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Classification Questionnaire :
1. U04 Without political parties there can be no democracy.
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | strongly agree | 59 | 4.8% | |
| 2 | agree | 378 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | neiter agree nor disagree | 137 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | disagree | 400 | 32.3% | |
| 5 | strongly disagree | 54 | 4.4% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 96 | it depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 34 | 2.8% | |
| 98 | do not know | 169 | 13.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
2. U05 Political parties only serve to divide people.
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | strongly agree | 44 | 3.5% | |
| 2 | agree | 301 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | neiter agree nor disagree | 217 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | disagree | 460 | 37.2% | |
| 5 | strongly disagree | 42 | 3.4% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 96 | it depends | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 25 | 2.0% | |
| 98 | do not know | 142 | 11.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
3. U06 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. | 625 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | In some circumstances, an authoritarian regime – a dictator | 223 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of governm | 231 | 18.7% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 96 | it depends | 38 | 3.1% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 17 | 1.4% | |
| 98 | do not know | 100 | 8.1% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
4. U07 In your opinion how much of a democracy is Taiwan today?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | A full democracy | 89 | 7.2% | |
| 2 | A democracy, but with minor problems | 463 | 37.4% | |
| 3 | A democracy, with major problems | 510 | 41.2% | |
| 4 | Not a democracy | 49 | 4.0% | |
| 90 | omit | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 96 | it depends | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 98 | do not know | 103 | 8.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
5. U08 Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Taiwan today? Are you:
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | very satisfied | 42 | 3.4% | |
| 2 | fairly satisfied | 431 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | not very satisfied | 525 | 42.4% | |
| 4 | not at all satisfied | 86 | 7.0% | |
| 90 | omit | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 96 | it depends | 15 | 1.2% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 32 | 2.6% | |
| 98 | do not know | 99 | 8.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
6. V05 Ideally, which task do you think is the most important one for the legislators?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Law-making | 168 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Overseeing the administration | 220 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Serve as a bridge between the government and people | 334 | 27.0% | |
| 4 | Examine the budget | 65 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | District service | 34 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Local projects and development | 239 | 19.3% | |
| 7 | 01+02+03+04+06 | 3 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | 03+06 | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | 02+03 | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | corruption | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | protecting personal interests | 0 | 0% | |
| 12 | interests of party | 0 | 0% | |
| 13 | 04+06 | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | making law for specifc interest group | 0 | 0% | |
| 15 | 01+04 | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 90 | omit | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 91 | all | 19 | 1.5% | |
| 92 | none | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 96 | it depends | 4 | 0.3% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 16 | 1.3% | |
| 98 | do not know | 127 | 10.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
7. V06 In practice, which task do you think is the most important one for the legislators?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Law-making | 47 | 3.8% | |
| 2 | Overseeing the administration | 107 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Serve as a bridge between the government and people | 69 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Examine the budget | 329 | 26.6% | |
| 5 | District service | 229 | 18.5% | |
| 6 | Local projects and development | 92 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | 01+02+03+04+06 | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | 03+06 | 0 | 0% | |
| 9 | 02+03 | 0 | 0% | |
| 10 | corruption | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | protecting personal interests | 77 | 6.2% | |
| 12 | interests of party | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | 04+06 | 0 | 0% | |
| 14 | making law for specifc interest group | 3 | 0.2% | |
| 15 | 01+04 | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 90 | omit | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 91 | all | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 92 | none | 14 | 1.1% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 96 | it depends | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 98 | do not know | 219 | 17.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
8. V07 Which of the following two statements do you agree with more?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | The opposition parties should have a majority of the seats i | 417 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | The president's party should have a majority of seats in the | 456 | 36.8% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 17 | 1.4% | |
| 96 | it's hard to say | 118 | 9.5% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 48 | 3.9% | |
| 98 | do not know | 182 | 14.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
9. V08 Which of the following three statements do you agree with more?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | No matter the result of legislative elections, the president | 212 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | The premier and cabinet ministers should be determined by ne | 629 | 50.8% | |
| 3 | No matter the result of legislative elections, the legislatu | 148 | 11.9% | |
| 90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | refuse to answer | 9 | 0.7% | |
| 96 | it's hard to say | 23 | 1.9% | |
| 97 | no opinion | 46 | 3.7% | |
| 98 | do not know | 171 | 13.8% | |
| Frequency : | 1238 | 100% | ||
