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TEDS Table of Project lists > TEDS2016 > The Survey of the Presidential and Legislative Elections, 2016 (Panel)
Classification Questionnaire :
Politics and Media
Presidential Job Approval
Governing Performance and Evaluation
Political Efficacy
Political Trust
Economic Evaluations and the Government’s Responsibility
Democratic Recognition and Evaluation
Political Knowledge and Evaluation of Electoral Systems
Voting Behavior
Political Participation
Important Problems in the Country
Stances on Issues
National Identity and Ethnic Identity
Independence Stances and Cross-Strait Relations
International Relations and Impressions of Neighboring Countries
Political Parties
Personal Data
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1. Regarding the issue of Cross-Strait negotiation, some people say that we should continue using the 1992 Consensus as the basis of Cross-Strait negotiation while other people say we should reject the 1992 Consensus. Which do you agree with?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Continue using the 1992 Consensus 871 38.0%
2 Reject the 1992 Consensus 642 28.0%
3 There is no “92 Consensus” 131 5.7%
4 Both support 27 1.2%
5 Both don't support 40 1.8%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 31 1.4%
96 It depends 32 1.4%
97 No opinion 87 3.8%
98 Don't know 431 18.8%
Frequency : 2292 100%
2. How trustworthy do you think the Mainland China's government is? I would like to ask you to use a scale ranging from 0 to 10.Rating 0 means that you think the Mainland China's government is very untrustworthy, while rating 10 means that you think the
Values Categories n percentage
0 Very untrustworthy 608 26.5%
1 150 6.5%
2 264 11.5%
3 355 15.5%
4 172 7.5%
5 419 18.3%
6 70 3.0%
7 50 2.2%
8 26 1.1%
9 3 0.1%
10 Very trustworthy 17 0.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 15 0.7%
98 Don't know 143 6.2%
Frequency : 2292 100%
3. If Taiwan and the Mainland sign an agreement in which the Mainland agrees not to use military force against Taiwan and Taiwan agrees not to declare independence, would you approve of this agreement?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Strongly approve 254 11.1%
2 Approve 1163 50.7%
3 Disapprove 514 22.4%
4 Strongly disapprove 144 6.3%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 24 1.1%
96 It depends 32 1.4%
97 No opinion 55 2.4%
98 Don't know 106 4.6%
Frequency : 2292 100%
4. Concerning the relationship between Taiwan and mainland China, here are several opinions on this card:
Values Categories n percentage
1 Immediate unification 47 2.1%
2 Immediate independence 110 4.8%
3 Maintain the status quo, and move toward unification in the 355 15.5%
4 Maintain the status quo, and move toward independence in the 336 14.7%
5 Maintain the status quo, decide either unification or indepe 737 32.2%
6 Maintain the status quo forever 566 24.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 22 1.0%
96 It depends 11 0.5%
97 No opinion 19 0.8%
98 Don't know 89 3.9%
Frequency : 2292 100%
5. Except the one you have chosen, which opinion do you agree with more.
Values Categories n percentage
1 Immediate unification 45 2.0%
2 Immediate independence 86 3.8%
3 Maintain the status quo, and move toward unification in the 274 11.9%
4 Maintain the status quo, and move toward independence in the 370 16.1%
5 Maintain the status quo, decide either unification or indepe 643 28.1%
6 Maintain the status quo forever 567 24.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 39 1.7%
96 It depends 17 0.7%
97 No opinion 56 2.4%
98 Don't know 54 2.4%
99 Skip 141 6.2%
Frequency : 2292 100%
6. Then, which opinion do you disagree with most?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Immediate unification 1232 53.8%
2 Immediate independence 585 25.5%
3 Maintain the status quo, and move toward unification in the 27 1.2%
4 Maintain the status quo, and move toward independence in the 47 2.1%
5 Maintain the status quo, decide either unification or indepe 31 1.4%
6 Maintain the status quo forever 131 5.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 30 1.3%
96 It depends 25 1.1%
97 No opinion 50 2.2%
98 Don't know 134 5.9%
Frequency : 2292 100%
7. Some people say,“If Taiwan could still maintain peaceful relations with the PRC after declaring independence, then Taiwan should establish a new, independent country.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Strongly agree 315 13.7%
2 Agree 1000 43.6%
3 Disagree 563 24.6%
4 Strongly disagree 173 7.5%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 31 1.4%
96 It depends 27 1.2%
97 No opinion 45 2.0%
98 Don't know 138 6.0%
Frequency : 2292 100%
8. Some people say,“Even if PRC decides to attack Taiwan after Taiwan declares independence, Taiwan should still become a new country.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Strongly agree 101 4.4%
2 Agree 646 28.2%
3 Disagree 1013 44.2%
4 Strongly disagree 261 11.4%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 27 1.2%
96 It depends 46 2.0%
97 No opinion 48 2.1%
98 Don't know 150 6.5%
Frequency : 2292 100%
9. Some people say,“If the economic, social, and political conditions were about the same in both mainland China and Taiwan, then the two sides should unify.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Strongly agree 79 3.5%
2 Agree 738 32.2%
3 Disagree 1017 44.4%
4 Strongly disagree 194 8.5%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 18 0.8%
96 It depends 59 2.6%
97 No opinion 48 2.1%
98 Don't know 139 6.1%
Frequency : 2292 100%
10. Some people say,“Even if the gap between the economic, social, and political conditions in mainland China and Taiwan is quite large, the two sides should still unify.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Strongly agree 15 0.7%
2 Agree 207 9.0%
3 Disagree 1375 60.0%
4 Strongly disagree 451 19.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 21 0.9%
96 It depends 45 2.0%
97 No opinion 36 1.6%
98 Don't know 142 6.2%
Frequency : 2292 100%
11. From the cultural perspective, do you consider yourself as Taiwanese, Chinese or both?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Taiwanese 1246 54.4%
2 Both 817 35.6%
3 Chinese 133 5.8%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 28 1.2%
98 Don't know 68 3.0%
Frequency : 2292 100%
12. To this day, do you have any experience of interacting or chatting with people from Mainland China (students, sightseers and ordinary ones included.) in Taiwan?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Have experience of face-to-face conversations 1034 45.1%
2 Have experience of encountering them (have seen them or have 424 18.5%
3 Have heard about them from relatives 101 4.4%
4 Have heard about them in the media 157 6.9%
5 Never contact or interact with them 563 24.6%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 1 0.0%
96 It's hard to say 1 0.0%
98 Don't know 11 0.5%
Frequency : 2292 100%
13. Over all, considering the difference between Taiwan people and those who come from Mainland China for communication, do you think that the latter ones are
Values Categories n percentage
1 Not different from Taiwan people at all 227 9.9%
2 Very much the same with Taiwan people; little different from 558 24.3%
3 Much less the same with Taiwan people; much different from t 865 37.7%
4 Totally different from Taiwan people 452 19.7%
90 Others 0 0%
95 Refuse to answer 9 0.4%
96 It depends 24 1.1%
97 No opinion 13 0.6%
98 Don't know 144 6.3%
Frequency : 2292 100%
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