Housing is largest worry of Chinese: survey

A survey conducted by Renmin University of China showed that the top three concerns of the Chinese public are housing, medical care and commodity prices, China News Service reported on Monday.

Researchers surveyed urban and rural residents from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on health, education, living standard and social environment.

Housing was the top concern, with 13.1 percent of the respondent's vote, while medical care came second with 12.4 percent and commodity price was ranked third with 12 percent.

Other issues, like children's education, food safety as well as retirement and pension, also received more than 10 percent of the vote.