世論 What Japan Thinks

As we enter 2012, here is goo Ranking’s annual look at expectations of the people.

Demographics

Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

I’d put a stable administration (one thing that the DPJ in their current state most certainly cannot deliver) and correct use of tax revenues top of my list, in particular a stable administration that can actually enact massive cuts to the various quangos and jobs for the boys that suck away at the government finances.

Ranking result

Q: What expectations for the future Japan do you have? (Sample size=1,074)

Rank	Expectation	Score
1	A country where old folks can live off their pensions	100
2	A country that correctly uses tax revenue	96.2
3	A country with good public order	89.7
4	A country with good-mannered citizens	80.0
5	A country with cheap medical fees	78.6
6	A country where it is easy to have, bring up children	78.1
7	A country where politicians and bureaucrats do not lie	71.7
8	A country with a stress-free working environment	70.1
9	A country with a stable political administration	66.4
10=	A country with high-quality medical care	64.7
10=	A country with high-quality education	64.7
12	A country replete in public services	60.6
13	A country with perfect responses to natural disasters	59.1
14	A country with little disparity between rich and poor	58.4
15	A country with no discrimination between people	57.8
16	A country self-sufficient in food resources	57.7
17	A country where information is opened to the citizens	53.3
18	A country with a stable life infrastructure	52.8
19	A country that leads on environmental issues	51.6
20	A country of lively regions	51.1
21	A country that can stand up for itself on an equal footing to Western nations	48.5
22	A country that maintains cordial relations with its Asian neighbours	47.7
23	A country with many free public services	46.3
24	A country where public organizations and private industry correctly disclose information	43.0
25	A country with a high-quality network infrastructure	30.2