Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	economic development	196	15.5%
2	social development	5	0.4%
3	01+02	1	0.1%
4	city government construction projects	172	13.6%
5	public order	47	3.7%
6	social welfare	43	3.4%
7	improving the environment	6	0.5%
8	cleaning up the Love River	4	0.3%
9	labor welfare	25	2.0%
10	people’s welfare	134	10.6%
11	education	46	3.6%
12	direct shipping links to the mainland from Kaohsiung Harbor	1	0.1%
13	continuing long-term policies	7	0.5%
14	traffic	20	1.6%
15	candidates’ honesty	8	0.6%
16	women’s and children’s issues	2	0.2%
17	tourism	2	0.2%
18	relocating Hungmaokang Village	1	0.1%
19	World Games	1	0.1%
20	democracy issues	1	0.1%
21	Taiwan independence	1	0.1%
22	welfare for senior citizens	4	0.3%
23	Kaohsiung MRT scandals	2	0.2%
24	quality of drinking water	3	0.2%
25	relocating the city government	1	0.1%
26	honesty and incorruptibility	6	0.5%
27	city government taking over administration of Kaohsiung Harbor	1	0.1%
28	localization	2	0.2%
29	reconstruction of military villages	1	0.1%
30	relocating the 205 Armory	1	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
91	all issues are important to me	30	2.4%
92	no issue is important to me	199	15.8%
95	refuse to answer	8	0.6%
96	hard to say	23	1.8%
97	none opinion	63	5.0%
98	don't know	195	15.4%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	the KMT claimed that it laid the foundations for these projects many years ago	219	17.3%
2	these projects are the DPP's achievements	536	42.5%
3	both of the above	290	23.0%
4	none of the above	18	1.4%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	20	1.6%
98	don't know	179	14.2%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	the Kaohsiung MRT is a positive achievement for the DPP	398	31.5%
2	the Kaohsiung MRT is a scandal that the DPP must take responsibility for	382	30.3%
3	both	233	18.5%
4	none	9	0.7%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	26	2.1%
98	don't know	214	17.0%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	heard about it by election day	542	43.0%
2	only heard after the election was over	403	31.9%
3	forgot	19	1.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	1	0.1%
99	skip	297	23.5%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Huang's campaign gave out money	256	20.3%
2	Chen's campaign was mudslinging	332	26.3%
3	both of the above	0	0%
4	none of the above	0	0%
90	omit	0	0%
91		12	0.9%
92		7	0.5%
95	refuse to answer	32	2.5%
98	don't know	326	25.8%
99	skip	297	23.5%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	very honest and incorrupt	75	5.9%
2	somewhat honest and incorrupt	322	25.5%
3	not very honest and incorrupt	319	25.3%
4	very dishonest and corrupt	348	27.6%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	20	1.6%
96	hard to say	54	4.3%
97	none opinion	16	1.3%
98	don't know	108	8.6%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	very honest and incorrupt	189	15.0%
2	somewhat honest and incorrupt	510	40.4%
3	not very honest and incorrupt	235	18.6%
4	very dishonest and corrupt	57	4.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	21	1.7%
96	hard to say	49	3.9%
97	none opinion	27	2.1%
98	don't know	174	13.8%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	105	8.3%
2	wear red clothes	15	1.2%
3	participate in a sit-in	2	0.2%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	0	0%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	1	0.1%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	4	0.3%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	1120	88.8%
95	refuse to answer	15	1.2%
99	skip	0	0%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	1	0.1%
2	wear red clothes	16	1.3%
3	participate in a sit-in	3	0.2%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	0	0%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	2	0.2%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	1	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
99	skip	1239	98.2%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	0	0%
2	wear red clothes	1	0.1%
3	participate in a sit-in	4	0.3%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	0	0%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	1	0.1%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	3	0.2%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
99	skip	1253	99.3%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	0	0%
2	wear red clothes	0	0%
3	participate in a sit-in	1	0.1%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	4	0.3%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	0	0%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	0	0%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
99	skip	1257	99.6%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	0	0%
2	wear red clothes	0	0%
3	participate in a sit-in	0	0%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	0	0%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	1	0.1%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	1	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
99	skip	1260	99.8%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	donate money	0	0%
2	wear red clothes	0	0%
3	participate in a sit-in	0	0%
4	participate in the September 15 demonstration	0	0%
5	participate in the October 10 demonstration	0	0%
6	participate in the “Flowers Blossoming Everywhere” island-wide series of demonstrations	1	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
92	none of the above	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
99	skip	1261	99.9%
	Frequency :	1262	100%

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