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NIKKEI SHIMBUN JULY 2007 TELEPHONE INTERVIEW POLLS (P07-23)

Nikkei Shimbun July 2007 Telephone Interview Polls

Dates Conducted

July 30-31, 2007

Released

August 1, 2007

Methodology

Nationwide poll. See below for age and gender breakdown.

Key Issues

· Support for the Abe Cabinet

· House of Councilors election in summer 2007

· Abe Administration’s next steps in response to the election result

Link to Original Source

http://www.nikkei-r.co.jp/nikkeipoll/qandres/y200707a.html

Disclaimer

The Mansfield Foundation is responsible for the translation of this Nikkei Telephone poll, subject to the Mansfield Foundation Terms of Use

Q1. Do you support or not support the Abe cabinet? (SA)

N=713

Support	28
Do not support	63
No answer/do not know	9

Q1SQ1. For those who answered “support” in Q1, what is the reason for your support? Please choose as many as apply from the following seven answers. (N=201)

Because it is an LDP cabinet	33
Good policies	16
Good sense of international affairs	12
Leadership	7
Stability	11
Can trust members' personality	38
Politically clean	13
Others	7
Can't say/ don't know	4

Q1SQ2. For those who answered “do not support” in Q1, what is the reason for your lack of support? Please choose as many as apply from the following seven answers. (N=446)

Because it is an LDP cabinet	16
Bad policies	35
Bad sense of international affairs	10
Lack of leadership	52
Instability	30
Cannot trust members' personality	15
Politically not clean	10
Others	6
Can't say/ don't know	4

Q2. Which political party do you currently support? Please choose only one of the following. (N=713)

Liberal Democratic Party	24
Democratic Party ofJapan	36
Komeito	5
JapanCommunist Party	3
Social Democratic Party	2
The People's New Party	1
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not support any party	24
No answer/do not know	5

Q2SQ. For those who answered “Do not support any party” or “Can not say/do not know” in Q2, if you had to select one, which party would you prefer the most? Please choose only one of the following. (N=204)

Liberal Democratic Party	14
Democratic Party ofJapan	27
Komeito	1
JapanCommunist Party	2
Social Democratic Party	2
The People's New Party	1
The New Party ofJapan	1
Other political party	0
Do not favor any party	30
Can't say/ don't know	19

[Support + Preferable Parties (N=713)]

Liberal Democratic Party	29
Democratic Party ofJapan	44
Komeito	5
JapanCommunist Party	4
Social Democratic Party	2
The People's New Party	1
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	0
Do not support or favor any party	9
Can't say/ don't know	5

Q3. Which party’s candidate did you vote for in the electoral district in this past election of the House of Councilors? (N=713)

Liberal Democratic Party	25
Democratic Party ofJapan	37
Komeito	4
JapanCommunist Party	5
Social Democratic Party	1
The People's New Party	2
The New Party ofJapan	0
Other political party	1
Independent candidate	2
Did not vote	12
Can't say/ don't know	12

Q4. Which party or candidate did you vote for under the proportional representation system in this past election of the House of Councilors? (N=713)

Liberal Democratic Party	23
Democratic Party ofJapan	35
Komeito	6
JapanCommunist Party	5
Social Democratic Party	2
The People's New Party	2
The New Party ofJapan	2
Other political party or candidate	2
Did not vote	11
Can't say/ don't know	13

Q5. On which policy did you place importance when you vote for this past election of the House of Councilors election? Please choose as many as apply from the following list. (N=641)

Social security policy including pension and welfare policy	60
Increase of consumer tax rate	19
Issues of gap	25
Constitutional amendment	17
Educational reform	20
Foreign policy and national security	10
Issues relating to "politics and money"	32
Agricultural policy	10
Administrative reform	16
Others	2
Can't say/ don't know	10

Q6. In response to the setback in the House of Councilors election, Prime Minister Abe indicated his intention to continue his administration. What is your opinion on this? (N=713)

Support	36
Oppose	50
Can't say/ don't know	14

Q7. The ruling parties, LDP and Komeito, lost the majority in the election of the House of Councilors. How do you think the ruling parties should respond? Please choose one from the following five answers. (N=713)

Current system is all right as it is	6
Abe cabinet should be reshuffled	20
Framework of LDP/Komeitocoalition should be changed	7
Abe cabinet should resign	13
It should appeal to the country through dissolution of the House of Representatives and general elections	42
Can't say/ don't know	12

Q8. What kind of administration is desirable in the future? Please choose one from the following four answers. (N=713)

Liberal Democratic Party's single-party administration	8
Coalition administration centered on the LDP andKomeito	14
Non-LDP coalition administration centered on the Democratic Party of Japan	28
Coalition administration in which part of LDP and DPJ participates	34
Others	4
Can't say/ don't know	13

Q9. Who do you think is most suitable to become the prime minister in the future? Please choose one from the following ten people. (N=713)

ShinzoAbe	14
Taro Aso	5
Junichiro Koizumi	12
Sadakazu Tanigaki	2
Yasuo Fukuda	5
Ichiro Ozawa	18
Naoto Kan	8
Yukio Hatoyama	4
Katsuya Okada	4
SeijiMaehara	2
Others	4
Can't say/ don't know	21

Q10. When do you think the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general elections should be carried out? (N=713)

The House of Representatives should be dissolved immediately	14
The House of Representatives should be dissolved within this year	30
The House of Representatives should be dissolved in the spring of next year	15
It is not necessary to dissolve it in a hurry	29
Others	0
Can't say/ don't know	11

F1. Gender (Determined by the polltaker) (N=713)

Male	42
Female	58
Unknown	0

F2. How old are you? (N=713)

In my 20s	7
In my 30s	15
In my 40s	15
In my 50s	21
In my 60s	24
70 years old or older	18
Refused to answer	1

Average age: 54.3

F3. What is your occupation? Please choose one from the following list. (N=713)

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	5
Employee (company or government employee, teacher, etc.)	37
Self-owned business, self-employed (including a homemaker)	13
Full-time housewife(without job only)	21
Student	1
Unemployed	21
Refused to answer	2