Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Economic development	364	21.7%
2	Cross-strait problem	415	24.7%
3	National identity	14	0.8%
4	Alternation of power	0	0%
5	Political stability	17	1.0%
6	Diplomatic and international status issues	51	3.0%
7	Judicial reform issues	16	0.9%
8	Educational reform	23	1.4%
9	Environmental protection	9	0.5%
10	Gap between the rich and the poor	8	0.5%
11	Unemployment issues	5	0.3%
12	Aboriginal issues	0	0%
13	Social welfare	28	1.7%
14	Living justice	3	0.2%
15	Military apartments	0	0%
16	Land spectulating	0	0%
17	Tzuyu apologized for waving the ROC national flag	0	0%
18	Sunflower Student Movement	0	0%
19	Low starting wage	0	0%
20	Clean politics	6	0.4%
21	Constitution reform	2	0.1%
22	Food safety	0	0%
23	Youth employment	5	0.3%
24	1992 Consensus	9	0.5%
25	President's leadership ability	1	0.1%
26	Party assets	0	0%
27	Pension reform issues	24	1.4%
28	Taiwanese Solidarity	1	0.1%
29	Clear away notorious partisan conflicts	12	0.7%
30	KMT candidate replacement	0	0%
31	Labor issues	16	0.9%
32	Comfort women issue	0	0%
33	people's livelihood	18	1.1%
34	Social stability	9	0.5%
35	sovereignty problem	88	5.2%
36	Distribution justice	2	0.1%
37	Crime	9	0.5%
38	Local resource allocation	1	0.1%
39	Ethnic cleavage	8	0.5%
40	Legislative process issues	0	0%
41	Ability of government executive	3	0.2%
42	Issues manipulation	0	0%
43	Ethnic Fusion	4	0.2%
44	Political attribution	0	0%
45	International status	19	1.1%
46	National internal struggle	3	0.2%
47	One-party dominance	1	0.1%
48	Communicate between government and the public	3	0.2%
49	Rulers' low Democratic literacy	0	0%
51	KMT inability	0	0%
52	Appointment	1	0.1%
53	Renewable energy	6	0.4%
54	Boycott KMT	0	0%
55	Quality of life	1	0.1%
57	Individualism	0	0%
58	Quality of bureaucracy	0	0%
59	International trade and economic exchange	1	0.1%
60	Citizen engagement	2	0.1%
61	Interpersonal trust	0	0%
62	Medical system	0	0%
63	Freedom of speech	1	0.1%
64	Safe nuclear power	7	0.4%
65	Clean politics	10	0.6%
66	Finacial issues	4	0.2%
67	Generational alternation	1	0.1%
68	Against the extradition bill in Hong Kong	28	1.7%
69	Defending democracy and freedom	11	0.7%
70	National Defense Policy	10	0.6%
71	fake news	8	0.5%
72	The ruling party performs poorly	1	0.1%
73	Marriage Equality	47	2.8%
74	Taiwan's future development route	3	0.2%
75	Reverse osmosis	17	1.0%
76	Integrity of Political Figures	3	0.2%
77	National Security	2	0.1%
78	Transitional Justice	1	0.1%
79	country positioning	7	0.4%
992	None	66	3.9%
995	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
998	Don't know	231	13.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

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

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong and Yu, Hsiang	129	7.7%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han and Simon S. C. Chang	252	15.0%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen and Lai, Ching-Te	666	39.6%
91	All of them	22	1.3%
92	None of them	224	13.3%
95	Refuse to answer	10	0.6%
97	No opinion	6	0.4%
98	Don't know	60	3.6%
99	Skipped	311	18.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

3. What would you rate James C. Y. Soong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Strongly dislike	171	10.2%
1		72	4.3%
2		92	5.5%
3		186	11.1%
4		110	6.6%
5		506	30.1%
6		173	10.3%
7		133	7.9%
8		114	6.8%
9		10	0.6%
10	Strongly like	38	2.3%
95	Refuse to answer	12	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	9	0.5%
97	No opinion	12	0.7%
98	Don't know	42	2.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

4. What would you rate Daniel K. Y. Han?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Strongly dislike	525	31.2%
1		128	7.6%
2		113	6.7%
3		158	9.4%
4		82	4.9%
5		206	12.3%
6		100	5.9%
7		78	4.6%
8		104	6.2%
9		49	2.9%
10	Strongly like	75	4.5%
95	Refuse to answer	13	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.5%
97	No opinion	10	0.6%
98	Don't know	31	1.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

5. What would you rate Tsai, Ing-Wen?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Strongly dislike	108	6.4%
1		38	2.3%
2		59	3.5%
3		96	5.7%
4		82	4.9%
5		250	14.9%
6		148	8.8%
7		199	11.8%
8		296	17.6%
9		156	9.3%
10	Strongly like	203	12.1%
95	Refuse to answer	12	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	5	0.3%
97	No opinion	5	0.3%
98	Don't know	23	1.4%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

6. What would you rate James C. Y. Soong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Capability is very poor	96	5.7%
1		35	2.1%
2		84	5.0%
3		155	9.2%
4		119	7.1%
5		428	25.5%
6		206	12.3%
7		192	11.4%
8		163	9.7%
9		47	2.8%
10	Capability is very good	54	3.2%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	12	0.7%
97	No opinion	10	0.6%
98	Don't know	65	3.9%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

7. What would you rate Daniel K. Y. Han?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Capability is very poor	426	25.4%
1		153	9.1%
2		136	8.1%
3		173	10.3%
4		101	6.0%
5		214	12.7%
6		101	6.0%
7		98	5.8%
8		104	6.2%
9		41	2.4%
10	Capability is very good	59	3.5%
95	Refuse to answer	13	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.5%
97	No opinion	8	0.5%
98	Don't know	45	2.7%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

8. What would you rate Tsai, Ing-Wen?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Capability is very poor	66	3.9%
1		32	1.9%
2		49	2.9%
3		76	4.5%
4		69	4.1%
5		256	15.2%
6		204	12.1%
7		242	14.4%
8		303	18.0%
9		160	9.5%
10	Capability is very good	167	9.9%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	7	0.4%
97	No opinion	7	0.4%
98	Don't know	28	1.7%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

9. What would you rate James C. Y. Soong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Does not understand at all	101	6.0%
1		35	2.1%
2		87	5.2%
3		192	11.4%
4		114	6.8%
5		378	22.5%
6		215	12.8%
7		165	9.8%
8		178	10.6%
9		41	2.4%
10	Completely understands	48	2.9%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	10	0.6%
97	No opinion	12	0.7%
98	Don't know	90	5.4%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

10. What would you rate Daniel K. Y. Han?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Does not understand at all	320	19.1%
1		118	7.0%
2		139	8.3%
3		175	10.4%
4		100	5.9%
5		240	14.3%
6		115	6.9%
7		128	7.6%
8		122	7.3%
9		59	3.5%
10	Completely understands	64	3.8%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	12	0.7%
97	No opinion	9	0.5%
98	Don't know	65	3.9%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

11. What would you rate Tsai, Ing-Wen?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Does not understand at all	56	3.3%
1		34	2.0%
2		62	3.7%
3		92	5.5%
4		76	4.5%
5		278	16.6%
6		210	12.5%
7		241	14.3%
8		263	15.7%
9		139	8.3%
10	Completely understands	150	8.9%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.5%
97	No opinion	5	0.3%
98	Don't know	52	3.1%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

12. What would you rate James C. Y. Soong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	109	6.5%
1		30	1.8%
2		103	6.1%
3		210	12.5%
4		131	7.8%
5		418	24.9%
6		222	13.2%
7		162	9.6%
8		119	7.1%
9		29	1.7%
10	Completely able	32	1.9%
95	Refuse to answer	15	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	14	0.8%
97	No opinion	10	0.6%
98	Don't know	76	4.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

13. What would you rate Daniel K. Y. Han?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	421	25.1%
1		126	7.5%
2		129	7.7%
3		146	8.7%
4		90	5.4%
5		238	14.2%
6		124	7.4%
7		95	5.7%
8		112	6.7%
9		49	2.9%
10	Completely able	55	3.3%
95	Refuse to answer	16	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	12	0.7%
97	No opinion	9	0.5%
98	Don't know	58	3.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

14. What would you rate Tsai, Ing-Wen?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	54	3.2%
1		38	2.3%
2		57	3.4%
3		75	4.5%
4		65	3.9%
5		246	14.6%
6		173	10.3%
7		209	12.4%
8		292	17.4%
9		162	9.6%
10	Completely able	227	13.5%
95	Refuse to answer	16	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	11	0.7%
97	No opinion	8	0.5%
98	Don't know	47	2.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

15. What would you rate James C. Y. Soong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	102	6.1%
1		28	1.7%
2		74	4.4%
3		137	8.2%
4		96	5.7%
5		461	27.4%
6		204	12.1%
7		197	11.7%
8		152	9.0%
9		48	2.9%
10	Completely able	53	3.1%
95	Refuse to answer	20	1.2%
96	It's hard to say	27	1.6%
97	No opinion	11	0.7%
98	Don't know	70	4.2%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

16. What would you rate Daniel K. Y. Han?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	310	18.4%
1		80	4.8%
2		97	5.8%
3		122	7.3%
4		104	6.2%
5		255	15.2%
6		140	8.3%
7		134	8.0%
8		169	10.1%
9		65	3.9%
10	Completely able	91	5.4%
95	Refuse to answer	20	1.2%
96	It's hard to say	21	1.2%
97	No opinion	10	0.6%
98	Don't know	62	3.7%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

17. What would you rate Tsai, Ing-Wen?

Values Categories		n	percentage
0	Completely incapable	116	6.9%
1		54	3.2%
2		75	4.5%
3		129	7.7%
4		85	5.1%
5		343	20.4%
6		172	10.2%
7		189	11.2%
8		173	10.3%
9		113	6.7%
10	Completely able	133	7.9%
95	Refuse to answer	16	0.9%
96	It's hard to say	22	1.3%
97	No opinion	10	0.6%
98	Don't know	50	3.0%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

18. Some people think the wage of the salaried class is low. Which candidate do you think have more ability to solve the problem of low income?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong and Yu, Hsiang	111	6.6%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han and Simon S. C. Chang	332	19.8%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen and Lai, Ching-Te	670	39.9%
4	There isn't any problem of low income	82	4.9%
91	All of them	14	0.8%
92	None of them	297	17.7%
95	Refuse to answer	14	0.8%
97	No opinion	30	1.8%
98	Don't know	130	7.7%
99	Skipped	0	0%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

19. How serious do you think about Taiwan's losing diplomatic ties?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Very serious	493	29.3%
2	Serious	573	34.1%
3	Not very serious	350	20.8%
4	Not serious at all	40	2.4%
5	It's doesn't matter	155	9.2%
95	Refuse to answer	4	0.2%
96	It depends	3	0.2%
97	No opinion	3	0.2%
98	Don't know	59	3.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

20. Which presidential candidate do you think is most capable of solving the problem of losing diplomatic ties?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong and Yu, Hsiang	294	17.5%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han and Simon S. C. Chang	368	21.9%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen and Lai, Ching-Te	456	27.1%
91	All of them	14	0.8%
92	None of them	313	18.6%
95	Refuse to answer	15	0.9%
97	No opinion	44	2.6%
98	Don't know	176	10.5%
99	Skipped	0	0%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

21. In terms of Taiwan's relations with the United States, which direction do you think Taiwan should move in the future?

Values Categories		n	percentage
-5	Stands for keeping distance as much as possible	32	2.9%
0	maintaining the status quo	585	53.7%
5	Stands for trying hard to build a close tie	413	37.9%
95	Refuse to answer	2	0.2%
96	It's hard to say	8	0.7%
97	No opinion	3	0.3%
98	Don't know	47	4.3%
	Frequency :	1090	100%

22. In terms of Taiwan's relations with China, which direction do you think Taiwan should move in the future?

Values Categories		n	percentage
-5	Stands for keeping distance as much as possible	225	19.6%
0	maintaining the status quo	708	61.8%
5	Stands for trying hard to build a close tie	146	12.7%
95	Refuse to answer	3	0.3%
96	It's hard to say	13	1.1%
97	No opinion	5	0.4%
98	Don't know	46	4.0%
	Frequency :	1146	100%

23. What do you think about the protests in Hong Kong?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	that as Hong Kong people's fight for democracy	1201	71.5%
2	that as a violation of social order	310	18.4%
95	Refuse to answer	13	0.8%
96	It's hard to say	64	3.8%
97	No opinion	12	0.7%
98	Don't know	80	4.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

24. On May 17th last year, the Legislative Yuan passed the same-sex marriage law (Enforcement Act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748, Same-Sex Marriage). Do you support this legislation?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Strongly support	187	11.1%
2	Support	502	29.9%
3	Not support	462	27.5%
4	Not support at all	447	26.6%
95	Refuse to answer	5	0.3%
96	It's hard to say	16	0.9%
97	No opinion	45	2.7%
98	Don't know	16	0.9%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

25. The government uses thermal power, wind power and solar energy to replace nuclear power plant. Do you agree or disagree with this energy policy?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Strongly agree	139	8.3%
2	Agree	787	46.9%
3	Disagree	435	25.9%
4	Strongly disagree	176	10.5%
95	Refuse to answer	11	0.7%
96	It's hard to say	35	2.1%
97	No opinion	21	1.2%
98	Don't know	76	4.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

26. The annuity reform had become effective since July, 2018. How satisfied are you with the performance of the government so far on the annuity reform?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Very satisfied	314	18.7%
2	Satisfied	661	39.4%
3	Not very satisfied	399	23.8%
4	Not satisfied at all	148	8.8%
95	Refuse to answer	7	0.4%
96	It's hard to say	11	0.7%
97	No opinion	47	2.8%
98	Don't know	93	5.5%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

27. How satisfied are you with the policy of 'One fixed day off and one flexible rest day?'

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	Very satisfied	100	5.9%
2	Satisfied	567	33.8%
3	Not very satisfied	629	37.4%
4	Not satisfied at all	182	10.8%
95	Refuse to answer	6	0.4%
96	It's hard to say	14	0.8%
97	No opinion	59	3.5%
98	Don't know	123	7.3%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

28. Has any candidate ever made you feel angry?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong	76	4.5%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han	969	57.7%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen	315	18.8%
91	All of them	14	0.8%
92	None of them	208	12.4%
95	Refuse to answer	35	2.1%
97	No opinion	0	0%
98	Don't know	63	3.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

29. Has any candidate ever made you feel afraid?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong	153	9.1%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han	985	58.6%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen	297	17.7%
91	All of them	24	1.4%
92	None of them	117	7.0%
95	Refuse to answer	31	1.8%
97	No opinion	0	0%
98	Don't know	73	4.3%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

30. Has any candidate ever made you feel hopeful?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong	134	8.0%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han	295	17.6%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen	845	50.3%
91	All of them	23	1.4%
92	None of them	274	16.3%
95	Refuse to answer	28	1.7%
97	No opinion	0	0%
98	Don't know	81	4.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

31. Has any candidate ever made you feel proud to be a Taiwanese?

Values Categories		n	percentage
1	James C. Y. Soong	97	5.8%
2	Daniel K. Y. Han	243	14.5%
3	Tsai, Ing-Wen	873	52.0%
91	All of them	17	1.0%
92	None of them	339	20.2%
95	Refuse to answer	30	1.8%
97	No opinion	0	0%
98	Don't know	81	4.8%
	Frequency :	1680	100%

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