The results of a public opinion poll on the 17th showed that the positive assessment of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s performance in state affairs rose slightly for the second consecutive week.
Following a 2014 Realmeter survey of adults nationwide from 11-14 at the request of the Media Tribune, President Yoon’s positive assessment of state affairs performance increased 1.1 percentage points from the week before the 33.1%. The negative assessment fell by 1.6 percentage points to 64.2%.
In a Real Meter poll, President Yoon’s approval rating dropped to 31.2% in the 4th week of September due to “profanity controversies” during his overseas tour, only to rebound slightly for the second week. consecutive.
Positive ratings were Daejeon Sejong Chungcheong (9.1% points ↑), Seoul (4.4% points ↑), Daegu Gyeongbuk (2.2% points ↑), 20s (4.2% points ↑) , 30s (3.4% points ↑), those in their fifties (3.2 percentage points ↑) and conservatives (2.2 percentage points ↑).
Negative ratings increased in Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam (4.4 percentage points ↑), Gwangju and Jeolla (5.5 percentage points ↑), people in their 60s (4.6 percentage points ↑) and shamans (4.1 points percentages ↑).
Bae Cheol-ho, a senior Realmeter expert, said: “North Korea and security issues have traditionally acted as an increase in approval ratings through the rally of conservatives.”
He continued: “The middle class and dark class are likely to react more sensitively to economic solutions such as interest rate hikes and inflation than to North Korea and security concerns.” in an extreme field battle, “she added.
In this opinion poll, the party’s approval rating for the Democratic Party was 46.4%, down 2.8 percentage points from the previous week, and popular power increased by 1.1 points. percentages at 36.3%. Regarding the Democratic Party’s support for political parties, Bae explained: “Disputes such as Lee Jae-myung’s stock holding controversy related to the National Defense Commission,” self-defense forces “and” pro-Japanese “comments and Representative Kim Yong -min’s attendance at the “impeachment rally” was a contributing factor to the drop in the approval score. “
The margin of error in this study is ± 2.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The wireless (97%) and fixed (3%) auto answer phone survey was conducted and the response rate was 4.2%. For more information, visit the website of the National Election Opinion Poll Deliberation Committee.
Shin Hyun-bo, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]
