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The Survey of the Nine-in-One Local Elections in 2014 (Independent - Kaohsiung)
Classification Questionnaire :
1. Kaohsiung County and City have been combined and upgraded. Do you think that this will help local economic development?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Help a lot | 61 | 5.2% | |
| 2 | Help somewhat | 474 | 40.4% | |
| 3 | Not help much | 410 | 34.9% | |
| 4 | Not help at all | 128 | 10.9% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It depends | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 82 | 7.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
2. Do you think it will help reduce the gap between urban and rural areas in Greater Kaohsiung City?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Help a lot | 55 | 4.7% | |
| 2 | Help somewhat | 491 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | Not help much | 391 | 33.3% | |
| 4 | Not help at all | 141 | 12.0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It depends | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 9 | 0.8% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 82 | 7.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
3. On the matter of public finances, do you think the amount of money Greater Kaohsiung City receives from the central government will increase, decrease, or stay the same?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Increase | 285 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Decrease | 223 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Stay the same | 284 | 24.2% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 96 | It depends | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 363 | 30.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
4. Do you agree being a citizen of the Kaohsiung City is something to be proud of?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Strongly agree | 349 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Agree | 624 | 53.1% | |
| 3 | Disagree | 105 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 22 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Do not consider self to be a citizen of Kaohsiung City | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 96 | It depends | 15 | 1.3% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 37 | 3.1% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 18 | 1.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
5. Which of the statement do you agree?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | The municipality mayoral election is a vote of confidence in | 606 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | The municipality mayoral election is only a local election a | 442 | 37.6% | |
| 91 | Both | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 92 | None of the above | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 96 | It depends | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 17 | 1.5% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 76 | 6.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
6. During this mayoral election, the candidates discussed several different issues. Which issue was most important to you?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Social welfare | 133 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Law and order | 48 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Transportation | 55 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Public infrastructure | 121 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Industrial and commercial development | 201 | 17.1% | |
| 6 | Environmental protection | 47 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Public health | 14 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Education and culture | 24 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Livelihood issues | 27 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Food safety | 25 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | Policy making decided by people | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | Transparency of municipal affairs | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | Housing Problem | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 14 | The government procurement | 0 | 0% | |
| 15 | Justice of resource distribution | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 16 | Amateur Politician | 0 | 0% | |
| 17 | Judicial problem | 0 | 0% | |
| 18 | Incorruption problem | 0 | 0% | |
| 19 | Youth generation problem | 0 | 0% | |
| 20 | Party Alternation | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 21 | Education Problem | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 22 | Urban regeneration | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 23 | Live hood problem | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 24 | Efficiency of administration | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 25 | Protection of stray animals | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 26 | Out of KMP and DPP(power of white) | 0 | 0% | |
| 27 | Adequate allocation of government budget | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 28 | National Identity | 0 | 0% | |
| 29 | Internationalization | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 30 | Change the culture of election campaign | 0 | 0% | |
| 31 | Social Harmony | 0 | 0% | |
| 32 | Urban-rural gap | 0 | 0% | |
| 33 | Agricultural Development | 0 | 0% | |
| 34 | Cross-strait cultural | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 35 | Civil service benefits | 0 | 0% | |
| 36 | Embarrassing Ma, Ying-jeou | 0 | 0% | |
| 201 | Employment rate | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 202 | Cross-strait relationship | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 203 | Labor rights | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 204 | Community development | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 205 | Issues about gas explosion | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 206 | Salary problem | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 992 | None | 170 | 14.5% | |
| 995 | Refuse to answer | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 996 | It's hard to say | 28 | 2.4% | |
| 997 | No opinion | 50 | 4.3% | |
| 998 | Don't know | 168 | 14.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
7. On this issue, which candidate best represents your opinion?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Chou, Ko-sheng | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 2 | Chen, Chu | 457 | 38.9% | |
| 3 | Yang, Chiu-hsing | 117 | 10.0% | |
| 91 | All of them | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 92 | None of them | 67 | 5.7% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 96 | It's hard to say | 15 | 1.3% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 67 | 5.7% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 423 | 36.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
8. During this election, there were some negative news stories about Chen, Chu. Which one made the strongest impression on you?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Make the government in debt too much | 26 | 2.2% | |
| 2 | The spread of dengue fever | 40 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Holiday when typhoon day | 247 | 21.0% | |
| 4 | Gas explosion problem | 222 | 18.9% | |
| 5 | Health problem | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | 88 Hurricane | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Hired someone via non-transparancy ways | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 201 | Land Acquisition | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 202 | Corruption | 0 | 0% | |
| 203 | Vote buying | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 204 | Dishonest | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 205 | Just take care of the interested person or party | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 206 | Typhoon Fanapi | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 207 | Vague in political view | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 208 | Corruption | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 209 | Waste of money | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 210 | Unequal distribution of municipal budgets | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 211 | Too old | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 212 | Low participation in educational affairs | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 213 | Faction problem | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 214 | Ignore public opinion | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 215 | Use public assets for personal purposes | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 216 | His brother help to influence peddling | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 217 | Poor in previous governing | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 218 | National Concert Hall problem | 0 | 0% | |
| 219 | Just care about own power | 0 | 0% | |
| 220 | Water pollution in ASE Kaohsiung | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 221 | Poor in working efficiency | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 222 | Discredit opponents | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 223 | Malfeasance | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 224 | Problem between municipal government and city councilors | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 225 | Political Contributions problem | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 226 | Men in Black incident | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 992 | None | 325 | 27.7% | |
| 995 | Refuse to answer | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 996 | It's hard to say | 17 | 1.5% | |
| 997 | No opinion | 32 | 2.7% | |
| 998 | Don't know | 190 | 16.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
9. What about Yang, Chiu-hsing?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Fickle position | 297 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Too close with Era Group | 45 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Vote buying | 22 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Empty promise | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | Support him, support Ma Ying Jeou | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | Personal attack to other candidates | 31 | 2.6% | |
| 201 | Use public assets for personal purposes | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 202 | Dishonest | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 203 | Poor in previous governing | 9 | 0.8% | |
| 204 | Discredit opponents | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 205 | Corruption | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 206 | Just take care of the interested person or organization | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 207 | Gas explosion problem | 8 | 0.7% | |
| 208 | Bribery | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 209 | Tiny structure | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 210 | Vague in political view | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 211 | KMT hold some of his handle | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 212 | Bad image | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 213 | Bad design in election propaganda | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 214 | Health problem | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 215 | Just care about own power | 0 | 0% | |
| 216 | Campaign with position | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 217 | No comprehend in municipal | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 218 | Poor in efficiency | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 219 | Illegally built the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 220 | No assertion of his own | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 221 | Arrogant | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 992 | None | 384 | 32.7% | |
| 995 | Refuse to answer | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 996 | It's hard to say | 18 | 1.5% | |
| 997 | No opinion | 32 | 2.7% | |
| 998 | Don't know | 267 | 22.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
10. How did these news stories affect whether you were willing to go and vote?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Voted because of it | 92 | 7.8% | |
| 2 | No effect | 604 | 51.4% | |
| 3 | Did not vote because of it | 50 | 4.3% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 426 | 36.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
11. Did these stories affect how you voted?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Changed mind and voted for a different candidate | 65 | 5.5% | |
| 2 | No effect | 660 | 56.2% | |
| 3 | Didn't vote because of them | 21 | 1.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 426 | 36.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1174 | 100% | ||
