[Edaily Reporter Chae Na-yeon ] A public opinion poll released on the 15th showed that while positive evaluations of President Lee Jae-myung’s performance in office fell slightly, the percentage of respondents who rated his performance as “very poor” approached half.

According to a survey conducted on the 12th and 13th by Korea Information Research, commissioned by Cheonji Ilbo, among 1,002 men and women nationwide aged 18 and older, President Lee’s approval rating stood at 37.4%, while his disapproval rating was 60.3%. The “don’t know” response accounted for 2.3%.

Compared to the previous survey conducted on the 5th and 6th, the approval rating fell by 0.9 percentage points, while the disapproval rating rose by 0.9 percentage points.

In detail, “doing very poorly” was the highest at 48.6%. This was followed by “doing very well” at 25.2%, “doing fairly well” at 12.2%, and “doing fairly poorly” at 11.7%.

Compared to the previous survey, “doing very well” fell by 1.3 percentage points, and “doing very poorly” fell by 0.1 percentage points. In contrast, “doing fairly well” rose by 0.4 percentage points, and “doing fairly poorly” rose by 1.0 percentage points.

By age group, positive evaluations were highest among those in their 50s at 46.1%. This was followed by those in their 40s at 41.8%, those aged 70 and older at 40.1%, those in their 60s at 36.5%, those aged 18–20 at 35.4%, and those in their 30s at 21.6%.

Negative ratings were highest among those in their 30s at 76.3%. This was followed by those aged 18–20 at 61.1%, those in their 60s at 58.5%, those aged 70 and older at 58.2%, those in their 40s at 57.1%, and those in their 50s at 53.5%.

By region, positive ratings were highest in Honam and Jeju at 50.8%. This was followed by Gyeonggi and Incheon at 41.0%, Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang at 34.3%, Chungcheong and Gangwon at 33.2%, Seoul at 32.5%, and Daegu and North Gyeongsang at 30.1%.

By region, negative evaluations were highest in Daegu and North Gyeongsang at 67.9%. This was followed by Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang at 63.8%; Chungcheong and Gangwon at 63.6%; Seoul at 63.0%; Gyeonggi and Incheon at 57.8%; and Honam and Jeju at 47.6%.

By ideological orientation, positive ratings were highest among progressives at 62.8%, followed by undecided voters at 43.7%, moderates at 40.8%, and conservatives at 11.0%. Negative ratings were highest among conservatives at 86.9%, followed by moderates at 57.1%, undecided voters at 49.3%, and progressives at 36.0%.

By gender, positive evaluations were 38.3% among women and 36.5% among men. Negative evaluations were 60.6% among men and 60.0% among women.

This survey was conducted using an automated response system based on the Random Digit Dialing (RDD) method for mobile phones, with a response rate of 3.8%. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Further details can be found on the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission’s website.