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TEDS Table of Project lists > TEDS2004L > The Survey of Legislative Election in 2004 (A) (Independence)
Classification Questionnaire :
Political Interests
Evaluation of Political Figures
Governing Performance
Media Contact (TV)
Media Contact (Newspaper)
Media Contact (Broadcast)
Media Contact (Radio talk shows)
Media Contact (TV talk shows)
Social Network and Electoral Activities Participation
Economic Evaluations
Social Network and Electoral Activities Participation (community)
Political Knowledge
Party Proximity
Political Tolerance
Social Network and Electoral Activities Participation (Parties & Candidates)
Political Activities Participation
Voting
Opinions about Democracy
Social Network and Electoral Activities Participation (Spouse, Families & Friends)
Social Network and Electoral Activities Participation (Religious Activities)
Personal Data
Weight
1. P01 Is freedom to criticize the government absolutely essential, important, not very important or not important at all, in order for a society to be called democratic?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Not important at all 26 2.1%
2 Not very important 141 11.3%
3 Important 682 54.5%
4 Essential 252 20.1%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 5 0.4%
96 it’s depended 22 1.8%
97 no opinion 30 2.4%
98 don’t know 94 7.5%
Frequency : 1252 100%
2. P02 Is jobs for everyone absolutely essential, important, not very important or not important at all, in order for a society to be called democratic?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Not important at all 15 1.2%
2 Not very important 99 7.9%
3 Important 591 47.2%
4 Essential 470 37.5%
90 omit 1 0.1%
95 refuse to answer 7 0.6%
96 it’s depended 12 1.0%
97 no opinion 20 1.6%
98 don’t know 37 3.0%
Frequency : 1252 100%
3. P03 Is free and fair elections absolutely essential, important, not very important or not important at all, in order for a society to be called democratic?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Not important at all 2 0.2%
2 Not very important 22 1.8%
3 Important 607 48.5%
4 Essential 538 43.0%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 3 0.2%
96 it’s depended 1 0.1%
97 no opinion 19 1.5%
98 don’t know 60 4.8%
Frequency : 1252 100%
4. P04 Is a smaller income gap between rich and poor absolutely essential, important, not very important or not important at all, in order for a society to be called democratic?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Not important at all 12 1.0%
2 Not very important 102 8.2%
3 Important 571 45.6%
4 Essential 465 37.1%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 2 0.2%
96 it’s depended 13 1.0%
97 no opinion 21 1.7%
98 don’t know 66 5.3%
Frequency : 1252 100%
5. P05 People like me do not have any influence over what the government does
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 62 5.0%
2 agree 272 21.7%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 133 10.6%
4 disagree 592 47.3%
5 strong disagree 90 7.2%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 1 0.1%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 23 1.8%
98 don’t know 79 6.3%
Frequency : 1252 100%
6. P06 Generally, politics seems so complicated that people like me cannot understand what is happening
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 142 11.3%
2 agree 675 53.9%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 98 7.8%
4 disagree 222 17.7%
5 strong disagree 35 2.8%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 1 0.1%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 19 1.5%
98 don’t know 60 4.8%
Frequency : 1252 100%
7. P07 Politicians do not care much about what people like me think
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 96 7.7%
2 agree 444 35.5%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 226 18.1%
4 disagree 358 28.6%
5 strong disagree 29 2.3%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 0 0%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 20 1.6%
98 don’t know 79 6.3%
Frequency : 1252 100%
8. P08 Without political parties there can be no democracy
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 53 4.2%
2 agree 447 35.7%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 162 12.9%
4 disagree 386 30.8%
5 strong disagree 26 2.1%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 3 0.2%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 30 2.4%
98 don’t know 145 11.6%
Frequency : 1252 100%
9. P09 All groups should have the right to participate in elections, no matter how much you dislike their views, as long as they obey the law.
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 161 12.9%
2 agree 883 70.5%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 39 3.1%
4 disagree 44 3.5%
5 strong disagree 4 0.3%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 3 0.2%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 23 1.8%
98 don’t know 95 7.6%
Frequency : 1252 100%
10. P10 Political parties only serve to divide people
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 35 2.8%
2 agree 232 18.5%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 232 18.5%
4 disagree 532 42.5%
5 strong disagree 56 4.5%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 2 0.2%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 25 2.0%
98 don’t know 138 11.0%
Frequency : 1252 100%
11. P11 Only one political party should be allowed to stand for election and hold office.
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 3 0.2%
2 agree 47 3.8%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 50 4.0%
4 disagree 769 61.4%
5 strong disagree 252 20.1%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 1 0.1%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 18 1.4%
98 don’t know 112 8.9%
Frequency : 1252 100%
12. P12 Elections and the Legislative Yuan should be abolished so that the president can decide everything.
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 7 0.6%
2 agree 44 3.5%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 29 2.3%
4 disagree 637 50.9%
5 strong disagree 413 33.0%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 2 0.2%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 22 1.8%
98 don’t know 98 7.8%
Frequency : 1252 100%
13. P13 The army should come in to govern the country.
Values Categories n percentage
1 strong agree 5 0.4%
2 agree 64 5.1%
3 neiter agree nor disagree 79 6.3%
4 disagree 616 49.2%
5 strong disagree 351 28.0%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 2 0.2%
96 it’s depended 0 0%
97 no opinion 18 1.4%
98 don’t know 117 9.3%
Frequency : 1252 100%
14. P14 Which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion?
Values Categories n percentage
1 Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government. 689 55.0%
2 In some circumstances, an authoritarian regime – a dictatorship, can be preferable to a democratic system 227 18.1%
3 For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have 210 16.8%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 3 0.2%
96 it’s depended 27 2.2%
97 no opinion 24 1.9%
98 don’t know 72 5.8%
Frequency : 1252 100%
15. P15 In your opinion how much of a democracy is Taiwan today?
Values Categories n percentage
1 A full democracy 94 7.5%
2 A democracy, but with minor problems 549 43.9%
3 A democracy, with major problems 440 35.1%
4 Not a democracy 40 3.2%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 1 0.1%
96 it’s depended 5 0.4%
97 no opinion 21 1.7%
98 don’t know 102 8.2%
Frequency : 1252 100%
16. P16 Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Taiwan today? Are you:
Values Categories n percentage
1 Very satisfied 43 3.4%
2 Fairly satisfied 578 46.2%
3 Not very satisfied 434 34.7%
4 Not at all satisfied 82 6.6%
90 omit 0 0%
95 refuse to answer 3 0.2%
96 it’s depended 3 0.2%
97 no opinion 36 2.9%
98 don’t know 73 5.8%
Frequency : 1252 100%
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