Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng-chang	539	20.3%
2	Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew	901	33.9%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	35	1.3%
94	cast an invalid vote	16	0.6%
95	refuse to answer	178	6.7%
98	don't know	11	0.4%
99	skip	225	8.5%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

3. H1B What was the main reason you voted for that ticket?

Values Categories		n	percentage
101	support the KMT	39	1.5%
102	support the DPP	48	1.8%
103	identify with the ideals of the KMT	5	0.2%
104	identify with the ideals of the DPP	8	0.3%
105	KMT's ruling team is better	11	0.4%
106	DPP's ruling team is better	2	0.1%
107	worry about the dictatorial leadership	16	0.6%
108	alternation of power	298	11.2%
109	thoroughly implemented policies	4	0.1%
110	hate the DPP	24	0.9%
111	hate the KMT	11	0.4%
112	DPP has an incapable record in office	44	1.7%
113	take account of result of the legislative election	7	0.3%
114	identify with the platform of the candidate	45	1.7%
201	stable	0	0%
202	diligent at politics	2	0.1%
203	honest and incorrupt	73	2.7%
204	more sincere and trustworthy	21	0.8%
205	experienced	2	0.1%
206	candidate has an incapable record in office	54	2.0%
207	dislike Frank Hsieh	11	0.4%
208	dislike Ma Ying-jeou	14	0.5%
209	dislike Chen Shui-bian	24	0.9%
210	has much ability	52	1.9%
211	gets things done	21	0.8%
212	younger	2	0.1%
213	like Ma Ying-jeou	83	3.1%
214	like Frank Hsieh	33	1.2%
215	he/she is Taiwanese	31	1.2%
216	takes better care of Taiwanese people	18	0.7%
217	take care of people	20	0.8%
218	love Taiwan	17	0.6%
219	more trust	10	0.4%
220	much artistic appreciation	3	0.1%
221	personal morality	6	0.2%
222	dislike Vincent Siew	2	0.1%
223	like Vincent Siew	0	0%
224	ethnic more harmony	2	0.1%
301	maintain localization regime	12	0.4%
302	improve economy	91	3.4%
303	against grand china market	3	0.1%
304	raising Taiwan's international status	3	0.1%
305	improving cross-Strait relations	2	0.1%
306	political stability	8	0.3%
307	promoting democracy	22	0.8%
308	takes care of farmers	12	0.4%
309	better for Taiwan	9	0.3%
310	support entering the United Nations	0	0%
311	makes much of social welfare	6	0.2%
312	keep Taiwan's Autonomy	14	0.5%
313	Ideological problem	1	0.0%
314	improve situation	43	1.6%
401	other's persuading	24	0.9%
402	sympathy vote	6	0.2%
403	a famous man recommended	0	0%
404	family member supports too	44	1.7%
405	more likely to win	2	0.1%
990	omit	1	0.0%
995	refuse to answer	26	1.0%
998	don't know	48	1.8%
999	skip	465	17.5%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

4. H1C What was the main reason you cast an invalid vote?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	neither of them is good	6	0.2%
2	the election is for personal interest, not for the country	1	0.0%
3	politics is chaotic	1	0.0%
4	doesn't matter who is elected	7	0.3%
990	omit	0	0%
995	refuse to answer	0	0%
998	don't know	1	0.0%
999	skip	1889	71.0%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

5. H1D If you had gone to vote, which ticket would you voted for

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Frank HSIEH and SU Tseng-chang	57	2.1%
2	MA Ying-jeou and Vincent SIEW	77	2.9%
90	omit	0	0%
92	no	49	1.8%
95	refuse to answer	14	0.5%
98	don't know	28	1.1%
99	skip	1680	63.2%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

6. H1E Why didn't you vote?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	working	30	1.1%
2	the electoral outcome couldn't be changed	11	0.4%
3	military service	1	0.0%
4	getting ill	18	0.7%
5	having no time	28	1.1%
6	never voted before	0	0%
7	left hometown	20	0.8%
8	identification card(stamp, voting notification)disappeared	7	0.3%
9	oversleeping	2	0.1%
10	lacking ideal candidates	10	0.4%
11	disappointed about politics	6	0.2%
12	don't know how to vote	1	0.0%
13	high cost to vote	2	0.1%
14	didn't want to vote	18	0.7%
15	persuade by parent	1	0.0%
16	serving a sentence	1	0.0%
990	omit	0	0%
995	refuse to answer	10	0.4%
998	don't know	7	0.3%
999	skip	1732	65.1%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

7. H2 In the referendums held this time, many people picked up their ballots, and there were also many people who, for various reasons, did not pick up their ballots. Did you pick up your ballots?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	yes	757	28.5%
2	no	845	31.8%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	58	2.2%
95	refuse to answer	20	0.8%
99	skip	225	8.5%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

8. H2A Why didn't you pick up your ballots?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	does not want to vote	143	5.4%
2	reject tacking vote	39	1.5%
3	holding referendum along with presidential election	24	0.9%
4	no meaning	402	15.1%
5	does not understand the referendum	82	3.1%
6	referendum wastes resources	15	0.6%
7	does not need referendum, the government can decide	8	0.3%
8	referendum was manipulated	38	1.4%
9	forget to take vote	31	1.2%
10	the relatives and friends persuade me not to vote	18	0.7%
11	will effect cross-Strait relations	1	0.0%
12	high cost to vote	2	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	3	0.1%
92	no reason	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	34	1.3%
98	don't know	5	0.2%
99	skip	1060	39.9%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

9. H2B Which ballot do you pick up?「referendum to resume UN membership in the name of the Republic of China」 or 「referendum to join UN membership in the name of Taiwan」?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	resuming UN in the name of the Republic of China	47	1.8%
2	joining UN in the name of Taiwan	302	11.3%
90	omit	1	0.0%
91	forgot	94	3.5%
92	both	300	11.3%
95	refuse to answer	14	0.5%
99	skip	1147	43.1%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

10. H3 Which candidates did you vote for in the 2004 presidential election?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	CHEN Shui-bian and Anette LU	749	28.2%
2	LIEN Chan and James SOONG	592	22.3%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	138	5.2%
92	not eligible to vote	121	4.5%
93	didn't vote	203	7.6%
94	cast an invalid vote	11	0.4%
95	refuse to answer	91	3.4%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

11. H4 Which candidates did you vote for in the 2000 presidential election?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	SOONG-CHANG	261	9.8%
2	LIEN-SIEW	299	11.2%
3	LI-FENG	6	0.2%
4	HSU-CHU	5	0.2%
5	CHEN-LU	660	24.8%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	217	8.2%
92	not eligible to vote	219	8.2%
93	didn't vote	157	5.9%
94	cast an invalid vote	6	0.2%
95	refuse to answer	75	2.8%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

12. H5 In the January legislative elections, in terms of the party list vote, which party did you vote for?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	KMT	716	26.9%
2	DPP	502	18.9%
3	NP	28	1.1%
4	TSU	18	0.7%
5	Taiwan Farmer's party	6	0.2%
6	Home party	3	0.1%
7	Civil party	0	0%
8	Green Party Taiwan	9	0.3%
9	Third Society party	5	0.2%
10	Hakka party	4	0.1%
11	Taiwan Constitution Association	0	0%
12	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union	12	0.4%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	150	5.6%
92	not eligible to vote	11	0.4%
93	didn't vote	349	13.1%
94	cast an invalid vote	18	0.7%
95	refuse to answer	74	2.8%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

13. H5A Which party's candidate did you vote for?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	KMT	721	27.1%
2	DPP	483	18.2%
4	PFP	24	0.9%
6	TSU	15	0.6%
7	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union	13	0.5%
8	Independent	21	0.8%
9	The Third Society Party	1	0.0%
90	omit	4	0.1%
91	forgot	169	6.3%
92	not eligible to vote	1	0.0%
93	didn't vote	0	0%
94	cast an invalid vote	12	0.4%
95	refuse to answer	74	2.8%
98	don't know	7	0.3%
99	skip	360	13.5%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

14. H6 After this year's legislative elections, KMT won a majority of the seats in the legislature. In the presidential election, therefore, someone voted for DPP's candidate Frank HSIEH, someone voted for KMT's candidate MA Ying-jeou, and someone won't

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	yes	499	18.8%
2	no	1271	47.8%
90	omit	2	0.1%
95	refuse to answer	10	0.4%
96	it's hard to say	14	0.5%
98	don't know	109	4.1%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

15. H7 In the 2004 legislative election, which party's candidate did you vote for

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	KMT	529	19.9%
2	DPP	525	19.7%
3	NP	12	0.4%
4	PFP	48	1.8%
6	TSU	7	0.3%
7	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union	8	0.3%
8	Independent	14	0.5%
90	omit	0	0%
91	forgot	365	13.7%
92	not eligible to vote	113	4.2%
93	didn't vote	225	8.5%
94	cast an invalid vote	4	0.1%
95	refuse to answer	55	2.1%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

16. H8 Would you say that any of the parties in Taiwan represents your views reasonably well?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	yes	631	23.7%
2	no	1095	41.2%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	35	1.3%
96	it's hard to say	143	5.4%
98	don't know	1	0.0%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

17. H8A Which party represents your views best?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	KMT	292	11.0%
2	DPP	266	10.0%
3	NP	24	0.9%
4	PFP	22	0.8%
6	TSU	12	0.4%
7	Green Party Taiwan	5	0.2%
8	pan-blue	1	0.0%
9	Red Party	1	0.0%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	5	0.2%
98	don't know	3	0.1%
99	skip	1274	47.9%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

18. H9 Regardless of how you feel about the parties, would you say that any of the presidential candidates in this election represents your views

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	yes	930	35.0%
2	no	820	30.8%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	32	1.2%
96	it's hard to say	123	4.6%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

19. H9A Which presidential candidate represents your views best?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Frank HSIEH	323	12.1%
2	MA Ying-jeou	577	21.7%
3	SU Tseng-chang	13	0.5%
4	Vincent SIEW	2	0.1%
90	omit	0	0%
95	refuse to answer	8	0.3%
98	don't know	7	0.3%
99	skip	975	36.6%
Sysmiss		755	28.4%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

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