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The Survey of the Presidential and Legislative Elections, 2024 (Independence)
Classification Questionnaire :
1. How closely do you follow politics on TV, radio, newspapers, or the Internet? Very closely, fairly closely, not very closely, or not at all?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Very closely | 239 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Fairly closely | 677 | 56.1% | |
| 3 | Not very closely | 220 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Not at all | 62 | 5.1% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 97 | No opinion | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 5 | 0.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
2. Which TV news did you watch most often? (Including network news)
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Taiwan Television | 41 | 3.4% | |
| 2 | China Television | 98 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Chinese Television | 30 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Formosa Television | 151 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | TVBS | 258 | 21.4% | |
| 6 | Sanlih E-Television | 129 | 10.7% | |
| 7 | Eastern Television | 122 | 10.1% | |
| 8 | CTi Television | 59 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Era Television | 32 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Gala Television | 6 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | Unique Satellite Television | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 12 | Da-Ai Television | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 13 | Taiwan Public Television | 46 | 3.8% | |
| 15 | Hakka Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 16 | Taiwan Indigenous Television | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | Local News Television Channel | 0 | 0% | |
| 18 | Next TV | 42 | 3.5% | |
| 19 | NHK | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 20 | UDN | 0 | 0% | |
| 22 | EBC Financial News | 0 | 0% | |
| 24 | CNN | 0 | 0% | |
| 25 | Global News (MOD) | 12 | 1.0% | |
| 26 | Beautiful Life Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 27 | Global TV | 0 | 0% | |
| 28 | New Tang Dynasty Television | 0 | 0% | |
| 29 | The Storm Media | 0 | 0% | |
| 30 | Yahoo News | 0 | 0% | |
| 31 | ETtoday | 0 | 0% | |
| 32 | Taiwan Plus | 0 | 0% | |
| 33 | Good TV | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 34 | Mirror TV | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 92 | Never | 110 | 9.1% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 96 | It's hard to say | 23 | 1.9% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 18 | 1.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
3. We begin with the traditional media of television, radio and newspapers, but regardless of whether you use these media in the traditional ways or online. During the recent election campaign, in a typical week, how many days did you: Watch the news on
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 422 | 35.0% | |
| 1 | One day | 101 | 8.4% | |
| 2 | Two days | 133 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Three days | 142 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Four days | 36 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Five days | 66 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Six days | 23 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 263 | 21.8% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 15 | 1.2% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 5 | 0.4% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
4. Watch the news on a private television broadcaster?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 367 | 30.4% | |
| 1 | One day | 79 | 6.6% | |
| 2 | Two days | 115 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Three days | 119 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Four days | 42 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Five days | 89 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Six days | 33 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 338 | 28.0% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 17 | 1.4% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 7 | 0.6% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
5. Listen to the news on the radio?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 940 | 77.9% | |
| 1 | One day | 43 | 3.6% | |
| 2 | Two days | 50 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Three days | 34 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Four days | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Five days | 28 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Six days | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 78 | 6.5% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 11 | 0.9% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
6. Read newspapers, regardless of whether you read them in print or online?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 797 | 66.1% | |
| 1 | One day | 59 | 4.9% | |
| 2 | Two days | 55 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Three days | 43 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Four days | 18 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Five days | 37 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Six days | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 176 | 14.6% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 7 | 0.6% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 1 | 0.1% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
7. Visit online news sites?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 509 | 42.2% | |
| 1 | One day | 73 | 6.0% | |
| 2 | Two days | 85 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Three days | 107 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Four days | 41 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Five days | 73 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Six days | 15 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 292 | 24.2% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 8 | 0.7% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 3 | 0.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
8. Use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Whatsapp to follow news about parties and candidates?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 0 | None/zero days | 571 | 47.3% | |
| 1 | One day | 64 | 5.3% | |
| 2 | Two days | 76 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Three days | 106 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Four days | 31 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Five days | 59 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Six days | 14 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Seven days | 274 | 22.7% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 9 | 0.8% | |
| 98 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||
9. And how often during a typical day did you use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Whatsapp to follow news about parties and candidates - only about once per day, several times per day, or at least ten times per day?
| Values Categories | n | percentage | ||
| 1 | Only about once per day | 246 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Several times per day (2-9 times) | 328 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | At least ten times per day | 44 | 3.6% | |
| 95 | Refuse to answer | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | It depends | 13 | 1.1% | |
| 98 | Don’t know | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 99 | Skipped | 573 | 47.5% | |
| Frequency : | 1206 | 100% | ||

