6 out of 10 Citizens Say "The Serious Accidents Punishment Act Must Be Enacted"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion survey revealed that about six out of ten citizens agree with the National Assembly's passage of the "Serious Accidents Punishment Act." This law holds companies, business owners, and management officials criminally responsible when serious accidents, such as fatal incidents, occur at workplaces.

According to a Realmeter survey conducted on the 11th with 500 people aged 18 and older nationwide, 58.2% responded that "the bill should be passed with explicit punishment provisions for business owners and management officials." In contrast, 27.5% answered that "a punishment-centered bill is undesirable as it would stifle corporate management activities." Those who answered "don't know" accounted for 14.4%.

Both conservative and progressive groups showed high agreement with the passage of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Among progressives, 79.6% agreed the bill should be passed, while 50.0% of conservatives agreed. Meanwhile, centrists were evenly split, with 47.9% supporting the bill's passage and 42.8% opposing it.

By political party support, among supporters of the Democratic Party of Korea, 80.6% favored passing the bill, overwhelmingly higher than the 11.9% who opposed it. Among supporters of the People Power Party, 35.5% supported the bill's passage, which was lower than the 48.6% who opposed it.

By occupation, support for the bill's passage was also predominant. Especially among homemakers (69.7%) and blue-collar workers (67.7%), agreement rates were higher than the average. More than half of the self-employed (53.8%) and white-collar workers (53.7%) also agreed that the bill should be passed.

This survey contacted 7,979 adults aged 18 and older nationwide, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, recording a response rate of 6.3%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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