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A recent KBS poll ahead of the Chuseok holiday shows President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating for his administration at 42 percent, far below the 51 percent disapproval rating.
Compared to the Lunar New Year survey in February, the approval rating fell 23 percentage points from 65 percent, while disapproval rose 24 percentage points from 27 percent.
The poll, commissioned by KBS, surveyed one-thousand-one adults nationwide on Tuesday and Wednesday and was released Thursday.
Respondents cited economic and livelihood policies as the primary reason for their disapproval at 38 percent, followed by cabinet and staff appointments at 19 percent.
By age group, 18- to 29-year-olds showed 37 percent approval and 46 percent disapproval. Those in their 30s had 37 percent approval and 60 percent disapproval.
Disapproval was highest among those in their 60s, reaching 62 percent.
In contrast, people in their 40s and 50s reported higher approval than disapproval, with the 40s at 51 percent approval and 43 percent disapproval, and the 50s at 52 percent approval and 45 percent disapproval.
Regionally, the liberal stronghold of Jeonnam-Gwangju and North Jeolla Province had the highest approval rating at 68 percent. In Seoul, approval was 37 percent, while disapproval stood at 56 percent.
Regarding the president’s press conference held last Friday, approval and disapproval were evenly split at 44 percent each.
The survey conducted by Embrain Public has a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of plus or minus three-point-one percentage points.