A 1984 survey conducted by the Executive Yuan discovered that the vast majority of people questioned were dissatisfied with their living environment. More over, 59 percent considered protecting the environment more important than pursuing economic development.
民國七十三年，行政院主計處作了一項「國民生活主觀意向調查」，就發現，絕大多數人對居住環境表示不滿意；更有百分之五十九的人認為，保護自然生態要比追求經濟利益更重要。