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OPINION POLL (P06-5)

The Panel Survey on Korea’s Local Elections of 2006

Conducted by East Asia Institute (EAI), Seoul Broadcasting Station (SBS), Joong-Ang Ilbo and Hankook Research

Dates Conducted

April 26-29, 2006: 1st Local Survey
May 10-11, 2006: 1st National Survey
May 18-19, 2006: 2nd Local Survey
May 24-26, 2006: 3rd Local Survey
June 1-2, 2006: 4th Local Survey
June 4-5, 2006: 2nd National Survey

Released

The panel survey data were cited and published in numerous news reports and articles of the Seoul Broadcasting Station (SBS) and Joong-Ang Ilbo between late April and early June of 2006.

Methodology

The panel survey method is designed to monitor changes in voters’ attitudes towards candidates and campaign agenda as well as causes of those changes. Unlike other survey methods, a panel survey asks the same questions to the same respondents (panels) at different times, thereby tracking changes in opinion sensitive to developments and issues that have emerged between surveys. A panel survey method, however, requires a careful research design and management to retain a sufficient number of respondents in each survey and control diverse variables that could have influenced voters’ opinions between surveys.

This research on Korea’s local election in 2006 was the first rigorous attempt to conduct a panel survey in Korea. To undertake this challenging project, a consortium was set up in which EAI, SBS, Joong-Ang Ilbo, and Hankook Research participated.

Local Panel Survey

Among registered residents, groups to be sampled were initially stratified by region, age, and gender. Then, using the CATI (Computer-Aided Telephone Interview) method, appropriate respondents were sampled from randomly selected households. Eventually, the groups of respondents aged 19 and older were set up in four regions – Seoul, Busan, Kwangju, and Chungnam Province.

The Number of respondents in the Local Survey Panels (Aged 19 and older)

Local Survey	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1-2*	1-3**	1-4***
Date conducted	4/29	5/19	5/26	6/2	(%)	(%)	(%)
Seoul	818	670	646	626	82	79	77
Busan	773	667	631	614	86	82	79

* The percentage of those who remained in the second panel survey (from the beginning).
** The percentage of those who remained in the third survey.
*** The percentage of those who remained in the final survey.

National Panel Survey

1,299 respondents aged 19 and older were surveyed nationwide and 1,001 of them remained for the second survey. Respondents in the National Panel Survey were sampled in the same way as those in local surveys.
The Number of Respondents in the National Survey Panels (Aged 19 and older)

1st Survey (5/10~11): 1,299
2nd Survey (6/5): 1,001

The percentage of the remaining participants: 77%

Key Issues

• Public perception on South Korea’s policy priorities
• Public perception about capabilities and performance of each political party
• Party approval ratings over a period of time
• The perceived reasons for the ruling party’s unprecedented defeat in the May 2006 local elections
• Evaluation of President Roh’s job performance

Background

The local elections of 31 May 2006 ended in an unprecedented defeat of the ruling Uri party. Of 16 mayoral and gubernatorial posts, only one Uri party candidate was elected, while the leading opposition, the Grand National Party (GNP), secured 12 posts. Moreover, not a single Uri party candidate was elected to the 234 seats of ward assemblies and municipal parliaments in Seoul, Incheon, and Kyoungki province. The Uri party also suffered a loss of loyalty in its traditional strongholds, such as young voters and voters in the northern districts of Seoul.

In cooperation with SBS, Joong-Ang Ilbo, and Hankook Research, EAI followed voters’ favorability ratings towards each political party and candidate starting in April, and mapped out major determinants of the GNP’s landslide victory.

Link to Original Source

The East Asia Institute (EAI) in Seoul, Korea (http:// www.eai.or.kr)

The Mansfield Foundation translated into English part of the survey results and local survey data courtesy of EAI.

Extensive analyses on the survey results are underway at EAI. Mr. W.C. Jung of EAI can be reached at jwc@eai.or.kr for further questions on the survey data.

Disclaimer

The Mansfield Foundation is responsible for the translation of this East Asia Institute poll, subject to the Mansfield Foundation Terms of Use.

Survey:

The First and Second Local Survey Research – Seoul/Busan

Seoul: 1st Local Survey Research (MoE: ± 3.4%)

Q1-1. What do you think the focus of the Korean National Agenda should be?

		Economic growth	Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor	Employment & job security	Mitigating ideological polarization	Political reform	Resolving North Korean nuclear crisis	Balanced developments between Seoul and local provinces	Other	Don't know /No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	818	32.9	24.5	18.4	3.8	10.6	2.4	5.6	1.4	0.5	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	188	27.2	21.3	32.6	1.7	10.1	0.9	6.2	0.0	0.0	100.0
30s	195	33.7	27.2	17.0	1.8	9.6	0.8	7.2	0.7	2.0	100.0
40s	177	36.8	29.0	10.4	4.1	10.8	2.8	5.0	1.1	0.0	100.0
50sand older	257	33.8	21.7	14.6	6.6	11.7	4.4	4.2	3.0	0.0	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	338	30.3	24.6	19.1	4.0	14.4	1.4	5.6	0.6	0.0	100.0
Center	195	34.4	25.9	19.7	4.9	8.1	3.1	2.0	0.0	2.0	100.0
Conservative	267	35.4	23.5	17.8	3.0	7.7	2.5	7.8	2.4	0.0	100.0
Don't Know /No response	18	28.5	21.6	0.0	0.0	10.7	13.0	10.7	15.5	0.0	100.0

Q1-2. Which party do you believe is most capable of promoting economic growth?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	15.7	57.3	1.4	4.6	13.3	7.7	100.0

Q1-3. Which party do you believe is most capable of narrowing the gap between the wealthy and the poor?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People FirstParty	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	25.0	22.1	1.3	26.5	0.2	0.4	14.3	10.3	100.0

Q1-4. Which party do you believe is most capable of providing more employment opportunities and increased job security?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	23.2	32.0	2.3	16.5	0.6	0.6	17.1	7.8	100.0

Q1-5. Which party do you believe is most capable of relieving ideological tension and polarization?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	None	Total
(%)	33.6	35.1	8.9	22.5	100.0

Q1-6. Which party do you believe is most capable of initiating political reform?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	27.0	28.3	0.5	13.8	1.9	1.0	16.3	11.2	100.0

Q1-7. Which party do you believe is most capable of managing the North Korean nuclear problem?

	Uri Party	GNP	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	46.9	23.9	29.1	100.0

Q1-8. Which party do you believe is most capable of balancing local developments?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	38.9	12.0	4.3	10.0	26.9	7.9	100.0

Seoul: 2nd Local Survey Research (MoE: ± 3.8%)

Q2-1. What do you think the focus of the Korean National Agenda should be?

		Economic growth	Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor	Employment& job security	Mitigating ideological polarization	Political reform	Resolving North Korean nuclear crisis	Balanced developments between Seoul and local provinces	Other	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	670	38.5	25.9	15.5	3.6	7.5	0.7	7.6	0.6	0.1	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	163	31.0	23.5	25.1	2.5	4.5	0.5	12.3	0.0	0.5	100.0
30s	163	38.8	28.5	12.5	1.0	7.3	1.1	9.6	1.2	0.0	100.0
40s	145	41.6	29.0	10.3	2.5	10.2	1.0	4.8	0.5	0.0	100.0
50sand older	199	42.1	23.3	13.9	7.4	8.2	0.4	4.3	0.5	0.0	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	289	35.9	24.8	17.3	2.3	10.1	1.2	7.9	0.3	0.0	100.0
Center	149	34.7	28.8	14.4	4.3	7.6	0.0	9.6	0.0	0.6	100.0
Conservative	223	42.9	25.9	14.5	4.8	4.4	0.6	5.7	1.2	0.0	100.0
Don't Know/No response	8	77.3	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.4	0.0	0.0	100.0

Q2-1. Which party do you believe is most capable of promoting economic growth?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	11.1	64.3	0.5	3.4	0.4	12.4	8.0	100.0

Q2-2. Which party do you believe is most capable of narrowing the gap between the wealthy and the poor?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	28.4	21.3	23.8	109.0	0.4	17.4	6.7	100.0

Q2-3. Which party do you believe is most capable of providing more employment opportunities and increased job security?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	23.3	35.6	1.2	21.2	13.4	5.3	100.0

Q2-4. Which party do you believe is most capable of relieving ideological tension and polarization?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No Response	Total
(%)	22.0	49.7	3.6	20.7	4.0	100.0

Q2-5. Which party do you believe is most capable of initiating political reform?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	19.7	29.6	19.5	1.7	21.1	8.4	100.0

Q2-6. Which party do you believe is most capable of managing the North Korean nuclear problem?

	Uri Party	GNP	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	54.7	18.7	14.4	12.2	100.0

Q2-7. Which party do you believe is most capable of balancing local developments?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	42.0	23.1	6.6	19.2	9.1	100.0

Busan: 1st Local Survey Research (MoE: ±3.5%)

Q1-1. What do you think the focus of the Korean National Agenda should be?

		Economic growth	Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor	Employment & job security	Mitigating ideological polarization	Political reform	Resolving North Korean nuclear crisis	Balanced developments between Seoul and local provinces	Other	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	773	30.3	19.3	22.8	2.3	11.2	2.3	9.2	1.6	1.1	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	178	23.2	18.1	33.7	0.6	9.2	0.0	14.1	0.0	1.1	100.0
30s	160	28.6	28.9	14.8	0.2	11.2	1.9	13.5	1.1	0.0	100.0
40s	177	27.1	17.6	20.6	4.5	17.2	1.5	7.7	1.9	1.8	100.0
50sand older	258	38.4	15.5	21.6	3.1	8.5	4.5	4.2	3.0	1.1	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	302	27.5	18.6	21.7	3.6	13.4	2.6	10.9	0.6	1.0	100.0
Center	193	31.7	21.8	23.2	0.8	9.2	3.3	9.7	0.3	0.0	100.0
Conservative	264	32.6	18.9	22.5	1.8	10.8	0.5	7.4	3.9	1.7	100.0
Don't Know/No response	14	26.1	9.6	44.2	1.2	0.0	12.8	0.0	0.0	6.1	100.0

Q1-2. Which party do you believe is most capable of promoting economic growth?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	19.0	50.5	0.2	1.9	0.2	14.5	13.7	100.0

Q1-3. Which party do you believe is most capable of narrowing the gap between the wealthy and the poor?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	19.8	27.9	0.6	32.8	1.9	9.9	7.2	100.0

Q1-4. Which party do you believe is most capable of providing more employment opportunities and increased job security?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People FirstParty	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	14.7	32.1	3.6	19.9	0.7	0.5	14.6	14.1	100.0

Q1.5. Which party do you believe is most capable of relieving ideological tension and polarization?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No Response	Total
(%)	36.9	31.8	1.7	9.5	19.2	0.9	100.0

Q1-6. Which party do you believe is most capable of initiating political reform?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	23.4	38.1	2.0	6.5	1.6	21.8	6.6	100.0

Q1-7. Which party do you believe is most capable of managing the North Korean nuclear problem?

	Uri Party	GNP	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	22.8	62.1	15.1	100.0

Q1-8. Which party do you believe is most capable of balancing local developments?

	Uri Party	GNP	Democratic Labor	PeopleFirst Party	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	24.7	29.8	18.7	5.4	19.0	2.4	100.0

Busan: 2nd Local Survey Research (MoE: ±3.8%)

Q2-1. What do you think the focus of the Korean National Agenda should be?

		Economic growth	Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor	Employment& job security	Mitigating ideological polarization	Political reform	Resolving North Korean nuclear crisis	Balanced developments between Seoul and local provinces	Other	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	667	32.0	24.6	20.5	2.2	7.4	3.5	9.2	0.5	0.2	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	154	25.8	20.8	32.9	0.5	5.1	2.2	12.0	0.0	0.7	100.0
30s	138	26.8	31.8	19.0	1.6	4.4	2.7	13.8	0.0	0.0	100.0
40s	153	30.6	27.0	17.5	3.9	9.6	0.2	10.2	0.9	0.0	100.0
50sand older	222	40.4	21.1	15.0	2.5	9.3	7.2	3.6	0.9	0.0	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	270	30.6	21.6	16.9	3.5	8.2	4.4	13.3	1.3	0.4	100.0
Center	163	31.2	19.1	30.5	1.1	6.1	4.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Conservative	227	33.1	32.2	18.3	1.5	7.6	1.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	100.0
Don't Know/No response	7	67.9	22.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0

Q2-2. Which party do you believe is most capable of promoting economic growth?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	19.7	59.0	0.4	1.2	0.4	0.3	13.3	5.6	100.0

Q2-3. Which party do you believe is most capable of narrowing the gap between the wealthy and the poor?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	18.0	35.7	3.2	26.0	10.3	6.9	100.0

Q2-4. Which party do you believe is most capable of providing more employment opportunities and increased job security?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	16.2	37.9	2.3	30.0	10.4	3.2	100.0

Q2-5. Which party do you believe is most capable of easing ideological tension and polarization?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First party	None	Total
(%)	45.3	23.5	6.5	21.5	0.6	2.6	100.0

Q2-6. Which party do you believe is most capable of initiating political reform?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	14.5	50.0	3.2	9.0	17.6	5.8	100.0

Q2-7. Which party do you believe is most capable of managing the North Korean nuclear problem?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	34.5	27.8	15.7	22.0	100.0

Q2-8. Which party do you believe is most capable of balancing local developments?

	Uri Party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Other	None	Don't Know/No response	Total
(%)	36.4	22.1	1.9	24.1	4.2	0.9	8.2	2.2	100.0

The First National Panel Survey Research: Shift of Loyalty

Questions unavailable, but the survey results and explanations are on the website.

N= 1299 respondents

Of those who voted for Roh Moo-hyun in the 2002 presidential election (n=649), only 252 (38.8%) remained loyal to President Roh. In contrast, 80.3% of those who voted for the opposition candidate Lee Hui-chang said they would support a GNP candidate in next election.

Q3-1. Of those who supported President Roh and who supported GNP leader Lee in 2002, the approval rating of each political party for the next presidential election in 2007 (%)

	Uri party	GNP	MDP	Democratic Labor	People First Party	Party does not matter	Don't know/no response	Total
President Roh	38.8	26.8	10.2	7.1	1.4	9.9	5.9	100.0
Opposition Leader Lee	7.3	80.3	0.5	2.4	0.2	5.7	3.6	100.0

Q3-2. Analyzing loyalty shift (broken down by age groups)

	Under 30	30's	40's	50 and older
Withdrew support for the ruling party	33.6	49.5	52.5	40.6
Keep supporting the ruling party	59.5	37	35.4	33.3
Independent/No response	6.9	13.5	12	26.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Q3-3. Analyzing loyalty shift (broken down by ideological inclinations)

	Progressives	Center	Conservatives	Don't know/ No response
Withdrew support for the ruling party	39.4	52.5	47.9	38.5
Keep supporting the ruling party	43.8	35.4	34.9	53.8
Independent/No response	16.8	12	17.2	7.7
Total	100	100	100	100

Changes in Party approval rate

The Second National Survey Research: Analysis of the Local Election Results

The total vote
Uri Party (ruling): 23.2%
Grand National Party (main opposition): 51.7%

Q4-1. Please indicate your opinion on the causes of the recent landslide victory of the GNP and unprecedented defeat of the ruling Uri party.

		Good performance of GNP	Bad performance of Uri party	Bad performanceof President Roh and his administration	Personal preferences for individual GNP candidates	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	1001	3.0	29.2	58.6	4.4	4.9	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	223	2.7	31.5	57.6	6.6	1.6	100.0
30s	239	2.6	29.7	59.4	5.2	3.1	100.0
40s	226	2.2	27.3	58.7	1.8	10.0	100.0
50s and older	313	4.2	28.5	58.5	4.0	4.9	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	389	2.0	31.6	52.7	5.7	8.0	100.0
Center	237	3.8	28.8	57.4	6.1	3.8	100.0
Conservative	353	3.1	27.1	65.3	2.0	2.4	100.0
Don't Know/No response	22	10.4	23.5	66.0	0.0	0.0	100.0

The Fourth Local Survey Research: Analysis of the Local Election Results

Seoul: The Fourth Local Survey Research (MoE: ±3.9%)

Q5-1. How satisfied are you with the overall outcome of the most recent local elections?

		Very Satisfied	Generally satisfied	Not very satisfied	Not at all satisfied /disappointed	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	626	17.8	38.3	29.9	11.8	2.2	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	152	13.0	41.0	33.6	11.3	1.1	100.0
30s	153	5.9	44.0	33.5	15.6	0.9	100.0
40s	136	19.7	31.9	36.2	11.6	0.5	100.0
50s and older	185	30.1	36.0	19.4	9.2	5.3	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	275	14.7	33.0	35.5	15.4	1.4	100.0
Center	146	9.0	45.8	30.7	9.3	5.2	100.0
Conservative	195	29.6	39.2	21.3	8.8	1.1	100.0
Don't Know/No response	10	0.0	56.8	33.8	9.4	0.0	100.0

Q5-2. Please indicate your opinion on the causes of the recent landslide victory of the GNP and unprecedented defeat of the ruling Uri party.

		Good performance of GNP	Bad performance of Uri party	Bad performance of President Roh and his administration	Personal preferences for individual GNP candidates	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	626	1.7	31.2	59.6	3.4	4.1	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	152	2.3	37.8	48.8	5.1	5.9	100.0
30s	153	1.8	33.1	61.9	0.7	2.5	100.0
40s	136	1.5	33.0	61.5	3.5	0.5	100.0
50s and older	185	1.3	22.8	65.3	4.2	6.4	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	275	1.6	35.0	55.4	4.5	3.5	100.0
Center	146	3.8	33.5	54.1	1.5	7.1	100.0
Conservative	195	0.5	23.3	71.1	3.4	1.7	100.0
Don't Know/No response	10	0.0	45.1	33.2	0.0	21.7	100.0

Q5-3. Please evaluate President Roh Moo-hyun’s job performance.

		Doing a very good job	Doing reasonably well	Doing a poor job	Doing a very poor job	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	626	0.7	21.1	48.1	29.5	0.7	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	152	0.6	24.2	56.9	18.3	0.0	100.0
30s	153	0.9	21.9	55.8	21.4	0.0	100.0
40s	136	0.0	22.8	42.1	35.1	0.0	100.0
50s and older	185	1.3	16.5	38.8	41.2	2.2	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	275	0.4	27.7	49.0	22.9	0.0	100.0
Center	146	0.4	20.5	50.7	26.4	2.0	100.0
Conservative	195	0.4	13.2	46.6	39.2	0.6	100.0
Don't Know/No response	10	21.7	0.0	9.4	68.9	0.0	100.0

Busan: The Fourth Local Survey Research (MoE: ± 4.0%)

Q5-1. How satisfied are you with the overall outcome of the most recent local elections?

		Very Satisfied	Generally satisfied	Not very satisfied	Not at all satisfied/disappointed	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	614	17.7	47.0	25.1	8.8	1.4	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	142	10.3	49.2	27.5	12.2	0.9	100.0
30s	127	9.3	43.9	34.3	8.5	4.1	100.0
40s	141	14.5	46.1	23.3	14.8	1.3	100.0
50s and older	205	30.3	48.1	18.9	2.7	0.0	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	245	11.2	43.7	27.2	15.1	2.9	100.0
Center	151	19.0	51.7	26.3	3.0	0.0	100.0
Conservative	213	23.2	48.2	22.3	5.7	0.6	100.0
Don't Know/No response	5	63.4	18.5	5.5	12.6	0.0	100.0

Q5-2. Please indicate your opinion on the causes of the recent landslide victory of the GNP and unprecedented defeat of the ruling Uri party.

		Good performance of GNP	Bad performance of Uri party	Bad performance of President Roh and his administration	Personal preferences for individual GNP candidates	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	614	6.9	29.7	56.0	4.1	3.3	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	142	4.6	31.4	50.5	6.9	6.5	100.0
30s	127	6.5	33.9	53.4	2.9	3.3	100.0
40s	141	4.8	25.3	65.2	2.6	2.1	100.0
50s and older	205	10.1	28.8	55.2	4.0	1.9	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	245	6.8	26.3	60.2	3.2	3.5	100.0
Center	151	7.7	31.3	52.8	7.0	1.2	100.0
Conservative	213	6.2	32.7	54.5	1.9	4.7	100.0
Don't Know/No response	5	16.7	14.3	18.9	50.0	0.0	100.0

Q5-3. Please evaluate President Roh Moo-hyun’s job performance.

		Doing a very good job	Doing a reasonably good job	Doing a poor job	Doing a very poor job	Don't know/No response	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
OVERALL	614	0.5	26.8	50.8	21.5	0.5	100.0
AGE GROUP
under 30	142	0.0	34.7	47.0	17.4	0.9	100.0
30s	127	0.0	30.6	54.9	14.5	0.0	100.0
40s	141	0.5	25.5	48.3	25.7	0.0	100.0
50s and older	205	1.1	19.7	52.5	25.9	0.8	100.0
IDEOLOGY
Progressive	245	1.2	33.7	49.1	16.0	0.0	100.0
Center	151	0.0	29.8	44.1	26.1	0.0	100.0
Conservative	213	0.0	16.6	57.3	24.7	1.4	100.0
Don't Know/No response	5	0.0	29.3	51.8	18.9	0.0	100.0