Asahi Shimbun September 2011 Post-Earthquake Opinion Poll (6 months) (9/10/2011)
Dates Conducted
September 3, 4 2011
Released
September 10, 2011 (Morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun)
Methodology
The poll was conducted by telephone September 3 to 4 with voters from across Japan (certain regions of Fukushima prefecture excluded) selected by the Asahi RDD method. The turnout was 56%, having received 1964 answers out of the original 3522 questioned.
Figures are in percentages. Decimals are rounded up.
Key Issues
1) The extent of disaster relief effort of the past 6 months
2) Opinions about nuclear power plants
Q1. Which political party do you currently support?
| Democratic Party of Japan | 20 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 17 |
| New Komeito | 3 |
| Japan Communist Party | 2 |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 |
| Your Party | 1 |
| People’s New Party | 0 |
| Sunrise Party of Japan | 0 |
| Genzei Nippon “Tax Cut Japan” | 0 |
| New Party Nippon | 0 |
| New Renaissance Party | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Do not support a particular party | 49 |
| No answer/ Don’t know | 8 |
Q2. Do you support the government’s restoration efforts of the past 6 months?
| Yes | 18 |
| No | 67 |
Q3. Do you have high expectations of the Noda cabinet’s restoration efforts?
| High expectations | 51 |
| Low expectations | 25 |
Q4. Do you support the government’s efforts during the past 6 months concerning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
| Yes | 11 |
| No | 78 |
Q5. Do you have high expectations of the Noda cabinet’s ability to tackle the problem facing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
| High expectations | 45 |
| Low expectations | 30 |
Q6. How worried do you feel about the radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant affecting you and your relatives? (Select one)
| Very worried | 23 |
| A little worried | 42 |
| Not very worried | 28 |
| Not worried | 6 |
Q7. Do you check where the food you buy is produced because you are worried about the radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
| Yes | 48 |
| No | 50 |
Q8. Do you support the use of nuclear power plants?
| Yes | 34 |
| No | 45 |
Q9. Do you support the gradual decrease in the number of nuclear power plants, and the eventual discontinuation of the usage of nuclear power plants?
| Yes | 77 |
| No | 13 |
Q10. How much effort do you think the Noda cabinet should put in to create a society which is not dependent on nuclear energy? (Select one)
| A lot of effort | 59 |
| Some effort | 33 |
| Not much effort | 4 |
| No effort at all | 2 |
Q11. How much expectation do you have towards the Noda cabinet implementing a clean energy policy? (Select one)
| A lot of expectations | 8 |
| Some expectations | 44 |
| Not much expectations | 40 |
| No expectations at all | 4 |
Q12. Do you think that Prime Minister Noda will be able to effectively achieve leadership over assuring the security and safety of nuclear power plants?
| Yes | 38 |
| No | 39 |
Q13. Prime Minister Noda plans to restart operating nuclear power plants once has the consent of the local people and can guarantee its safety. Do you agree with this policy?
| Yes | 53 |
| No | 33 |
Q14. Japan is currently exporting nuclear power plant technology overseas. Do you agree with the continuation of this policy?
| Yes | 30 |
| No | 51 |