Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	economic development	412	15.5%
2	Cross-strait problem	233	8.8%
3	independence/reunification issue	14	0.5%
4	national identity	18	0.7%
5	alternation of power	0	0%
6	political stability	13	0.5%
7	diplomatic and international status issues	6	0.2%
8	judicial reform issues	3	0.1%
9	educational reform	13	0.5%
10	environmental protection	6	0.2%
11	gap between the rich and the poor	45	1.7%
12	unemployment issues	64	2.4%
13	Aboriginal issues	0	0%
14	social welfare	14	0.5%
15	crime	16	0.6%
16	government administration	11	0.4%
17	candidate's personal morality	9	0.3%
18	candidate's ability	1	0.0%
19	national defense security problem	4	0.1%
20	one-China market	0	0%
21	people's livelihood	61	2.3%
22	ethnic groups problem	3	0.1%
23	political corruption	8	0.3%
24	state of road surface	1	0.0%
25	sovereignty problem	20	0.8%
26	tax reform	1	0.0%
27	1992 Consensus	92	3.5%
28	housing justice	6	0.2%
29	democratic reform	4	0.1%
30	Yu Chang case	12	0.4%
31	ECFA	5	0.2%
32	agricultural Problem	5	0.2%
33	wage issues	4	0.1%
34	nuclear issue	2	0.1%
35	unfair elections	0	0%
36	financial issues	10	0.4%
37	global financial crisis	4	0.1%
38	senior citizen stipend	2	0.1%
39	policy direction	1	0.0%
40	constitution	1	0.0%
41	Su Chia-chyuan farmhouse issue	3	0.1%
42	social equality and justice	6	0.2%
43	North-South gap	0	0%
44	the relationship between government and business	1	0.0%
45	international trade and economic exchange	1	0.0%
46	labor retirement system	1	0.0%
47	ten-year policy platform	1	0.0%
48	political battles	6	0.2%
49	old-age farmer allowance	2	0.1%
50	labor issues	5	0.2%
51	urban environment	1	0.0%
53	chaotic media	1	0.0%
54	public health	1	0.0%
55	rule by scholars	1	0.0%
56	KMT party assets	1	0.0%
57	health insurance insurance	1	0.0%
58	clean politics	2	0.1%
59	administrative neutrality	3	0.1%
60	unpaid leave	0	0%
61	issues of war and peace	0	0%
62	who is able to represent the people	3	0.1%
63	population problem	1	0.0%
64	youth unemployment	0	0%
65	European debt crisis	0	0%
66	industrial transfer	2	0.1%
67	election system	0	0%
68	Chen Chih-chung prostitute scandal	1	0.0%
69	vote-buying problem	3	0.1%
70	each problem is important	0	0%
71	party funding system	0	0%
72	local industry under-developed	1	0.0%
73	opening import of US beef	1	0.0%
74	candidate staff appointment after election	0	0%
75	welfare of the people	2	0.1%
76	capability of disaster relief	1	0.0%
77	one party dominance	0	0%
78	Taipei International Flora Exposition issues	0	0%
79	policy opening telecommunications policy	0	0%
990	omit	0	0%
992	none	35	1.3%
995	refuse to answer	8	0.3%
998	don't know	291	10.9%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

2. J1a Which presidential candidate do you think is most capable of dealing with it?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	TSAI Ing-wen and SU Jia-chyuan	262	9.8%
2	MA Ying-jeou and WU Den-yih	612	23.0%
3	James SOONG and LIN Ruey-shiung	97	3.6%
4	both TSAI Ing-wen and MA Ying-jeou	0	0%
91	all of them	1	0.0%
92	none of them	101	3.8%
95	refuse to answer	19	0.7%
97	no opinion	23	0.9%
98	don't know	61	2.3%
99	skip	334	12.6%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

3. J2a We'd like to get your feeling toward presidential candidates, how would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		123	4.6%
1		22	0.8%
2		50	1.9%
3		102	3.8%
4		99	3.7%
5		313	11.8%
6		126	4.7%
7		177	6.7%
8		213	8.0%
9		57	2.1%
10		142	5.3%
95	refuse to answer	15	0.6%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.3%
97	no opinion	16	0.6%
98	don't know	47	1.8%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

4. J2b How would you rate SU Jia-chyuan?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		202	7.6%
1		62	2.3%
2		108	4.1%
3		160	6.0%
4		120	4.5%
5		269	10.1%
6		129	4.9%
7		110	4.1%
8		107	4.0%
9		40	1.5%
10		73	2.7%
95	refuse to answer	16	0.6%
96	It's hard to say	4	0.1%
97	no opinion	29	1.1%
98	don't know	81	3.0%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

5. J2c How would you rate MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		78	2.9%
1		25	0.9%
2		48	1.8%
3		61	2.3%
4		69	2.6%
5		280	10.5%
6		165	6.2%
7		199	7.5%
8		247	9.3%
9		129	4.9%
10		122	4.6%
95	refuse to answer	19	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	5	0.2%
97	no opinion	16	0.6%
98	don't know	47	1.8%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

6. J2d How would you rate WU Den-yih?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		156	5.9%
1		59	2.2%
2		80	3.0%
3		123	4.6%
4		117	4.4%
5		254	9.6%
6		171	6.4%
7		159	6.0%
8		151	5.7%
9		62	2.3%
10		80	3.0%
95	refuse to answer	21	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	2	0.1%
97	no opinion	17	0.6%
98	don't know	58	2.2%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

7. J2e How would you rate James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		120	4.5%
1		47	1.8%
2		102	3.8%
3		153	5.8%
4		128	4.8%
5		339	12.7%
6		164	6.2%
7		145	5.5%
8		103	3.9%
9		52	1.9%
10		44	1.7%
95	refuse to answer	22	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	6	0.2%
97	no opinion	26	1.0%
98	don't know	59	2.2%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

8. J2f How would you rate LIN Ruey-shiung?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		221	8.3%
1		105	4.0%
2		181	6.8%
3		216	8.1%
4		135	5.1%
5		252	9.5%
6		82	3.1%
7		36	1.4%
8		26	1.0%
9		11	0.4%
10		8	0.3%
95	refuse to answer	23	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.3%
97	no opinion	48	1.8%
98	don't know	158	5.9%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

9. J3a I'd like to ask you to evaluate capability of two presidential candidates, how would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		55	2.1%
1		20	0.8%
2		54	2.0%
3		88	3.3%
4		103	3.9%
5		282	10.6%
6		171	6.4%
7		190	7.1%
8		243	9.1%
9		64	2.4%
10		119	4.5%
95	refuse to answer	14	0.5%
96	It's hard to say	19	0.7%
97	no opinion	15	0.6%
98	don't know	73	2.7%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

10. J3b How would you rate MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		62	2.3%
1		25	0.9%
2		32	1.2%
3		56	2.1%
4		61	2.3%
5		289	10.9%
6		182	6.8%
7		237	8.9%
8		266	10.0%
9		107	4.0%
10		95	3.6%
95	refuse to answer	18	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.3%
97	no opinion	16	0.6%
98	don't know	56	2.1%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

11. J3c How would you rate James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		55	2.1%
1		33	1.2%
2		62	2.3%
3		128	4.8%
4		97	3.6%
5		297	11.2%
6		191	7.2%
7		196	7.4%
8		183	6.9%
9		89	3.4%
10		52	1.9%
95	refuse to answer	17	0.6%
96	It's hard to say	10	0.4%
97	no opinion	21	0.8%
98	don't know	79	3.0%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

12. J4a How would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale, If 0 means that you think the candidate does not understand at all the needs of ordinary people and 10 means that a candidate completely understands the needs of ordinary people?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		70	2.6%
1		17	0.6%
2		55	2.1%
3		117	4.4%
4		108	4.1%
5		292	11.0%
6		167	6.3%
7		182	6.8%
8		215	8.1%
9		78	2.9%
10		84	3.2%
95	refuse to answer	14	0.5%
96	It's hard to say	11	0.4%
97	no opinion	17	0.6%
98	don't know	83	3.1%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

13. J4b How would you rate MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		78	2.9%
1		24	0.9%
2		37	1.4%
3		80	3.0%
4		92	3.5%
5		296	11.1%
6		216	8.1%
7		215	8.1%
8		210	7.9%
9		75	2.8%
10		75	2.8%
95	refuse to answer	17	0.6%
96	It's hard to say	9	0.3%
97	no opinion	19	0.7%
98	don't know	67	2.5%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

14. J4c How would you rate James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		64	2.4%
1		30	1.1%
2		61	2.3%
3		122	4.6%
4		97	3.6%
5		311	11.7%
6		196	7.4%
7		176	6.6%
8		197	7.4%
9		69	2.6%
10		50	1.9%
95	refuse to answer	15	0.6%
96	It's hard to say	10	0.4%
97	no opinion	22	0.8%
98	don't know	90	3.4%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

15. J5a How would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale, If 0 means candidates are completely incapable of protecting Taiwan's interests, and 10 means that candidates are completely able to protect Taiwan's interests?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		93	3.5%
1		27	1.0%
2		50	1.9%
3		116	4.4%
4		123	4.6%
5		242	9.1%
6		162	6.1%
7		160	6.0%
8		191	7.2%
9		81	3.0%
10		123	4.6%
95	refuse to answer	19	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	21	0.8%
97	no opinion	19	0.7%
98	don't know	83	3.1%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

16. J5b How would you rate MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		80	3.0%
1		23	0.9%
2		43	1.6%
3		62	2.3%
4		73	2.7%
5		263	9.9%
6		167	6.3%
7		223	8.4%
8		228	8.6%
9		120	4.5%
10		100	3.8%
95	refuse to answer	22	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	15	0.6%
97	no opinion	18	0.7%
98	don't know	73	2.7%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

17. J5c How would you rate James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		69	2.6%
1		29	1.1%
2		57	2.1%
3		140	5.3%
4		108	4.1%
5		356	13.4%
6		193	7.3%
7		176	6.6%
8		141	5.3%
9		52	1.9%
10		33	1.2%
95	refuse to answer	21	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	13	0.5%
97	no opinion	25	0.9%
98	don't know	97	3.6%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

18. J6a How would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale, If 0 means candidates are completely incapable of maintain cross-Strait peace, and 10 means that candidates are completely able to maintain cross-Strait peace?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		154	5.8%
1		38	1.4%
2		79	3.0%
3		160	6.0%
4		131	4.9%
5		287	10.8%
6		147	5.5%
7		137	5.1%
8		121	4.5%
9		31	1.2%
10		69	2.6%
95	refuse to answer	20	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	20	0.8%
97	no opinion	22	0.8%
98	don't know	94	3.5%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

19. J6b How would you rate MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		41	1.5%
1		12	0.4%
2		24	0.9%
3		23	0.9%
4		26	1.0%
5		194	7.3%
6		122	4.6%
7		203	7.6%
8		318	11.9%
9		192	7.2%
10		213	8.0%
95	refuse to answer	25	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	22	0.8%
97	no opinion	24	0.9%
98	don't know	71	2.7%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

20. J6c How would you rate James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0		62	2.3%
1		20	0.8%
2		44	1.7%
3		78	2.9%
4		87	3.3%
5		323	12.1%
6		189	7.1%
7		215	8.1%
8		189	7.1%
9		67	2.5%
10		64	2.4%
95	refuse to answer	24	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	16	0.6%
97	no opinion	31	1.2%
98	don't know	101	3.8%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

21. J7a1 Has TSAI Ing-wen, because of the kind of person she is or because of something she has done, ever made you feel angry?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	151	5.7%
2	sometimes	381	14.3%
3	seldom	478	18.0%
4	never	381	14.3%
95	refuse to answer	9	0.3%
97	no opinion	41	1.5%
98	don't know	69	2.6%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

22. J7a2 How about MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	225	8.5%
2	sometimes	497	18.7%
3	seldom	460	17.3%
4	never	222	8.3%
95	refuse to answer	9	0.3%
97	no opinion	38	1.4%
98	don't know	59	2.2%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

23. J7a3 How about James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	127	4.8%
2	sometimes	388	14.6%
3	seldom	562	21.1%
4	never	249	9.4%
95	refuse to answer	9	0.3%
97	no opinion	67	2.5%
98	don't know	108	4.1%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

24. J7b1 Has TSAI Ing-wen, because of the kind of person she is or because of something she has done, ever made you feel afraid?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	343	12.9%
2	sometimes	432	16.2%
3	seldom	324	12.2%
4	never	272	10.2%
95	refuse to answer	12	0.4%
97	no opinion	40	1.5%
98	don't know	87	3.3%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

25. J7b2 How about MA Ying-jeou

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	237	8.9%
2	sometimes	490	18.4%
3	seldom	465	17.5%
4	never	190	7.1%
95	refuse to answer	15	0.6%
97	no opinion	35	1.3%
98	don't know	78	2.9%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

26. J7b3 How about James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	155	5.8%
2	sometimes	466	17.5%
3	seldom	499	18.8%
4	never	189	7.1%
95	refuse to answer	16	0.6%
97	no opinion	52	1.9%
98	don't know	133	5.0%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

27. J7c1 Has TSAI Ing-wen, because of the kind of person she is or because of something she has done, ever made you feel hopeful?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	287	10.8%
2	sometimes	448	16.8%
3	seldom	381	14.3%
4	never	227	8.5%
95	refuse to answer	17	0.6%
97	no opinion	36	1.4%
98	don't know	114	4.3%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

28. J7c2 How about MA Ying-jeou?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	304	11.4%
2	sometimes	626	23.5%
3	seldom	320	12.0%
4	never	122	4.6%
95	refuse to answer	18	0.7%
97	no opinion	30	1.1%
98	don't know	90	3.4%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

29. J7c3 How about James SOONG?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	often	104	3.9%
2	sometimes	536	20.2%
3	seldom	472	17.7%
4	never	179	6.7%
95	refuse to answer	19	0.7%
97	no opinion	53	2.0%
98	don't know	147	5.5%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

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