Opinion survey regarding NK N-test

The following opinion survey was conducted by Korea Society Opinion Institute on 700 adults on October 10 the next day NK tested its nuclear.

1.Opinion on the government North Korean policy

- Fundamental review is necessary 54.3% (29.8 % in July)

- Partial review is necessary but its direction should be in place 35.9% (58.4% in July)

- Current policy should continue 7.8% (10.3% in July)

2.The factors that people feel most uneasy about after NK’s N-test

- Capital outflow to overseas, inflation, and overall economic crisis (36.7%)

- US’s possible military intervention (19.2%)

- North Korea’s possible nuclear strike at South Korea (15.7%)

- Possible Nuclear arm race among neighboring counties (14.9%)

- Intensifying tension between the South and the North (11.8%)

3.What the government should do to solve the nuclear problem

- More focus on inter-Korean dialogue (51.2%)

- More focus on cooperation with the US (45%)

Among the progressive: More focus on inter-Korean dialogue (68.3%)/ More focus on cooperation with the US (29.5%)

Among the conservative: More focus on inter-Korean dialogue (39%)/ More focus on cooperation with the US (57.7%)