The dataset is based on data from the 'Leadership Message Board' on government portals across China, using a feature word dictionary built from life cycle theory. It was last updated on 2026-05-17 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in public concern for education, employment, and healthcare based on the longitudinal index.
• Compare provincial-level differences in livelihood priorities based on the geographic coverage.
• Evaluate the alignment of public demands with policy adjustments based on the constructed concern index.
• Study the application of life cycle theory in quantifying public opinion based on the described theoretical framework.

Strengths

• 13-year time series from 2011 to 2023 provides longitudinal coverage.
• Multidimensional index covers both provincial and prefectural levels for spatial analysis.
• Construction process detailed data collection, cleaning, and a combined theory-driven and data-driven feature word dictionary.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect source bias inherent to the 'Leadership Message Board' platform.

Provenance

Source

Yanchao Feng via figshare.

Collection Method

Constructed from data scraped from the 'Leadership Message Board' on Chinese government portals.

Time Range

2011 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 10:07:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China, at provincial and prefectural levels.