Variable | Description | Code | Missing | Notea |
vote | Vote Choice 2012 | H01a | 201 | dichotomous |
partyID | Party Identification | Q01b | 439 | multinomial; X2 = 930.7, df = 5 |
likeKMT | The degree of liking KMT | Q02 | 106 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 613.1, df = 20 |
likeDPP | The degree of liking DPP | Q02a | 122 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 598.0, df = 20 |
likePFP | The degree of liking PFP | Q02b | 209 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 33.0, df = 20 |
TsaiScale | Evaluation of Tsai Ing-Wen | J02a | 120 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 663.8, df = 20 |
SuScale | Evaluation of Su Jia-Chyuan | J02b | 168 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 649.9, df = 20 |
MaScale | Evaluation of Ma Ying-Jio | J02c | 107 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 702.2, df = 20 |
WuScale | Evaluation of Wu Den-Yih | J02d | 132 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 628.5, df = 20 |
SoonScale | Evaluation of James Soong | J02e | 157 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 92.4, df = 20 |
LinScale | Evaluation of Lin Ryue-Shiung | J02f | 303 | a 11-point scale; X2 = 82.74, df = 20 |
tvNews | Most frequently watched TV news Channel | A03 | 201 | 10 types (multinomial)b; X2 = 425.65, df = 18 |
retroEcon | Retrospective Taiwan’ Economy | E01 | 46 | 3-option multinomial; X2 = 219.8, df = 4 |
prosEcon | Prospective Taiwan’s Economy | E02 | 260 | 3-option mutinomial; X2 = 189.8, df = 2 |
incScale | Evaluation of the Ma administration | C01 | 105 | a 4-point ordianl ; X2 = 545.0, df = 6 |
demScore | Satisfaction with Taiwan’s Democracy | F05 | 78 | a 4-point ordinal; X2 = 116.0, df = 6 |
age1 | Respondent’s age | S01 | 0 | Numerical (ranging from 20 to 91) |
eth | Father’s ethnicity | S02 | 16 | 6 types (multinomial); X2 = 128.8, df = 10 |