Asahi Shimbun July 2009 Emergency Public Opinion Poll #2

 

Q1. Do you support or not support the Aso Cabinet?

Support	17% (20)
Do not support	69% (68)

   

Q2. Which political party do you currently support?  

Liberal Democratic Party	20% (24)
Democratic Party ofJapan	31% (25)
New Komeito	3% (3)
JapanCommunist Party	2% (2)
Social Democratic Party	1% (1)
The People’s New Party	0% (0)
Reform Club	0% (0)
The New Party ofJapan	0% (0)
Other party	0% (0)
Do not support any party	35% (39)
No Answer/Do not know	8% (6)

Q3.  A general election will be held for the House of Representatives soon.  To what extent are you interested in this election?  Please select one from the following four choices:

Very interested	43% (38)
Somewhat interested	38% (36)
Not very interested	13% (20)
Not at all interested	5% (6)

 

 Q4. If the general election were being held today, which party would you vote for in your proportional-representation district? 

Liberal Democratic Party	19% (22)
Democratic Party ofJapan	42% (37)
New Komeito	4% (4)
JapanCommunist Party	4% (4)
Social Democratic Party	1% (1)
The People’s New Party	0% (0)
Reform Club	0% (0)
The New Party ofJapan	0% (0)
Other party	1% (1)
No Answer/Do not know	28% (31)

  

Q5.  Next, which party’s candidate would you vote for in your small electoral district?  Please answer with the party’s name.

Liberal Democratic Party	20% (22)
Democratic Party ofJapan	37% (32)
New Komeito	3% (2)
JapanCommunist Party	2% (2)
Social Democratic Party	1% (1)
The People’s New Party	0% (0)
Reform Club	0% (0)
The New Party ofJapan	0% (0)
Other party	0% (0)
Independent candidate	0% (2)
No Answer/Do not know	37% (39)

   

Q6. Do you think it would be best for the administration to continue to be centered on the LDP?  Or do you think that there should be a change to an administration centered on the Democratic Party of Japan?

Administration centered on the LDP	22% (24)
Administration centered on the DPJ	49% (47)

  

Q7. Between Prime Minister [Taro] Aso and DPJ President [Yukio] Hatoyama, who do you think is more suited to be prime minister?

Mr. Aso	21% (22)
Mr. Hatoyama	42% (42)

  

Q8.  In response to Prime Minister [Taro] Aso dissolving the House of Representatives, critics within the LDP have called for LDP presidential elections to take place prior to the national election.  As a result, has your impression of the LDP improved, worsened or not changed?

Impression has improved	3%
Impression has worsened	50%
Impression has not changed	43%

 

Q9.  When choosing the party or candidate to vote for in the next general elections, how important will DPJ President Hatoyama’s false fund donation statements affect your decision?

Regard highly	26%
Will not regard highly	62%

   

The questions below pertain to the Law on Organ Transplantation:

Q10.  Until now, the law has stipulated that brain death is a valid criterion for pronouncing death only for those who have agreed to be donors.  However, the law was recently revised to recognize brain death as actual death.  Are you in favor or opposed to such a revision?

In favor	40%
Oppose	39%

   

Q11.  Until now, the law stipulated that those who did not provide written consent and those under 15 years old could not be donors.  The new law allows a deceased person’s family to approve of organ donations.  Are you in favor or opposed to this revision?

In favor	71%
Oppose	17%