Questions & answers (%)
(Figures are rounded off. Some questions and answers have been omitted. All questions were asked of all respondents except for those questions indented and marked with a bullet, which are sub-questions. The figures given for sub-questions are percentages of the respondents in the given category.)
Q: Do you support Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi?
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Yes |
35 |
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No |
34 |
Q: Yokohama City has announced that it will aim to host an integrated resort (IR), with a casino that has gambling, to the Yamashita Pier. How interested are you in the possibility of Yokohama hosting an IR?
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Very interested |
24 |
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Somewhat interested |
37 |
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Not very interested |
19 |
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Not interested at all |
19 |
Q: Are you in favor of or opposed to Yokohama hosting an IR, with a casino that has gambling, to Yokohama City?
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In favor |
26 |
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Opposed |
64 |
- Q: (Only for those who answered “in favor” to the foregoing question) Why?
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IRs look like fun |
6 |
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Because it will revitalize the economy |
49 |
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Because Yokohama’s tax revenues will increase |
43 |
- Q: (Only for those who answered “opposed” to the foregoing question) Why not?
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Because Yokohama’s image will decline |
8 |
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Because there will be more people who are addicted to gambling |
26 |
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Because public safety will deteriorate |
57 |
Q: If Yokohama City were to have an integrated resort, would you want to go to the casino?
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Yes |
13 |
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No |
86 |
Q: The Yokohama mayor announced in August this year that the city will aim to host an IR with a casino. Do you think this enhanced, worsened, or did not change Mayor Hayashi’s image?
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Enhanced |
2 |
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Worsened |
44 |
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Did not change |
49 |
Q: In the 2017 mayoral election, Mayor Hayashi said that Yokohama has gone back to square one concerning the question of hosting an IR. In August this year, however, she announced the city will aim to host an IR. Are you convinced by Mayor Hayashi’s statements?
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Yes |
27 |
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No |
58 |
Q: When Mayor Hayashi announced that the city would aim to host an IR, she said, “We have put in place measures to prevent an increase in the number of gambling addicts as well as public safety measures.” Are you convinced by her statement?
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Yes |
14 |
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No |
70 |
Q: Do you think another mayoral election should be held to seek the public’s will on hosting an IR?
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Another mayoral election should be held |
41 |
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It is not necessary to hold another mayoral election |
49 |
Q: Do you think a local referendum should be held to seek the public’s will on hosting an IR?
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A local referendum should be held |
59 |
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It is not necessary to hold a local referendum |
33 |
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted on Sept. 28–29, 2019, on a computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD) basis of voters in Yokohama City with telephone calls placed by pollsters to landline phone numbers. Valid responses were received from a total of 1,003 persons (out of 1,804 households found to have one or more eligible voters). The valid response rates was 56%.
