Nikkei Shimbun July 2009 Emergency Telephone Opinion Poll

*All numbers are percentages

*Numbers in parentheses are the total number of respondents

 

Q1.  Do you support or not support the Aso Cabinet? (N=843)

Support	19
Do not support	66
Cannot say/Do not know	16

  

SQ1.  [For those who answered “Cannot say”/“Do not know”] Which of the following is closest to your feelings? (N=131)

Support	18
Do not support	36
Cannot say/Do not know	46

  

[Total (combined) approval rating (N=843)]

 

Support	21
Do not support	72
Cannot say/Do not know	7

 

SQ2.  [For those who answered “Support”] What are the reasons you support the cabinet?  Please choose all that apply from the following seven answers: (N=180)

Because it is an LDP cabinet	49
Because it has good policies	11
Because it is internationally minded	19
Because it has good leadership	9
Because it is stable	5
Because of the trustworthy character of its members	20
Because it is politically clean	9
Other	7
Cannot say/Do not know	4

  

SQ3.  [For those who answered “Do not support”] What are the reasons you do not support the cabinet?  Please choose all that apply from the following seven answers: (N=603) 

Because it is an LDP cabinet	18
Because its policies are bad	40
Because it is not internationally minded	11
Because of its lack of leadership	55
Because it is not stable	51
Because its members are not trustworthy	27
Because it is not clean politically	6
Other	2
Cannot say/Do not know	2

 

Q2. Which political party do you currently support? Please choose only one. (N=843) 

Liberal Democratic Party	24
Democratic Party ofJapan	26
New Komeito	4
JapanCommunist Party	3
Social Democratic Party	1
The People’s New Party	0
Kaikaku Club (Reform Club)	0
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not favor any political party	35
Cannot say/Do not know	7

 

SQ1.  [For those who answered “Do not support any party” or “Cannot say/Do not know”] If you had to name one, which political party do you favor? (N=356)

Liberal Democratic Party	13
Democratic Party ofJapan	27
New Komeito	1
JapanCommunist Party	3
Social Democratic Party	2
The People’s New Party	0
Kaikaku Club (Reform Club)	0
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not favor any political party	38
Cannot say/Do not know	16

  

[Support + Preferred Parties (N=843)]

 

Liberal Democratic Party	29
Democratic Party ofJapan	37
New Komeito	4
JapanCommunist Party	4
Social Democratic Party	2
The People’s New Party	1
Kaikaku Club (Reform Club)	0
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not favor any political party	16
Cannot say/Do not know	7

  

Q3. Prime Minister Taro Aso nominated two new cabinet ministers to ease the pressure on other ministers who were holding multiple positions.  What do you think of the prime minister’s decision? (N=843)

It was appropriate	23
It was not appropriate	52
Neither	8
Cannot say/Do not know	17

 

Q4.  DPJ representative Yukio Hatoyama has admitted that his political fund management body used names of dead people to make false statements in its funding reports and has apologized.  Will you consider this problem at the next general election? (N=843)  

Will consider	39
Will not consider	50
Neither	4
Cannot say/Do not know	8

 

Q5.  The next House of Representatives election is scheduled to take place at the latest by mid-October.  When do you think the elections should take place? (N=843) 

As soon as possible	55
As late as possible	13
No interest	23
Other	3
Cannot say/Do not know	6

 

Q6.  When voting at the next House of Representatives general election, which policies will influence your vote?  Please select all that apply from the following: (N=843) 

Pension/medical care	46
Economic measures	48
Fiscal reconstruction	27
Employment policies	45
Diplomacy/national security	16
Politics and money	14
Consumption tax hike	18
Financial measures	15
Decentralization	16
Other	2
Cannot say/Do not know	6

 

Q7.  Who do you think is suitable to serve as prime minister after the next House of Representatives general election? (N=843) 

Taro Aso	11
Yukio Hatoyama	22
Neither	61
Cannot say/Do not know	5

 

Q8.  During the next election for the House of Representatives, which party will you vote for in your proportional-representation district? (N=843) 

Liberal Democratic Party	25
Democratic Party ofJapan	35
Komeito	5
JapanCommunist Party	5
Social Democratic Party	3
The People’s New Party	1
The Reform Club	0
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other	1
Undecided	16
Will abstain	1
Cannot say/Do not know	9

 

Q9.  What is the most desirable form for the next administration?  (N=843)

Administration centered on the LDP	11
Administration centered on the DPJ	26
A coalition that includes the LDP and DPJ	44
Other	5
Cannot say/Do not know	14

                                                                                                                          

Q10.  In present Japanese politics, which politician do you think has the most influence?  Please choose one person from the following: (N=843)

Taro Aso	4
Nobuteru Ishihara	6
Yuriko Koike	5
Kunio Hatoyama	3
Yoichi Masuzoe	15
Kaoru Yosano	3
Ichiro Ozawa	2
Katsuya Okada	12
Yukio Hatoyama	7
Seiji Maehara	4
Toru Hashishita	4
Hideo Higashikokubaru	12
Other	4
Cannot say/Do not know	18

  Polling Information

 

F1. Gender (Determined by the polltaker) (N=843) 

Male	45
Female	55
Unknown	0

 

F2. How old are you? (N=843) 

20s	6
30s	15
40s	18
50s	20
60s	19
70 years old or older	18
Refused to answer	3

  Average Age    53.8 years

 

F3.  What is your occupation? (N=843) 

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	2
Employee (company or governmental employee, teacher, etc.)	43
Self-owned business, self-employed (including a homemaker)	10
Full-time housewife (without job only)	21
Student	1
Unemployed	19
Refused to answer	3