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Only 21.2 percent of Koreans approved of President Lee Myung-bak's performance after 100 days in office. In a Gallup poll for the Chosun Ilbo on the occasion, 68.9 percent disapproved of the new president, 3.8 percent said his performance was average and 6 percent were undecided.
Lee¡¯s approval rating has plummeted over 30 points since March 2, right after his inauguration. However, in the new poll 51 percent said they believe Lee will perform better in future, as against 41.1 percent who did not. Asked why they are unimpressed, 21.3 percent said Lee does not listen to public opinion, and 16.2 percent cited rising prices.
Asked what they would tell Lee if they met him, 32 percent of respondents would urge him to listen to the people, while 11.1 percent would ask him to revive the economy and stabilize prices, 9.6 percent to help low-income earners, 7 percent to gather public opinion properly and 4.1 percent to appoint properly qualified officials.
Asked to what extent they felt Lee reflects public opinion in his government, 75.6 respondents gave a negative response -- 40.5 percent said ¡°not well¡± and 35 percent said ¡°not at all.¡± Some 19.7 percent were positive, with 4.8 percent saying public opinion is reflected ¡°well¡± and 14.9 percent ¡°to some extent."
Asked how the president has done in terms of achieving national integration in his first 100 days, 62.6 percent said ¡°poorly", overwhelming the 17.2 percent who said ¡°well."
The response rate to the phone survey of 1,015 adults 19 years old and older across the country on May 31 was 17.6 percent. It had a margin of error of 3.1 points and a 95 percent confidence level.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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