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The Survey of the Presidential and Legislative Elections, 2012 (Panel)
Classification Questionnaire :
1. A1 During the campaign, on average how many days a week did you watch election news on TV?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | less than 30 minutes | 692 | 26.0% | |
2 | 31-60 minutes | 297 | 11.2% | |
3 | 60-90 minutes | 137 | 5.1% | |
4 | 90 minutes to 2 hours | 63 | 2.4% | |
5 | more than 2 hours | 127 | 4.8% | |
6 | only paid attention every once in a while | 46 | 1.7% | |
7 | paid no attention at all | 119 | 4.5% | |
90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
96 | it depends | 27 | 1.0% | |
98 | don't know | 2 | 0.1% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
2. A1a What about election news on the radio?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | less than 30 minutes | 455 | 17.1% | |
2 | 31-60 minutes | 60 | 2.3% | |
3 | 60-90 minutes | 26 | 1.0% | |
4 | 90 minutes to 2 hours | 17 | 0.6% | |
5 | more than 2 hours | 29 | 1.1% | |
6 | only paid attention every once in a while | 54 | 2.0% | |
7 | paid no attention at all | 836 | 31.4% | |
90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 1 | 0.0% | |
96 | it depends | 21 | 0.8% | |
98 | don't know | 11 | 0.4% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
3. A1b What about election news on the internet?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | less than 30 minutes | 426 | 16.0% | |
2 | 31-60 minutes | 86 | 3.2% | |
3 | 60-90 minutes | 30 | 1.1% | |
4 | 90 minutes to 2 hours | 13 | 0.5% | |
5 | more than 2 hours | 14 | 0.5% | |
6 | only paid attention every once in a while | 42 | 1.6% | |
7 | paid no attention at all | 883 | 33.2% | |
90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
96 | it depends | 4 | 0.1% | |
98 | don't know | 12 | 0.4% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
4. A1c What about election news in the newspapers?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | less than 30 minutes | 605 | 22.7% | |
2 | 31-60 minutes | 169 | 6.3% | |
3 | 60-90 minutes | 51 | 1.9% | |
4 | 90 minutes to 2 hours | 18 | 0.7% | |
5 | more than 2 hours | 16 | 0.6% | |
6 | only paid attention every once in a while | 63 | 2.4% | |
7 | paid no attention at all | 561 | 21.1% | |
90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
96 | it depends | 19 | 0.7% | |
98 | don't know | 8 | 0.3% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
5. A2 Which newspaper did you read most often?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | China Times | 157 | 5.9% | |
2 | United Daily News | 196 | 7.4% | |
4 | Commercial Times | 8 | 0.3% | |
5 | The Commons Daily | 1 | 0.0% | |
7 | Economic Daily News | 12 | 0.4% | |
8 | Youth Daily News | 0 | 0% | |
9 | Taiwan Times | 9 | 0.3% | |
10 | Liberty Times | 300 | 11.3% | |
11 | United Evening News | 13 | 0.5% | |
13 | Merit Times | 9 | 0.3% | |
14 | China Daily | 10 | 0.4% | |
16 | Taiwan News | 0 | 0% | |
17 | Apple Daily | 325 | 12.2% | |
18 | Want Daily | 1 | 0.0% | |
19 | Keng Sheng Daily News | 4 | 0.1% | |
20 | local newspaper | 0 | 0% | |
21 | Sharp Daily | 12 | 0.4% | |
22 | Eastern Trends Newspaper | 0 | 0% | |
23 | Dazhong Daily | 0 | 0% | |
24 | The China Post | 0 | 0% | |
25 | U-paper | 1 | 0.0% | |
27 | World Journal | 0 | 0% | |
28 | The Real Daily | 2 | 0.1% | |
29 | The DDM News | 0 | 0% | |
30 | The Daily Yomiuri | 0 | 0% | |
31 | Harmony News | 1 | 0.0% | |
32 | Mandarin Daily News | 1 | 0.0% | |
33 | China Morning Post | 0 | 0% | |
91 | read them all | 6 | 0.2% | |
92 | don't read | 424 | 15.9% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 1 | 0.0% | |
98 | don't know | 17 | 0.6% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
6. A3Which TV news did you watch most often?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | Taiwan Television | 68 | 2.6% | |
2 | China Television | 108 | 4.1% | |
3 | Chinese Television | 36 | 1.4% | |
4 | Formosa Television | 251 | 9.4% | |
5 | TVBS | 329 | 12.4% | |
6 | Sanlih E-Television | 197 | 7.4% | |
7 | Eastern Television | 109 | 4.1% | |
8 | CTi Television | 138 | 5.2% | |
9 | Era Television | 54 | 2.0% | |
10 | Gala Television | 1 | 0.0% | |
11 | Unique Satellite Television | 23 | 0.9% | |
12 | Da-Ai Television | 17 | 0.6% | |
13 | Taiwan Public Television | 11 | 0.4% | |
15 | Hakka Television | 2 | 0.1% | |
16 | Indigenous Television | 0 | 0% | |
17 | Local News Television Channel | 2 | 0.1% | |
18 | Next TV | 4 | 0.1% | |
19 | NHK | 1 | 0.0% | |
22 | EBC Financial News | 1 | 0.0% | |
23 | Weilai Sports News | 0 | 0% | |
24 | Global News | 1 | 0.0% | |
25 | Taiwan Arts & Culture Television | 1 | 0.0% | |
26 | Watch all channels except Formosa Television and Sanlih E-Te | 0 | 0% | |
90 | omit | 0 | 0% | |
91 | watch them all | 17 | 0.6% | |
92 | don't watch | 75 | 2.8% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
96 | it depends | 24 | 0.9% | |
98 | don't know | 40 | 1.5% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |
7. A4 Prior to or during the campaign, did you use the Internet or your mobile phone to sign up for information or alerts from a party or candidate?
Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
1 | Yes | 148 | 5.6% | |
2 | No | 1353 | 50.9% | |
95 | refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
98 | don't know | 9 | 0.3% | |
Sysmiss | 1150 | 43.2% | ||
Frequency : | 2660 | 100% |