8 out of 10 Koreans Say "Tokyo Olympics Should Be Canceled" [Realmeter]

'Should be canceled' 78.2% vs 'Should be held' 13.4%

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion survey revealed that nearly 8 out of 10 Koreans responded that the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled. This result comes amid divided opinions between concerns over the COVID-19 situation advocating for cancellation and views supporting holding the event through vaccination and quarantine measures.

On the 24th, Realmeter, commissioned by YTN's 'The News,' conducted and announced a survey on perceptions regarding the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics. The response "should be canceled" accounted for 78.2%, which was higher than the 13.4% who said "should be held." Those who answered "don't know" made up 8.4%.

The response favoring cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics was dominant across all regions. Especially in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (85.3%) and Seoul (82.7%), the proportion of respondents supporting cancellation was high, followed by Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (78.8%), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (76.1%), Incheon and Gyeonggi (73.8%), and Gwangju and Jeolla (72.5%).

By age group, the majority also responded that the Tokyo Olympics "should be canceled," with the highest percentage in their 40s (87.8%). Responses in the 30s (80.4%) and 60s (80.3%) also reached the 80% range.

Negative responses regarding the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics were high regardless of ideological tendencies and party support.

Moderates (81.4%), progressives (78.2%), and conservatives (76.9%) all showed a distribution similar to the overall average response. By party support, more than 8 out of 10 supporters of the Democratic Party (84.1%) and about 3 out of 4 supporters of the People Power Party (74.3%) responded that the Tokyo Olympics "should be canceled."

This survey contacted 9,288 people nationwide aged 18 and over on the 21st, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, showing a response rate of 5.4%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey outlines and results, refer to the Realmeter or the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission websites.

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