Nikkei Shimbun September 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 Hatoyama Cabinet? (N=857)  

Support	69
Do not support	14
Cannot say/Do not know	17

 

SQ1.  [For those who answered “Cannot say”/“Do not know”] Which of the following is closest to your feelings? (N=143)  

Support	35
Do not support	17
Cannot say/Do not know	48

 

  [Total (combined) approval rating (N=857)]  

 

Support	75
Do not support	17
Cannot say/Do not know	8

 

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=639)  

Because it isa DPJ cabinet	31
Because it has good policies	33
Because it is internationally minded	9
Because it has good leadership	14
Because it is stable	7
Because of the trustworthy character of its members	25
Because it is politically clean	17
Other	11
Cannot say/Do not know	6

 

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=149)  

Because it isa DPJcabinet	34
Because its policies are bad	35
Because it is not internationally minded	17
Because of its lack of leadership	11
Because it is not stable	32
Because its members are not trustworthy	19
Because it is not clean politically	5
Other	9
Cannot say/Do not know	5

 

Q2. Which political party do you currently support? Please choose only one. (N=857)  

Democratic Party ofJapan	54
Liberal Democratic Party	20
New Komeito	2
JapanCommunist Party	2
Social Democratic Party	2
The People’s New Party	0
Your Party	1
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not favor any political party	17
Cannot say/Do not know	3

 

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=168)  

Democratic Party ofJapan	21
Liberal Democratic Party	12
New Komeito	1
JapanCommunist Party	2
Social Democratic Party	2
The People’s New Party	0
Your Party	2
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	1
Do not favor any political party	42
Cannot say/Do not know	17

 

  [Support + Preferred Parties (N=857)]  

 

Democratic Party ofJapan	58
Liberal Democratic Party	22
New Komeito	2
JapanCommunist Party	2
Social Democratic Party	2
The People’s New Party	0
Your Party	1
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	1
Do not favor any political party	8
Cannot say/Do not know	3

 

Q3.Do you positively or not positively evaluate the Hatoyama Cabinet and DPJ executives? (N=857)  

Positively	59
Not positively	16
Neither	10
Cannot say/Do not know	16

 

SQ1.  [For those who answered “Positively”] What are the reasons for your positive evaluation?  Please choose one from the following: (N=504)  

Prime Minister Hatoyama’s intentions were respected	18
The importance of merit was stressed	26
Progress has been made in the appointment of young people	19
Progress has been made in the appointment of women	2
Stability	11
Cabinet includes members of the Social Democratic Party and The People’s New Party	12
Other	6
Cannot say/Do not know	6

 

SQ2.  [For those who answered “Not positively”] What is the reason for your negative evaluation?  Please choose one from the following: (N=133)  

Prime Minister Hatoyama’s intentions were downplayed	8
The importance of merit was downplayed	3
Progress has not been made in the appointment of young people	12
Progress has not been made in the appointment of women	1
Instability	26
Cabinet includes members of the Social Democratic Party and The People’s New Party	29
Other	7
Cannot say/Do not know	14

 

Q4.  Do you positively or not positively evaluate the appointment of Ichiro Ozawa as DPJ secretary general? (N=857)  

Positively	40
Not positively	46
Neither	6
Cannot say/Do not know	9

 

Q5.  Do you positively or not positively evaluate the coalition comprised of the DPJ, Social Democratic Party and the People’s New Party? (N=857)  

Positively	46
Not positively	38
Neither	5
Cannot say/Do not know	11

 

Q 6.  Which policy issue would you like the Hatoyama Cabinet to focus on?  Please choose from the following: (N=857)  

Economy and employment	47
Social security such as pensions	57
Declining birth rate and child care	32
Tax reform such as the consumption tax	24
Diplomacy/national security	18
Central government reform	23
Decentralization	14
Politics and money	27
Other	2
Cannot say/Do not know	7

 

Q7.  Prime Minister Hatoyama has pledged a 25% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels.  What are you thoughts on this? (N=857)  

The pledge should be fulfilled even if it means an increased burden on household finances	19
The pledge should be fulfilled by aiming to meet the target in other ways than increasing the burden on household finances	69
Other	3
Cannot say/Do not know	9

 

Q8.  The three parties of the DPJ, the Social Democratic Party and The People’s New Party plan to review the privatization of the postal service.  Do you support or are you against this plan? (N=857)  

Support	47
Against	30
Neither	12
Cannot say/Do not know	12

 

Q9.  At the House of Representatives election, the DPJ won 308 seats and the LDP won 119 seats.  What are you thoughts on this result?  (N=857)  

It was a good result	29
The DPJ won too many seats	54
The DPJ could have won more seats	8
Other	2
Cannot say/Do not know	7

 

Q10.  What is your most desirable form of administration?  Please choose one from the following: (N=857)  

Coalition administration centered on the DPJ	29
DPJ administration	16
Coalition administration centered on the LDP	6
LDP administration	4
A coalition that includes the LDP and DPJ	33
Other	2
Cannot say/Do not know	10

 

  Polling Information  

F1. Gender (Determined by the polltaker) (N=857)  

Male	45
Female	55
Unknown	0

 

  F2. How old are you? (N=857)  

20s	5
30s	15
40s	18
50s	19
60s	22
70 years old or older	18
Refused to answer	3

  Average Age    54.4 years  

 

F3.  What is your occupation? (N=857)  

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	3
Employee (company or governmental employee, teacher, etc.)	40
Self-owned business, self-employed (including a homemaker)	12
Full-time housewife (without job only)	20
Student	1
Unemployed	21
Refused to answer	3