Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous poll [conducted on Dec. 12, 2020]; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Suga cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
33 |
(40) |
35 |
30 |
|
No |
57 |
(49) |
58 |
55 |
|
No answer |
10 |
(12) |
7 |
14 |
Q: Do you approve of the Suga administration’s handling of the novel coronavirus?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
15 |
(14) |
16 |
14 |
|
No |
66 |
(62) |
68 |
64 |
|
Unsure |
18 |
(24) |
16 |
20 |
Q: Do you approve of the COVID-19 measures implemented by the prefecture where you live?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
38 |
|
35 |
42 |
|
No |
31 |
|
35 |
24 |
|
Unsure |
31 |
|
30 |
33 |
Q: What do you think about the government’s declaration of a state of emergency to address the spread of COVID-19?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Appropriate |
18 |
|
19 |
15 |
|
Too late |
71 |
|
69 |
73 |
|
Not necessary |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
Don’t know |
5 |
|
5 |
5 |
Q: Do you think the state of emergency should be expanded nationwide?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
50 |
|
50 |
50 |
|
No |
42 |
|
44 |
40 |
|
Don’t know |
8 |
|
6 |
10 |
Q: The government is considering stipulating penalties for business operators who refuse to shorten their operating hours and individuals with COVID-19 who refuse to be hospitalized. Do you think penalties are needed?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
51 |
|
53 |
45 |
|
No |
34 |
|
36 |
31 |
|
Don’t know |
15 |
|
10 |
23 |
Q: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has called for people to refrain from nonessential and nonurgent outings, as well as for a 70% telework rate. Do you think he has been successful in conveying his message to citizens?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
19 |
|
20 |
18 |
|
No |
80 |
|
80 |
82 |
Q: Prime Minister Suga has indicated that he expects COVID-19 vaccinations to be administered in Japan starting from late February. Are you hopeful about the vaccine?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
72 |
|
74 |
68 |
|
No |
28 |
|
25 |
32 |
Q: Are you afraid of becoming infected with COVID-19?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
90 |
|
88 |
92 |
|
No |
10 |
|
11 |
8 |
|
I have already been infected |
0 |
|
0 |
— |
Q: Select the item below that is closest to your view on the spread of COVID-19.
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
The government bears heavy responsibility |
40 |
|
41 |
40 |
|
People who have not followed countermeasures are in the wrong |
30 |
|
29 |
32 |
|
It cannot be helped because it is a new virus |
29 |
|
30 |
28 |
Q: Are the explanations given by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regarding the dinner parties held on the evening before the “cherry blossom viewing parties” believable?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
9 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
No |
67 |
|
67 |
67 |
|
Not interested |
24 |
|
22 |
27 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
28 |
(33) |
31 |
23 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
11 |
(12) |
12 |
10 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
3 |
(3) |
3 |
4 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
5 |
(6) |
5 |
5 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
7 |
(8) |
7 |
5 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
2 |
(1) |
2 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
0 |
|
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa Shinsengumi) |
1 |
(2) |
2 |
0 |
|
Party to Protect the People from NHK (NHK kara Kokumin wo Mamoru To) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
1 |
|
Other political groups |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
2 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
40 |
(31) |
36 |
47 |
Note: Figures rounded off. “0” indicates that the figure was below 0.5%, and “–” denotes that no respondents gave that answer. “No answer” omitted.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by the Social Survey Research Center and the Mainichi Shimbun on Jan. 16, 2021, of those 18 years old or older. A computer-aided random digit sampling (RDS) method was used to generate phone numbers (both landlines and cell phones) randomly by computer, and an interactive voice response system was used to call those numbers. For mobile phones, people were asked through audio guidance to cooperate in the survey, and those who agreed to participate were sent a short message service (SMS) text message providing a link to an online answer form. For landline phones, respondents were asked questions by interactive voice response system and pushed buttons on their phones to indicate their answer. The target number of valid responses was set at 700 for mobile phones and 300 for landlines phones. Valid responses were received from 711 mobile numbers and 368 landline phone numbers.
