Questions & answers (%)
Q1: Who will you vote for in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election? (Listed in order of registration of candidacy)
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Shinzo Abe |
61.0 |
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Shigeru Ishiba |
28.6 |
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Undecided |
8.7 |
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Don’t know (D/K) + No answer (N/A) |
1.7 |
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Q2: (Only for those who selected a person’s name in Q1) What is the primary reason for your selection?
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The person has leadership ability |
15.9 |
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The person has good policies |
17.2 |
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The person has a respectable record as a politician |
31.9 |
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The person seems to have good character |
12.0 |
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Because I was requested to by a politician or group |
1.9 |
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There’s no other appropriate person |
15.8 |
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Other answers (O/A) |
4.8 |
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D/K+N/A |
0.5 |
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Q3: What policies would you like to see the person elected president in the upcoming race undertake? Select up to two responses.
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Economic policies, including employment |
35.6 |
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Fiscal reconstruction |
19.2 |
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Promotion of economic partnership agreements (EPAs) |
5.3 |
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Pensions, healthcare, and nursing care |
33.9 |
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Child-rearing and measures to address the drop in the birthrate |
14.8 |
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Disaster prevention and reconstruction from the earthquake |
13.2 |
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Security policy and diplomacy |
22.2 |
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Regional revitalization |
16.6 |
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Constitutional amendment |
12.7 |
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O/A |
1.4 |
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D/K+N/A |
2.2 |
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Q4: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he intends to “accelerate the compilation of a proposal of LDP constitutional amendments so that a bill can be submitted to the next Diet session.” Are you in favor of or opposed to Abe’s intention?
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In favor |
50.6 |
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Opposed |
32.0 |
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D/K+N/A |
17.4 |
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Note: In cases where multiple responses are permitted, totals exceed 100.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by telephone on Sept. 7–8. Valid responses were received from 1,525 voters nationwide who indicated they are LDP members or fraternity members. Hokkaido was eliminated from the survey because the entire area suffered substantial damage in the Sept. 6 earthquake.s
