Asahi Shimbun Noda Cabinet Inception Opinion Poll
Original: http://www.asahi.com/politics/update/0903/TKY201109030519.html
Dates Conducted
September 2 and 3, 2011
Released
September 4, 2011 (Morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun)
Methodology
The poll was conducted by telephone from September 2 to September 3 with voters from across Japan (certain regions of Fukushima prefecture excluded) selected by the Asahi RDD method. The turnout was 59%, having received 1051 answers from the original 1773 questioned.
Figures are in percentages, with decimals being rounded up. Unless otherwise specified, figures in () are the results of a poll conducted on August 25 and 26, 2011. Figures in [] represent the percentage from the whole.
Key Issues
- Expectations towards the new Noda cabinet
Q1. Do you support the Noda cabinet?
| Support | 53 |
| Do not support | 18 |
S1. Why? Select one from the following (Figures on the left are the 53% who answered “Support” while figures on the right are the 18% who answered “Do not support” to Q1.)
| The prime minister is Noda | 26 [13] | 2 [0] |
| It is a DPJ centered cabinet | 14 [7] | 42 [7] |
| Policies | 24 [13] | 16 [3] |
| The ability to get things done | 28 [15] | 35 [6] |
Q2. Which political party do you currently support?
| Democratic Party of Japan | 31 (18) |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 17 (15) |
| New Komeito | 3 (3) |
| Japan Communist Party | 2 (3) |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 (1) |
| Your Party | 1 (1) |
| People’s New Party | 0 (0) |
| Sunrise Party of Japan | 0 (0) |
| Genzei Nippon “Tax Cut Japan” | 0 (0) |
| New Party Nippon | 0 (0) |
| New Renaissance Party | 0 (0) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Do not support a particular party | 36 (51) |
| No answer/ Don’t know | 8 (7) |
Q3. If elections were to be held today, which party would you vote for in the proportional representation section?
| Democratic Party of Japan | 31 (20) |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 23 (22) |
| New Komeito | 3 (3) |
| Japan Communist Party | 4 (5) |
| Social Democratic Party | 2 (2) |
| Your Party | 4 (4) |
| People’s New Party | 0 (0) |
| Sunrise Party of Japan | 0 (0) |
| Genzei Nippon “Tax Cut Japan” | 0 (0) |
| New Party Nippon | 0 (0) |
| New Renaissance Party | 0 (0) |
| Other | 3 (1) |
| No answer/ Don’t know | 30 (43) |
Q4. Looking at the new cabinet and upper management members of the Democratic Party of Japan, do you think that Prime Minister Noda would be able to make progress?
| Will make progress | 48 |
| Will not make progress | 25 |
Q5. Prime Minister Noda appointed Azuma Koshiishi as Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan. Do you agree or disagree with this move?
| Agree | 36 |
| Disagree | 35 |
Q6. Do you think that Noda will be able to unify the Democratic Party of Japan?
| Yes | 52 |
| No | 30 |
Q7. Do you think that Noda will be able to win the cooperation of opposition parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party?
| Yes | 49 |
| No | 33 |
Q8. Do you think that Noda will be able to have effective leadership over the bureaucracy?
| Yes | 44 |
| No | 33 |
Q9. Noda has shown a willingness to raise taxes in order to procure the budget for social welfare and disaster relief. Do you agree with this stance?
| Agree | 57 |
| Disagree | 32 |
Q10. Do you think that Noda would be able to cut unnecessary spending by the government?
| Yes | 30 |
| No | 50 |