Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	very satisfied	93	3.5%
2	somewhat satisfied	737	27.7%
3	somewhat dissatisfied	409	15.4%
4	very dissatisfied	180	6.8%
95	refuse to answer	12	0.4%
96	it's depended	9	0.3%
97	none opinion	48	1.8%
98	don't know	22	0.8%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

2. C2 Overall, during Ma Ying-jeou’s first term, in what aspect has he performed best?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	promoting ethnic harmony	4	0.1%
2	maintaining political stability	22	0.8%
3	promoting economic development	55	2.1%
4	eliminating black and gold politics	157	5.9%
5	raising Taiwan's international status	10	0.4%
6	promoting democratic reforms	1	0.0%
7	improving law and order	11	0.4%
8	promoting peaceful developments in cross-Strait relations	192	7.2%
9	social welfare	37	1.4%
10	handling educational reform	1	0.0%
11	handling financial reform	0	0%
12	public infrastructure	8	0.3%
13	personnel appointment	4	0.1%
14	peaceful and no war	4	0.1%
15	Chow Mei-ching’s good image	8	0.3%
16	good image of president and first lady	10	0.4%
17	nothing good	226	8.5%
18	maintaining price stability	9	0.3%
19	foreign countries offer visa-free travel to ROC passport hol	18	0.7%
20	policy planning	6	0.2%
21	distributing consumption vouchers	10	0.4%
22	honesty	6	0.2%
23	1992 Consensus	21	0.8%
24	opening policy for mainland Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan	7	0.3%
25	thoroughly implemented policies	1	0.0%
26	better than the former president	1	0.0%
27	performs very well in every area	6	0.2%
28	reducing unemployment rates	6	0.2%
29	wage adjustments	2	0.1%
30	judicial reform	2	0.1%
31	signing ECFA	24	0.9%
32	Ma Ying-jeou has a good personality	21	0.8%
33	looking after financial groups	2	0.1%
34	internationalization	3	0.1%
35	sports policy	1	0.0%
36	rule by doing nothing	4	0.1%
37	cross-Strait transportation policy	9	0.3%
38	diplomacy	19	0.7%
39	house prices	1	0.0%
40	holding the Deaflympics	1	0.0%
41	take care of every group	1	0.0%
42	no negative news	5	0.2%
43	good fortune	1	0.0%
44	cross-Strait exchanges	6	0.2%
45	open to suggestions	1	0.0%
46	Yu Chang case	1	0.0%
47	establishing Agency against Corruption	1	0.0%
48	assiduous in government affairs, loves the people	13	0.5%
49	looking after the military, government workers and teachers	4	0.1%
50	national security	1	0.0%
51	close to the people	12	0.4%
52	holding the Taipei International Flora Exposition	2	0.1%
53	looking after labor	0	0%
54	maintaining social and economic stability	1	0.0%
55	upgrading of the five special municipalities	1	0.0%
56	disaster relief	1	0.0%
57	environmental protection	1	0.0%
58	agricultural problem	2	0.1%
59	childbirth subsidy	1	0.0%
60	resolute leadership	1	0.0%
61	arts and cultural events	0	0%
62	great-handling of the Chen Shui-bian corruption case	0	0%
91	performs well in every area	3	0.1%
92	performs badly in every area	24	0.9%
95	refuse to answer	25	0.9%
98	don't know	472	17.7%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

3. C3 Overall, during Ma Ying-jeou’s first term, in what aspect has he performed worst?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	promoting ethnic harmony	1	0.0%
2	maintaining political stability	4	0.1%
3	promoting economic development	124	4.7%
4	eliminating black and gold politics	2	0.1%
5	raising Taiwan's international status	2	0.1%
6	promoting democratic reforms	1	0.0%
7	improving law and order	11	0.4%
8	promoting peaceful developments in cross-Strait relations	31	1.2%
9	social welfare	30	1.1%
10	handling educational reform	5	0.2%
11	handling financial reform	2	0.1%
12	public infrastructure	9	0.3%
13	personnel appointment	36	1.4%
14	too close to China	16	0.6%
15	lacks resolute leadership	96	3.6%
16	nothing bad	123	4.6%
17	weak and without definite views	35	1.3%
18	gap between the rich and the poor	36	1.4%
19	Taipei City National Health Insurance controversy	1	0.0%
20	lack of service at grassroots level	4	0.1%
21	people's livelihood issues	58	2.2%
22	policy ideas not implemented	55	2.1%
23	lack of policy advocacy	13	0.5%
24	ineffective crisis management	12	0.4%
25	does not take responsibility, does not take a position	6	0.2%
26	administrative problems	21	0.8%
27	ignores the people’s feelings	37	1.4%
28	inaction	4	0.1%
29	inappropriate comments	21	0.8%
30	policy repetition	11	0.4%
31	problem about personal morality	13	0.5%
32	judicial reform	12	0.4%
33	immigration policy	0	0%
34	lack of originality	1	0.0%
35	unemployment problem	30	1.1%
36	lack of local infrastructure development	2	0.1%
37	bad handling of DPP corruption cases	3	0.1%
38	cross-Strait reunification	1	0.0%
39	inappropriate use of government funds	10	0.4%
40	smear campaigns on political opponents	6	0.2%
41	failure of disaster relief	41	1.5%
42	trying to be everyone's president and currying favor with al	4	0.1%
43	unfriendly to Aboriginals	0	0%
44	opening policy for mainland Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan	0	0%
45	youth unemployment problem	4	0.1%
46	national sovereignty	12	0.4%
47	treatment of government variables excessively favorable	6	0.2%
48	does not listen to other people’s opinions	6	0.2%
49	bad handling of the Chen Shui-bian corruption case	4	0.1%
50	problems with old-age farmer allowance	7	0.3%
51	excessive government debt	6	0.2%
52	too close to financial groups	8	0.3%
53	opening imports of US beef	4	0.1%
54	the Teachers’ Law	1	0.0%
55	ineffective urban renewal	0	0%
56	wages too low	2	0.1%
57	signing ECFA	2	0.1%
58	lack of concern for the vulnerable	13	0.5%
59	lack of political allies	1	0.0%
60	house prices	5	0.2%
61	1992 Consensus	4	0.1%
62	environmental protection	2	0.1%
63	Civil Service Performance Evaluation Act	0	0%
64	urban environment	1	0.0%
65	industrial policy	4	0.1%
66	do not authorize lower level	0	0%
67	political interference in the judiciary	1	0.0%
68	media chaos	2	0.1%
69	social conflict	0	0%
70	finance and taxation problems	1	0.0%
71	distributing consumption vouchers	0	0%
72	does not support domestic products	0	0%
73	diplomacy	2	0.1%
74	labor issues	1	0.0%
75	military service problems	0	0%
76	political conflict	4	0.1%
77	increase in National Health Insurance rates	1	0.0%
78	military and national defense issues	0	0%
79	opening to students from mainland China	1	0.0%
80	deterioration in democracy and human rights	1	0.0%
81	foreign spouses policy	1	0.0%
82	business-government relations	1	0.0%
83	resource gap between North and South	3	0.1%
84	Ma Ying-jeou holds dual nationality	1	0.0%
85	the problem of land expropriation	1	0.0%
86	problems with upgrading of the five special municipalities	1	0.0%
91	performs well in every area	4	0.1%
92	performs badly in every area	9	0.3%
95	refuse to answer	26	1.0%
98	don't know	427	16.1%
Sysmiss		1150	43.2%
	Frequency :	2660	100%

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