Table 4 Ten obstacles in implementing RCMS (2000) and NRCMS (2008)
# | Obstacles to implementation | Constituent ratio (%) | Rank order | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | ||
1 | Insufficient government attention; inadequate policy authority | 24.1 | 15.1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Responsibilities not clear between relevant departments | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8 | 8 |
3 | Multiple technical difficulties in policy implementation | 8.2 | 16.2 | 6 | 1 |
4 | Township and village finance inadequate to fund (N)RCMS | 11.0 | 9.5 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Policy not obligatory; implementation at discretion of local officials | 8.0 | 9.7 | 7 | 5 |
6 | Support for (N)RCMS varies among local government, healthcare organizations, village doctors, and rural residents | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9 | 7 |
7 | Lack of coordination between government departments to achieve policy goals | 5.8 | 2.8 | 10 | 10 |
8 | Needed funding level not clear | 10.4 | 13.5 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Rural residents lack confidence in (N)RCMS | 10.4 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 |
10 | (N)RCMS does not target most urgent demands of rural residents | 9.1 | 11.6 | 5 | 4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | – | – | |