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The Survey of Kaohsiung City Mayoral Election in 2006 (Independence)
Classification Questionnaire :
1. M01 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the Kaohsiung City government's overall performance since the DDP won the Mayor?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | strongly satisfied | 179 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | somewhat satisfied | 727 | 57.6% | |
| 3 | not very satisfied | 210 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | very dissatisfied | 51 | 4.0% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 8 | 0.6% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 17 | 1.4% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 20 | 1.6% | |
| 98 | don't know | 50 | 4.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
2. M02 "The vast majority of decisions made by the Kaohsiung City government are correct." Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | strongly agree | 37 | 2.9% | |
| 2 | agree | 424 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | disagree | 554 | 43.9% | |
| 4 | strongly disagree | 44 | 3.5% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 12 | 0.9% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 58 | 4.6% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 25 | 2.0% | |
| 98 | don't know | 108 | 8.6% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
3. M03 "Kaohsiung City government officials often waste taxpayers' money."Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | strongly agree | 108 | 8.6% | |
| 2 | agree | 485 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | disagree | 386 | 30.6% | |
| 4 | strongly disagree | 23 | 1.8% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 9 | 0.7% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 39 | 3.1% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 26 | 2.1% | |
| 98 | don't know | 186 | 14.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
4. M04 When the Kaohsiung City government decides important policies, do you think "popular welfare" is its first priority? Is it often, sometimes, seldom, or never the first priority?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | usually | 107 | 8.5% | |
| 2 | sometimes | 527 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | seldom | 355 | 28.1% | |
| 4 | never | 81 | 6.4% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 7 | 0.5% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 24 | 1.9% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 19 | 1.5% | |
| 98 | don't know | 142 | 11.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
5. M05 General speaking, how serious do you think corruption among officials in Kaohsiung City is?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | very serious | 124 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | serious | 292 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | not very serious | 429 | 34.0% | |
| 4 | not serious at all | 30 | 2.4% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 27 | 2.1% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 15 | 1.2% | |
| 98 | don't know | 334 | 26.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
6. M06 Would you say that that the central government should grant more power to the city government than now or that the central government should not grant too much power to the city government?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | the central government should grant more power to the city government than now | 747 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | the central government should not grant too much power to the city government | 233 | 18.5% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 86 | 6.8% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 40 | 3.2% | |
| 98 | don't know | 151 | 12.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
7. M07 Would you say that that the local governments can easily execute local policies if they have greater fiscal autonomy or that the local governments would be divisive if they have greater fiscal independence?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | the local governments can easily execute local policies if they have greater fiscal autonomy | 744 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | the local governments would be divisive if they have greater fiscal independence | 274 | 21.7% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 10 | 0.8% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 85 | 6.7% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 29 | 2.3% | |
| 98 | don't know | 120 | 9.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
8. M08 Which of the following two statements do you agree with more? (1) The oppositiion parties should have a majority of seats in the city council so that they can provide checks and balances on the government. (2) The mayor's party should have a majo
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | The opposition parties should have a majority of seats in the city council so that they can provide checks and balances on the government | 632 | 50.1% | |
| 2 | The mayor’s party should have a majority of seats in the city council so that it can implement its policies | 404 | 32.0% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 96 | it's depended | 84 | 6.7% | |
| 97 | none opinion | 25 | 2.0% | |
| 98 | don't know | 112 | 8.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1262 | 100% | ||
