世論 What Japan Thinks

I’m having trouble interpreting the results of this rather interesting survey from goo Ranking on to people in which occupation would you most like to say thanks to and hand them an energy drink. The survey was conducted over the 24th and 25th of October 2007, so it was well after Shinzo Abe disappeared from his job of running the country, so it cannot be a sympathy vote for him. However, is it thanks for the present incumbent, Yasuo Fukuda, who at age 71 should be tending his garden rather than trying to run the country, or is it just a general feeling that the top politicians need all the support they can get?

Ranking results

Q: To whom would you want to say “Thanks for your hard work” and hand them an energy drink?

Rank		Score
1	Paramedic	100
2	Prime Minister	94.2
3	Complaints department telephone operator	93.4
4	Fireperson	78.9
5	Nurse	65.2
6	Home helper	62.3
7	Bin man, refuse collecter	60.7
8	Farmer	60.7
9	Truck driver	55.4
10	Doctor	52.2
11	Late night, early morning newscaster	49.1
12	Policeperson	48.5
13	Middle management	48.0
14	Housewife	43.5
15	Newspaper delivery person	43.0
16	Teacher	36.1
17	Postperson	35.6
18	Security guard	28.0
19	Manga comic book artist	23.7
20	Traffic controller	23.7