President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating among those in their 30s stands at 21.3%, the lowest among all age groups, with a disapproval rating of 77.2%, according to a public opinion poll released on October 21. Overall, the president's approval rating is recorded at 32.1%, with disapproval surpassing half in all age groups.
The survey, conducted by Hankyoreh Research at the request of Cookie News from October 17 to 19, involved 1,019 men and women aged 18 and older. The results showed that President Lee's approval rating is 32.1%, while disapproval stands at 66.1%. Those who responded with 'don't know' accounted for 1.9%.
The approval rating has decreased by 3.6 percentage points from the previous survey conducted on October 5-6, which recorded a 35.7% approval. Disapproval increased by 3.5 percentage points from 62.6%. The gap between approval and disapproval widened from 26.9 percentage points to 34.0 percentage points.
Among those in their 30s, the approval rating is 21.3%, while disapproval is at 77.2%, creating a gap of 55.9 percentage points. Of those disapproving, 72.1% indicated they believe the president is doing very poorly, while 5.1% said he is doing somewhat poorly. Among those aged 18 to 29, the approval rating is 29.2%, with disapproval at 70.0%, indicating that both age groups have disapproval rates exceeding 70%.
Even in the 40s age group, where approval is highest, disapproval remains greater. The approval rating for those in their 40s is 40.4%, while disapproval is at 58.0%. For those in their 50s, approval is 33.9% and disapproval is 64.8%; for those in their 60s, approval is 32.7% and disapproval is 65.5%; and for those aged 70 and older, approval is 33.3% and disapproval is 62.5%.
Among centrists, the approval rating is 37.1%, with disapproval at 61.5%. The approval rating among the undecided is only 22.9%, with disapproval at 73.4%. Supporters of the Democratic Party show a higher approval rating of 63.3%, but disapproval is also significant at 35.3%.
Regionally, only the Honam region shows a higher approval rating than disapproval, with 59.4% approval and 38.5% disapproval. In Seoul, the approval rating is 27.7% and disapproval is 69.2%; in Incheon and Gyeonggi, approval is 31.0% and disapproval is 68.3%. The Daegu and Gyeongbuk region has the lowest approval rating at 19.2%, with disapproval at 79.5%.
This survey was conducted using a random digit dialing (RDD) method for both landline and mobile phones, employing an automated response system (ARS). The mobile phone response rate was 98.0%, while landline accounted for 2.0%, with an overall response rate of 2.7%. Weights were applied based on gender, age, and region, and the overall sample error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The sample error for specific age and regional subgroups is larger. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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