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The Survey of the Nine-in-One Local Elections in 2014 (Independent - Taichung)
Classification Questionnaire :
1. On average, how much time did you spend each day during the campaign paying attention to news about the election on TV?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 362 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | 31-60 minutes | 223 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | 60-90 minutes | 98 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | 90 minutes to 2hours | 43 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | More than 2 hours | 79 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Only paid attention every once in a while | 184 | 16.1% | |
| 7 | Paid no attention at all | 130 | 11.4% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It depends | 19 | 1.7% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
2. What about political talk shows on TV?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 206 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | 31-60 minutes | 135 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | 60-90 minutes | 79 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | 90 minutes to 2hours | 33 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | More than 2 hours | 48 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Only paid attention every once in a while | 246 | 21.6% | |
| 7 | Paid no attention at all | 378 | 33.1% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 11 | 1.0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 5 | 0.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
3. What about election news on the radio?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 126 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | 31-60 minutes | 31 | 2.7% | |
| 3 | 60-90 minutes | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | 90 minutes to 2hours | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | More than 2 hours | 24 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Only paid attention every once in a while | 224 | 19.6% | |
| 7 | Paid no attention at all | 705 | 61.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 11 | 1.0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 4 | 0.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
4. What about election news on the newspapers?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 197 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | 31-60 minutes | 79 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | 60-90 minutes | 26 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | 90 minutes to 2hours | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | More than 2 hours | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Only paid attention every once in a while | 279 | 24.4% | |
| 7 | Paid no attention at all | 535 | 46.9% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 1 | 0.1% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
5. Which newspaper did you read most often?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | China Times | 65 | 5.7% | |
| 2 | United Daily News | 113 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Commercial Times | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 5 | The Commons Daily | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Economic Daily News | 14 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Youth Daily News | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | Taiwan Times | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | Liberty Times | 320 | 28.1% | |
| 11 | United Evening News | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | Merit Times | 0 | 0% | |
| 14 | China Daily | 0 | 0% | |
| 16 | Taiwan News | 0 | 0% | |
| 17 | Apple Daily | 239 | 20.9% | |
| 18 | Want Daily | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | Sharp Daily | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 24 | U paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 25 | Epoch Times | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 27 | The Real News | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 28 | People's Daily | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 92 | Don't read | 348 | 30.5% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 21 | 1.8% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 5 | 0.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
6. Which TV news did you watch most often?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Taiwan Television | 48 | 4.2% | |
| 2 | China Television | 66 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Chinese Television | 29 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Formosa Television | 194 | 17.0% | |
| 5 | TVBS | 183 | 16.0% | |
| 6 | Salih E-Television | 127 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Eastern Television | 107 | 9.4% | |
| 8 | CTi Television | 76 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Era Television | 57 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Gala Television | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | Unique Satellite Television | 15 | 1.3% | |
| 12 | Da-Ai Television | 12 | 1.1% | |
| 13 | Taiwan Public Television | 21 | 1.8% | |
| 15 | Hakka Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 16 | Indigenous Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 17 | Local News Television Channel | 0 | 0% | |
| 18 | Next TV | 54 | 4.7% | |
| 19 | CNN | 0 | 0% | |
| 20 | NHK | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 21 | World Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 22 | Global News(MOD) | 0 | 0% | |
| 23 | UDN TV | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 92 | Don't watch | 66 | 5.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 77 | 6.8% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 3 | 0.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
7. During the campaign season of this municipality mayoral election, where did you obtain most of your election news?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | TV news | 710 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Political Talk Shows | 24 | 2.1% | |
| 3 | Radio | 30 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Internet News | 112 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Candidate's Website | 11 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Party's Website | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Newspaper | 56 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Relatives and friends | 116 | 10.2% | |
| 9 | Political party | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | Village head | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | Mobile phone message | 0 | 0% | |
| 12 | Commercial Ad | 15 | 1.3% | |
| 13 | Read the official election notice | 11 | 1.0% | |
| 14 | Workplace | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 92 | Never | 9 | 0.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 96 | It depends | 27 | 2.4% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
8. How often do you use Internet?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Almost everyday | 606 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Once to three times a week | 36 | 3.2% | |
| 3 | Once in a while | 112 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Never or unable to use | 386 | 33.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
9. What is your three main purpose of using internet?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Send and receive e-mail | 226 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Browse political news | 43 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Browse Other (non-political) News | 96 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Collect or download information | 60 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Browse or edit blog | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Shopping on the Internet | 45 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Online games | 63 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Communicate on the Internet | 65 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | Share information on internet platforms | 12 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Watch video channel | 41 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | Social media | 89 | 7.8% | |
| 12 | Online investing | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 387 | 33.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
10. What is your three main purpose of using internet?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Send and receive e-mail | 35 | 3.1% | |
| 2 | Browse political news | 32 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Browse Other (non-political) News | 103 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Collect or download information | 61 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Browse or edit blog | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Shopping on the Internet | 58 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Online games | 44 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Communicate on the Internet | 90 | 7.9% | |
| 9 | Share information on internet platforms | 27 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Watch video channel | 82 | 7.2% | |
| 11 | Social media | 103 | 9.0% | |
| 12 | Online investing | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 494 | 43.3% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
11. What is your three main purpose of using internet?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Send and receive e-mail | 25 | 2.2% | |
| 2 | Browse political news | 28 | 2.5% | |
| 3 | Browse Other (non-political) News | 71 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Collect or download information | 45 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Browse or edit blog | 16 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Shopping on the Internet | 34 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Online games | 29 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Communicate on the Internet | 56 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Share information on internet platforms | 29 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Watch video channel | 84 | 7.4% | |
| 11 | Social media | 129 | 11.3% | |
| 12 | Online investing | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 594 | 52.1% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
12. During last year's campaign, on average, how much time did you spend each day paying attention to news about the election on the internet?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 281 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | 31-60 minutes | 113 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | 60-90 minutes | 32 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | 90 minutes to 2hours | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | More than 2 hours | 15 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Only paid attention every once in a while | 142 | 12.4% | |
| 7 | Paid no attention at all | 151 | 13.2% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 387 | 33.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
13. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 358 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 25 | 2.2% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 0 | 0% | |
| 92 | Never | 354 | 31.0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 387 | 33.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
14. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 61 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 5 | 0.4% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 19 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 0 | 0% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1049 | 91.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
15. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 20 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1114 | 97.6% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
16. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 8 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1130 | 99.0% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
17. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1138 | 99.7% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
18. During the campaign, did you do any of following activity in Facebook, blog, YouTube and some more social network?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Watched (searched, browsed) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Shared (reposted, forwarded) elections news, message or vide | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Posted (edited, commented) elections news, message or video | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Subscribed candidate's fan page or added as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Obtained messages via internet to participate campaign ralli | 0 | 0% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1141 | 100% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
19. During the campaign season of this municipality mayoral election, have you ever visited any mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Hu, Jason | 116 | 10.2% | |
| 2 | Lin, Jia-Long | 114 | 10.0% | |
| 92 | Never | 523 | 45.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 387 | 33.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
20. During the campaign season of this municipality mayoral election, have you ever visited any mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Hu, Jason | 23 | 2.0% | |
| 2 | Lin, Jia-Long | 79 | 6.9% | |
| 92 | Never | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1039 | 91.1% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
21. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 196 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 10 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 96 | It depends | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 911 | 79.8% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
22. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 25 | 2.2% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 11 | 1.0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1091 | 95.6% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
23. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 3 | 0.3% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 4 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1134 | 99.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
24. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1140 | 99.9% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
25. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1141 | 100% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
26. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1141 | 100% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
27. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1141 | 100% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
28. What do you do when visiting those mayoral candidate's website, blog, Facebook or Plurk?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Browse information and video files related to candidates and | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | Post comments, leave messages, or express your likes or disl | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | Become a fan or add as a friend | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | Create blog sticker | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | Initiate or respond to a call to support a candidate | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | Subscribe to an e-paper | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | Donate money | 0 | 0% | |
| 8 | Sign up to volunteer | 0 | 0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 0 | 0% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 1141 | 100% | |
| Frequency : | 1141 | 100% | ||
