Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Ranks 2nd in Job Performance Evaluation Among Nationwide Metropolitan Leaders

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, ranked second in the nationwide evaluation of city and provincial governors' job performance.

According to the '2021 First Half Nationwide City and Provincial Governors' Job Performance Evaluation' announced by Gallup Korea on the 22nd, Governor Kim's positive job performance rating was 67%, placing him second after Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province (72%). This far exceeded the national average of 54%.

Following were Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City (59%), and Lee Si-jong, Governor of Chungbuk Province (58%).

Regarding Governor Lee's job performance, 69% of men and 66% of women evaluated it positively. By age group, those aged 50 and above rated 69%, ages 10-20 at 68%, 30s at 65%, and 40s at 63%.

Other workers including the unemployed showed an overwhelming positive rating of 76%, while those engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, as well as office and management workers, showed 74% positive evaluations.

By political inclination, progressives rated 76%, moderates 69%, and conservatives 59%, all exceeding 50%.

Meanwhile, Gallup Korea conducted this survey from January to June (May to June for Seoul and Busan) targeting 19,128 people nationwide aged 18 and over, using mobile phone RDD telephone interviews.

The sampling error at a 95% confidence level ranged from ±1.3 to 8.8 percentage points across 17 cities and provinces, with a response rate of 15%. Detailed survey results can be found on the Gallup Korea or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission websites.

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