Nationwide Disaster Relief Fund: 75% "Received" vs 20% "Refused"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Seven out of ten Koreans expressed willingness to receive the emergency disaster relief fund if it were distributed to all citizens nationwide. This figure is higher than the percentage of respondents who support nationwide distribution of the fund.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter on the 24th at the request of YTN's "The News," the approval rate for nationwide distribution of the emergency disaster relief fund was 65.5%, while opposition was 30.1%, the agency announced on the 27th. Additionally, 75.3% responded that they would receive the fund, while 20.3% said they would refuse it.

Regarding the emergency disaster relief fund, 55.3% answered that they support it and would receive it, while 10.2% supported it but would refuse to receive it. Meanwhile, 20.0% opposed it but would still receive it, and 10.1% opposed and would refuse to receive it.

The "support" response was the majority across all regions, age groups, ideological tendencies, and among Democratic Party supporters, whereas opposition was higher among United Future Party supporters. The "receive" response was the majority across all respondent characteristics.

Specifically, the "support" response was higher in the Gyeonggi-Incheon region (support 73.0% vs. oppose 24.1%), among people in their 40s (78.6% vs. 17.9%) and 20s (72.8% vs. 22.9%). Politically, the progressive group (support 84.8% vs. oppose 11.4%) and Democratic Party supporters (87.0% vs. 10.2%) showed high approval rates.

The "would receive" response was higher in the Gyeonggi-Incheon region (receive 81.7% vs. refuse 15.4%), among people in their 40s (83.9% vs. 12.5%), progressives (81.9% vs. 14.3%), and Democratic Party supporters (82.0% vs. 15.1%).

The "oppose" response was the majority among United Future Party supporters (support 34.2% vs. oppose 60.7%). However, even among United Future Party supporters, the rate of those who would receive the fund was relatively high (receive 63.3% vs. refuse 31.7%).

This survey contacted 8,222 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a response rate of 6.2%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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