Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	independence	88	7.1%
1		18	1.5%
2		25	2.0%
3		39	3.1%
4		35	2.8%
5		346	28.0%
6		41	3.3%
7		39	3.1%
8		16	1.3%
9		9	0.7%
10	unification	37	3.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	7	0.6%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	53	4.3%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

2. PK1A What position do you think KMT occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	independence	5	0.4%
2		2	0.2%
3		2	0.2%
4		5	0.4%
5		148	11.9%
6		84	6.8%
7		105	8.5%
8		110	8.9%
9		51	4.1%
10	unification	155	12.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	5	0.4%
96	it's hard to say	3	0.2%
98	don't know	80	6.5%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

3. PK1B What position do you think DPP occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	independence	196	15.8%
1		87	7.0%
2		117	9.4%
3		102	8.2%
4		56	4.5%
5		96	7.8%
6		13	1.1%
7		4	0.3%
8		3	0.2%
9		1	0.1%
10	unification	4	0.3%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	5	0.4%
96	it's hard to say	4	0.3%
98	don't know	67	5.4%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

4. PK1C What position do you think MA Ying-jeou occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	independence	2	0.2%
1		1	0.1%
2		2	0.2%
3		3	0.2%
4		8	0.7%
5		160	12.9%
6		114	9.2%
7		82	6.6%
8		113	9.1%
9		60	4.9%
10	unification	124	10.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	8	0.7%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	76	6.1%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

5. PK1D What position do you think Frank HSIEH occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	independence	132	10.7%
1		50	4.0%
2		98	7.9%
3		125	10.1%
4		99	8.0%
5		132	10.7%
6		24	1.9%
7		4	0.3%
8		3	0.2%
10	unification	5	0.4%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	6	0.5%
96	it's hard to say	4	0.3%
98	don't know	73	5.9%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

6. PK2 Regarding the question of economic development versus environmental protection, some people in society emphasizes environmental protection while others emphasize economic development. About where on this scale does your own view lie?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	emphasizes environmental protection	41	3.3%
1		14	1.1%
2		21	1.7%
3		37	3.0%
4		28	2.3%
5		272	22.0%
6		57	4.6%
7		62	5.0%
8		59	4.8%
9		13	1.1%
10	emphasizes economic development	119	9.6%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	2	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	0	0%
98	don't know	30	2.4%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

7. PK2A What position do you think KMT occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	emphasizes environmental protection	5	0.4%
1		2	0.2%
2		8	0.7%
3		8	0.7%
4		11	0.9%
5		147	11.9%
6		108	8.7%
7		126	10.2%
8		93	7.5%
9		43	3.5%
10	emphasizes economic development	87	7.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	2	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	113	9.1%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

8. PK2B What position do you think DPP occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	emphasizes environmental protection	13	1.1%
1		10	0.8%
2		21	1.7%
3		36	2.9%
4		70	5.7%
5		211	17.0%
6		104	8.4%
7		68	5.5%
8		45	3.6%
9		16	1.3%
10	emphasizes economic development	40	3.2%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	1	0.1%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	118	9.5%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

9. PK2C What position do you think MA Ying-jeou occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	emphasizes environmental protection	8	0.7%
1		5	0.4%
2		7	0.6%
3		15	1.2%
4		21	1.7%
5		161	13.0%
6		92	7.4%
7		120	9.7%
8		87	7.0%
9		47	3.8%
10	emphasizes economic development	76	6.1%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	4	0.3%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	110	8.9%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

10. PK2D What position do you think Frank HSIEH occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	emphasizes environmental protection	10	0.8%
1		11	0.9%
2		25	2.0%
3		33	2.7%
4		49	4.0%
5		210	17.0%
6		108	8.7%
7		75	6.1%
8		49	4.0%
9		16	1.3%
10	emphasizes economic development	43	3.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	3	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	121	9.8%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

11. PK3 Regarding the question of social welfare, some people believe that the government should merely maintain the current system in order not to increase people' tax. Other people believe that the government should promote social welfare, even though

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	maintaining the current system is the most important thing	97	7.8%
1		18	1.5%
2		30	2.4%
3		37	3.0%
4		22	1.8%
5		141	11.4%
6		57	4.6%
7		64	5.2%
8		79	6.4%
9		24	1.9%
10	promoting social welfare is most important	135	10.9%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	3	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	1	0.1%
98	don't know	47	3.8%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

12. PK3A What position do you think KMT occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	maintaining the current system is the most important thing	39	3.1%
1		12	1.0%
2		22	1.8%
3		38	3.1%
4		29	2.3%
5		164	13.2%
6		107	8.6%
7		80	6.5%
8		70	5.7%
9		17	1.4%
10	promoting social welfare is most important	54	4.4%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	3	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	118	9.5%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

13. PK3B What position do you think DPP occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	maintaining the current system is the most important thing	39	3.1%
1		11	0.9%
2		20	1.6%
3		44	3.5%
4		57	4.6%
5		177	14.3%
6		100	8.1%
7		86	7.0%
8		39	3.1%
9		13	1.1%
10	promoting social welfare is most important	43	3.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	4	0.3%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	120	9.7%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

14. PK3C What position do you think MA Ying-jeou occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	maintaining the current system is the most important thing	33	2.7%
1		13	1.1%
2		20	1.6%
3		24	1.9%
4		32	2.6%
5		149	12.0%
6		108	8.7%
7		82	6.6%
8		77	6.2%
9		30	2.4%
10	promoting social welfare is most important	58	4.7%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	6	0.5%
96	it's hard to say	4	0.3%
98	don't know	119	9.6%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

15. PK3D What position do you think Frank HSIEH occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	maintaining the current system is the most important thing	37	3.0%
1		10	0.8%
2		16	1.3%
3		30	2.4%
4		54	4.4%
5		178	14.4%
6		108	8.7%
7		74	6.0%
8		53	4.3%
9		10	0.8%
10	promoting social welfare is most important	45	3.6%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	6	0.5%
96	it's hard to say	5	0.4%
98	don't know	129	10.4%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

16. PK4 Looking at Taiwan's overall development, some people believe that large-scale reform is the most important thing, even if it means sacrificing some social stability. Other people believe that stability is the most important and that reform should

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	large-scale reform is the most important thing	28	2.3%
1		7	0.6%
2		15	1.2%
3		31	2.5%
4		25	2.0%
5		103	8.3%
6		58	4.7%
7		74	6.0%
8		89	7.2%
9		47	3.8%
10	social stability is most important is	235	19.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	2	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	3	0.2%
98	don't know	38	3.1%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

17. PK4A What position do you think KMT occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	large-scale reform is the most important thing	30	2.4%
1		6	0.5%
2		27	2.2%
3		34	2.8%
4		42	3.4%
5		129	10.4%
6		78	6.3%
7		90	7.3%
8		78	6.3%
9		26	2.1%
10	social stability is most important is	97	7.8%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	2	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	1	0.1%
98	don't know	115	9.3%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

18. PK4B What position do you think DPP occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	large-scale reform is the most important thing	47	3.8%
1		16	1.3%
2		42	3.4%
3		59	4.8%
4		87	7.0%
5		170	13.7%
6		65	5.2%
7		46	3.7%
8		33	2.7%
9		13	1.1%
10	social stability is most important is	52	4.2%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	4	0.3%
96	it's hard to say	2	0.2%
98	don't know	119	9.6%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

19. PK4C What position do you think MA Ying-jeou occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	large-scale reform is the most important thing	29	2.3%
1		2	0.2%
2		24	1.9%
3		35	2.8%
4		27	2.2%
5		144	11.6%
6		81	6.5%
7		99	8.0%
8		70	5.7%
9		29	2.3%
10	social stability is most important is	85	6.9%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	3	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	3	0.2%
98	don't know	124	10.0%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

20. PK4D What position do you think Frank HSIEH occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	large-scale reform is the most important thing	34	2.8%
1		8	0.7%
2		36	2.9%
3		62	5.0%
4		74	6.0%
5		191	15.4%
6		76	6.1%
7		40	3.2%
8		37	3.0%
9		12	1.0%
10	social stability is most important is	49	4.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	3	0.2%
96	it's hard to say	4	0.3%
98	don't know	129	10.4%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

21. PK5 If government opens up the cross-Strait economic exchange,do you think Taiwan's economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	get better	315	25.4%
2	get worse	180	14.5%
3	about the same	132	10.7%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	1	0.1%
96	it's hard to say	57	4.6%
97	no opinion	6	0.5%
98	don't know	64	5.2%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

22. PK6 If government opens up the cross-Strait economic exchange,do you think your own economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	get better	103	8.3%
2	get worse	133	10.7%
3	about the same	433	35.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	0	0%
96	it's hard to say	33	2.7%
97	no opinion	8	0.7%
98	don't know	45	3.6%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

23. PK7 In politics, sometimes people talk about the left and the right. This card lists eleven positions from the left (0) to the right (10). Which position do you occupy?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	the left	8	0.7%
1		1	0.1%
2		4	0.3%
3		5	0.4%
4		14	1.1%
5		316	25.5%
6		32	2.6%
7		29	2.3%
8		28	2.3%
9		8	0.7%
10	the right	23	1.9%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	10	0.8%
96	never heard	67	5.4%
98	don't know	210	17.0%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

24. PK7A What position do you think KMT occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	the left	17	1.4%
1		4	0.3%
2		9	0.7%
3		16	1.3%
4		18	1.5%
5		123	9.9%
6		63	5.1%
7		62	5.0%
8		48	3.9%
9		16	1.3%
10	the right	40	3.2%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	7	0.6%
96	never heard	53	4.3%
98	don't know	279	22.5%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

25. PK7B What position do you think DPP occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	the left	36	2.9%
1		10	0.8%
2		27	2.2%
3		48	3.9%
4		74	6.0%
5		122	9.8%
6		35	2.8%
7		16	1.3%
8		20	1.6%
9		5	0.4%
10	the right	18	1.5%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	9	0.7%
96	never heard	53	4.3%
98	don't know	282	22.8%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

26. PK7C What position do you think MA Ying-jeou occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	the left	14	1.1%
1		6	0.5%
2		10	0.8%
3		11	0.9%
4		20	1.6%
5		127	10.3%
6		66	5.3%
7		64	5.2%
8		38	3.1%
9		28	2.3%
10	the right	33	2.7%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	7	0.6%
96	never heard	53	4.3%
98	don't know	278	22.5%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

27. PK7D What position do you think Frank HSIEH occupies?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	the left	23	1.9%
1		10	0.8%
2		27	2.2%
3		46	3.7%
4		71	5.7%
5		133	10.7%
6		38	3.1%
7		20	1.6%
8		18	1.5%
9		7	0.6%
10	the right	16	1.3%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	8	0.7%
96	never heard	54	4.4%
98	don't know	284	22.9%
Sysmiss		483	39.0%
	Frequency :	1238	100%

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