Second Disaster Relief Fund Payment, 7 out of 10 Citizens 'Support'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion survey revealed that 7 out of 10 people support the payment of the second emergency disaster relief fund. Opinions were evenly split regarding whether the payment should be universal or selective.

According to Realmeter, which conducted the survey on the second emergency disaster relief fund payment on the 25th at the request of 'OhmyNews,' 76.6% of respondents said they support the payment of the second emergency disaster relief fund, announced on the 26th. Opposition to the payment was 20.1%. Among those in favor, 40.5% supported universal payment, while 36.1% supported selective payment.

Support for the second emergency disaster relief fund payment was high across all regions. In particular, Daegu-Gyeongbuk (support 87.9% vs opposition 7.6%) and Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (83.3% vs 15.3%) showed support rates in the 80% range, higher than other regions.

However, in detail, Daegu-Gyeongbuk showed 32.9% for universal payment and 55.0% for selective payment, whereas Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam showed 52.1% for universal payment and 31.2% for selective payment.

Following were Gyeonggi-Incheon (76.1% vs 22.6%), Gwangju-Jeolla (75.0% vs 18.3%), Seoul (73.9% vs 20.9%), and Daejeon-Sejong-Chungcheong (73.7% vs 22.7%), where support for payment was also high.

Support was high across all age groups as well. The highest support was among those in their 20s (support 82.4% vs opposition 16.4%), followed by those in their 60s (78.5% vs 18.6%), 40s (78.0% vs 19.9%), 70 and older (75.5% vs 15.8%), 50s (72.7% vs 23.0%), and 30s (72.5% vs 25.7%). Specifically, universal payment support was highest among those in their 30s at 49.2%, while selective payment support was highest among those in their 60s at 49.3%.

This survey contacted 5,911 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, with 500 completing the response, resulting in a response rate of 8.4%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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