[AKyung Poll] All Generations Agree... Top Priority for Next Year's Presidential Election is 'Real Estate Stability'

Real Estate Stabilization Followed by Polarization Resolution and Job Creation in Order

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, are attending an event held on the 22nd at Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and exchanging greetings. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The public considers real estate stabilization to be the most important policy task in next year's presidential election.

42.5% of respondents chose real estate stabilization and housing issues, followed by polarization resolution at 11.7%, job issues at 10.6%, youth policies at 6.9%, and improvement of inter-Korean relations such as a declaration to end the war at 5.3%. This was followed by support for self-employed small business owners (5.3%), response to the 4th Industrial Revolution (5.2%), climate measures such as nuclear phase-out and carbon neutrality (4.9%), and COVID-19 quarantine (3.1%).

Real estate stabilization was recognized as the most important policy task for the next government across all generations. In particular, among those in their 30s, 51.5% of respondents identified real estate stabilization as a key policy issue, showing a sensitive response to this matter. In contrast, only 38.8% of those aged 60 and above chose real estate stabilization as a key policy issue, showing a difference.

The key policy areas also differed according to preferred presidential candidates. Among those who responded that they support Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, only 37.5% chose real estate stabilization as a key policy issue, whereas 48.3% of those who said they support Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, identified real estate issues as a key concern.

Additionally, those in their 20s prioritized youth policies, those in their 30s and 50s prioritized polarization resolution, and those in their 40s and 60s prioritized job issues as major key policy tasks following real estate stabilization.

▶How was the survey conducted?

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy through Win-G Korea Consulting targeting voters aged 18 and older nationwide on the 20th and 21st of last month, with 1,025 respondents and an overall response rate of 7.5%. The survey method was 100% wireless ARS using virtual phone numbers. The sample was extracted with weighting by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of the end of January 2021 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (cell weighting). The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, please refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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