Taiwan Social Change Survey

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Taiwan Social Change Survey

Survey 2012：Round 6, Year 3 Questionnaire I

Social Stratification

Respondent’s ID:      Interviewer’s Name:__________________

Location of Interview:__________________

Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica

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Respondent’s ID:□□□□□□□

Interview started at: month day hour minute □□□□□□□□

Please enter using the 24-hour format.

A、Demographics

1. Gender：□(01) Male □(02) Female □□

2. When were you born? R.O.C. year month □□□□

3. Where were you born?

Province (County, City) Township (Town, City, District) ZIP code□□□

4. The place where you live the longest before the age of 15

5. The place where you live:

6. Would you describe the place where you live as… □□

□(01) A big city □(02) The suburbs or outskirts of a big city □(03) A small city or town

□(04) A country village □(05) A farm or home in the country

7.How long have you been living in the same area (township/city district)? (EASSD1) □□

□(01) Since I was born □(02) Less than a year

□(03) 1-2.99 years □(04) 3-4.99 years

□(05) 5-9.99 years □(06) 10-19.99 years

□(07) 20-29.99 years □(08) 30 years and more

8. What is your father’s ethnic background? □□

□(01) Fukienese of Taiwan □(02) Hakka of Taiwan □(03) Aborigine

□(04) Mainlander (including Hongknog, Macao, Kinmen and Matsu)

□(05) Other (Please specify )

9. What is your mother’s ethnic background? □□

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10. Do you have any religious belief at present? □□

□(01) Buddhism (the respondent has converted to Buddhism)

□(02 Buddhism (the respondent has not converted to Buddhism) □(03) Taoism

□(04) Folk religion □(05) Yiguan Dao □(06) Islam

□(07) Catholicism □(08) Protestant Christianity

□(09) No religious belief □(10) Other (Please specify )

B、Education

11. What is your education level? □□

□(01) None/illiterate (Skip to 14) □(02) Self-study (Skip to 14)

□(03) Elementary school(Skip to 13) □(04) Junior high school(Skip to 13)

□(05) Vocational junior high school(Skip to 13)

□(06) Senior high school (General subjects) (Skip to 13)

□(07) Senior high school (Vocational subjects) (Skip to 13)

□(08) Vocational senior high school(Skip to 13)

□(09) Cadet school(Skip to 13) □(10) Five-year junior college

□(11) Two-year junior college □(12) Three-year junior college

□(13) Military/police one-year junior college □(14) Military/police two-year junior college

□(15) Open junior college □(16) Open university

□(17) Military/police college □(18) Institute of technology

□(19) University □(20) Graduate school (Master’s degree)

□(21) Graduate school (Doctoral degree) □(22) Other (Please specify)

12. Which university did you attend? (Including university, college, two/three-year junior college, two/four-year institute of technology)

a.Name of School：______________ Location : ______________County (City)，

National/State/Province/City/Private ___________________________ □□□□□□

b.Department (Major)：______________________________________ □□□□□□

13. Did you finish your studies? □□

□(01) No, I didn’t graduate □(02) No, I’m still in school □(03) Yes, I graduated

14. What is your current marital status? □□

□(01) Single and never married (Skip to 20) □(02) Married (Continue with 15)

□(03) Cohabitating (Skip to 16) □(04) Divorced (Skip to 20)

□(05) Separated (Skip to 20) □(06) Widowed(Continue with 15)

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15. When did you get married? (referring to the present marriage for those who are remarried) ________ R.O.C. year □□□

16. When was your spouse (partner) born? R.O.C. year month □□□□

17. What is your spouse’s (partner’s) education level? □□

□(01) None/illiterate □(02) Self-study

□(03) Elementary school □(04) Junior high school

□(05) Vocational junior high school □(06) Senior high school (General subjects)

□(07) Senior high school (Vocational subjects) □(08) Vocational senior high school

□(09) Cadet school □(10) Five-year junior college

18. What is the ethnic background of your spouse’s father? □□

19. What is the ethnic background of your spouse’s mother? □□

Please answer questions 20 ~22 regardless of whether your parents are alive or not.

20. What is your father’s education level? □□

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21. What is your mother’s education level? □□

22. When was your father born?

□(01) (Before R.O.C. year) □□

□(02) (After R.O.C. year) □□

23. How many siblings do you have ( including siblings or half-siblings who passed away at 6 or older )?

a. _____ Elder brother(s) b._____ Younger brother(s) a□□b□□

c. _____ Elder sister(s) c._____ Younger sister(s) c□□d□□

C、Occupation

24. Was your father still alive when you graduated from junior high school, or when you were 15 years old? Did he have a job? □□

□(01) He was alive and had a job □(02) He was alive, but didn’t have a job or he was retired

□(03) He was deceased

□(97) I never knew father or I don’t know if he had a job (Skip to 29)

《Please list your father’s occupation before retirement if he was retired. If he has passed away, fill in his last job before he passed away.》

25. When you graduated from junior high school or when you were 15 years old, what was your father’s occupation?

a. Full name of the company _________ main product or service__________ Industry□□□

b. Division (Skip if not applicable) ; position Position□□□

Detailed job description __________________________________________ ISCO88□□□□

□ Father did not have a job when the respondent was 15 or younger (Skip to 29)

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26. At that time, for whom did your father work? Was he an employee, self-employed, or working for his own family’s business? If he was retired or passed away, please tell us about his most recent job. □□

□(01) An employee (Continue with 26a)

26a. □□

□(01) Worked for a government organization

□(02) Worked for a public school

□(03) Worked for a private school

□(04) Worked for a publicly owned enterprise

□(05) Worked for a privatized state-owned enterprise

□(06) Worked for a non-profit or non-government organization

□(02) Self-employed (with employees)

□(03) Self-employed without employees (Skip to 29)

□(04) Worked for a family business without pay

□(05) Worked for a family business with pay

27. How many employees were in the company or organization where he worked? (excluding your father)

□□

□(01) 0(Skip to 29) □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-9 □(04) 10-29

□(05) 30-50 □(06) 51-100 □(07) 101-500 □(08) 501-1,000

□(09) 1,001 or more

28. Did his job involve supervising other employees? □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

29. When you graduated from junior high school or when you were 15 years old, was your mother still alive? Did she have a job? □□

□(01) She was alive and had a job □(02) She was alive, but didn’t have a job or she was retired

□(03) She was deceased

□(97) I never knew mother or I don’t know if she had a job (Skip to 33)

《Please list your mother’s occupation before retirement if she was retired. If she has passed away, fill in her last job before she passed away.》

30. When you graduated from junior high school or when you were 15 years old, what was your mother’s occupation?

□ Mother did not have a job when the respondent was 15 or younger (Skip to 33)

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31. At that time, for whom did your mother work? Was she an employee, self-employed, or working for her own family’s business? If she was retired or passed away, please tell us about her most recent job.

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31a. □□

32. How many employees were in the company or organization where she worked?(excluding your mother) □□

□(01) 0 □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-9 □(04) 10-29

□(05) 30-50 □(06) 51-100 □(07) 101-500 □(08) 501-1,000

□(09) 1,001 or more

33. Do you currently have a job? □□

□(01) I have a full-time job □(02) I have a part-time job

□(03) I do irregular jobs (odd jobs) □(04) I work for a family business with pay

□(05) I work for a family business without pay □(06) I am unemployed

□(07) I am a student and do not work now □(08) I am a student and do work now

□(09) I am an apprentice or trainee □(10) I am retired

□(11) I am a homemaker and do not work

□(12) I am aged, physically or mentally handicapped, or sick, and cannot work

□(13) I am in compulsory military service □(14) I am in alternative military service

□(15) Other (Please specify_________________)

34. And in your current job, what is your main occupation? If you are not working now, please tell us about your last job (or prior to retirement if you are retired).

□ I have never had a full-time or part-time job (Skip to 58)

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35. Which of the following categories does your present (last) main job belong to? □□

□(01) Long-term, full-time staff (permanent position)

□(02) Term contract staff, including contract, visiting, special, or designated staff

□(03) Temporary member (including temporarily employed, part-time, substitute members)

□(04) Human resource dispatching

□(05) Outsourcing or contractor member (outsourcing or contractor unit)

□(06) Self-employed (with employees )(Skip to 37)

□(07) Self-employed without employees(Skip to 40)

36. In your current job, for whom do you work? Are you an employee, self-employed, or working for your own family’s business? If you are not working now, please tell us about your most recent job. □□

36a □□

□(01) Work for a government organization

□(02) Work for a public school

□(03) Work for a private school

□(04) Work for a publicly owned enterprise

□(05) Work for a privatized state-owned enterprise

□(06) Work for a non-profit or non-government organization

□(04) Work for a family business without pay

□(05) Work for a family business with pay

37. How many employees are in the company or organization where you work (at present, or prior to retirement)? (excluding yourself) □□

□(01) 0(Skip to 40) □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-9 □(04) 10-29

□(05) 30-50 □(06) 51-100 □(07) 101-500 □(08) 501-1,000

□(09) 1,001 or more

38. H5. Do/did you supervise other employees at your job (or the most recent job)?

(If respondent does/did not supervise other employees, please fill out “0” and skip to 40) □□□□

39. Among those people under your supervision, were there any supervisors? □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

40. How many hours do you work per week, on average?_______Hours □□□

41. In which city/township do you work (at present, or prior to retirement)?

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42. What education level do you think is required to do well in your current/last job? □□

 (01) There is no need of formal school education

 (02) Elementary school

 (03) Junior high (vocational) school

 (04) Senior high school (vocational subjects)

 (05) Senior high school (general subjects)

 (06) Junior college

 (07) Institute of technology, science and technological college

 (08) University

 (09) Master’s degree

 (10) Doctoral degree

43. In addition to the education level required for this job, how many months of work training do you think is needed to be prepared for and to do well in your current job? □□

□(01) None □(02) 1 month or less □(03) More than 1 month, but 3 months or less

□(04) More than 3 months, but 1 year or less □(05) More than 1 year

44. During the process of getting your current/last job, how many people (relatives, friends, or acquaintances) helped you in all kinds of ways, e.g., telling you job opportunities, putting a good word for you, etc. If you do not work for pay at this time, please tell us about your last main paid job. □□

(EASSA6-1)

□(01) 0(Skip to 46) □(02) 1 □(03) 2 □(04) 3

□(05) 4 □(06) 5 □(07) 6 or more

45. Were the kinds of help provided useful to getting/securing your job? (EASSA6-2) □□

□(01)No □(02)Yes, to some extent □(03) Yes, to a great extent

46. Has your company had layoffs in the last year (from August, 2012 to presnet)? What is the

percentage of laid-off workers? □□

□(01)Self-employed without employees □(02) No layoffs

□(03) Yes, about 1-10％ □(04) Yes, about 11-30％

□(05) Yes, about 31-50％ □(06) Yes, about 51％ or more

□(07) Yes, but do not know the percentage of laid-off workers

□(08) Did not work for the past year (from August 2012 to presnet) (Skip to 49)

47. In the coming year, is there any possibility of losing your job or being laid off? □□

□(01) Very likely □(02) Likely □(03) Unlikely □(04) Very unlikely

□(05) Do not have a job at present (Skip to 49)

48. Do you plan to change jobs soon? □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

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A formal job refers to a full-time job where you worked for at least 3 months and that requires at least 30 hours of work a week

49. About your first formal job

□I have never had a formal job(Skip to 58)

50. Which of the following categories does your first formal job belong to? □□

51. For your first formal (full-time) job, for whom do(did) you work? Are(Were) you an employee,

self-employed, or working for your own family’s business? □□

□(01) An employee (Continue with 51a) 51a

52. How many employees were in the company or organization where you worked?(excluding yourself) □□

□(01) 0(Skip to 54) □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-9 □(04) 10-29

□(05) 30-50 □(06) 51-100 □(07) 101-500 □(08) 501-1,000

□(09) 1,001 or more

53. Did this job involve supervising other employees? □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

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54. When did you start your first formal job? __________ R.O.C. year □□□

55. How long did it take to get your first formal job after graduation? (please exclude the perid of time in compulsory military service) □□

□(01) Before I graduated □(02) As soon as I graduated □(03) Less than 3 months

□(04) About 3~12 months □(05) More than a year □(06) No formal education

56. After you started your first formal job, did you take the initiative to participate in any on-the-job or other training? (Choose all that apply)

□(01) Non-degree programs for on-the-job training □(02) Non-degree courses □□

□(03) Courses for professional certificates □(04) Vocational technical courses □□

□(05) Degree programs for on-the-job training □(06) Other(Pleast Specify__________) □□

□(07) None of the above □

57. At your first formal job, did your organization or company ever assign you to take on-the-job or other training? (Choose all that apply)

□(01) Non-degree programs for on-the-job training □(02) Non-degree courses □□

□(03) Courses for professional certificates □(04) Vocational technical courses □□

□(05) Degree programs for on-the-job training □(06) Other(Pleast Specify__________) □□

□(07) None of the above □

□(08) Self-employed since the first formal job □ Please skip to 64 for those who are unmarried, divorced, separated or widowed.

58. Does your spouse ( partner) currently have a job? □□

□(01) He/She has a full-time job □(02) He/She has a part-time job

□(03) He/She does irregular jobs (odd jobs) □(04) He/She works for a family business with pay

□(05) He/She works for a family business without pay □(06) He/She is unemployed

□(07) He/She is a student and does not work now □(08) He/She is a student and does work now

□(09) He/She is an apprentice or trainee □(10) He/She is retired

□(11) He/She is a homemaker and does not work

□(12) He/She is aged, physically or mentally handicapped, or sick, and cannot work

□(13) He is in compulsory military service □(14) He is in alternative military service

□(15) Other (Please specify_________________)

59. And in your spouse’s (partner’s) current job, what is your spouse’s (partner’s) main occupation? If he/she is not working now, please tell us about his/her last job <or prior to retirement if he/she is retired>.

□ He/she has never had a full-time or part-time job (Skip to 64)

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60. Which of the following categories does your spouse’s ( partner’s) present main job belong to? □□

61. In your spouse’s (partner’s) current job, for whom does he/she work? Is he/she an employee, self-employed, or working for his/her own family’s business? If he/she is not working now, please tell us about his/her most recent job. □□

61a. □□

□(01) Work for a government organization

□(02) Work for a public school

□(03) Work for a private school

□(04) Work for a publicly owned enterprise

□(05) Work for a privatized state-owned enterprise

□(06) Work for a non-profit or non-government organization

□(04) Work for a family business without pay

□(05) Work for a family business with pay

62. How many employees are in the company/institute where he/she works?( excluding your spouse (partner)) □□

□(01) 0 □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-9 □(04) 10-29

□(05) 30-50 □(06) 51-100 □(07) 101-500 □(08) 501-1,000

□(09) 1,001 or more

63. How many hours does your spouse (partner) work per week, on average? Hours □□□

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D、EASS 2012 Section

64. Are you a member of the following organizations or groups? If so, please indicate whether you are actively involved or not. [Note: A membership includes both online and offline activities.]

Yes, actively involved

Yes, but hardly involved

No

a Political association (EASSA1A) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

b Residential/neighborhood

association(EASSA1B) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

c Social service club (Volunteer group/ NPO)

(EASSA1C) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

d Citizens’ movement/ Consumers’ cooperative

group(EASSA1D) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

e Religious group(EASSA1E) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

f Alumni association(EASSA1F) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

g Recreational association (hobby and sports)

(EASSA1G) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

h Labor union(EASSA1H) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

i Occupational/ Professional association/ Trade

association(EASSA1I) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

j Other organizations or groups (please

specify_______) □(01) □(02) □(03) □□

65. Among the organizations/groups you mentioned in 64, in which of them did you participate most

actively in the last 12 months (from August, 2012 to presnet)? (EASSA2-1) □□

□(01)Political association

□(02)Residential/neighborhood association

□(03)Social service club (Volunteer group/ NPO)

□(04)Citizens’ movement/ Consumers’ cooperative group

□(05)Religious group

□(06)Alumni association

□(07)Recreational association (hobby and sports)

□(08)Labor union

□(09)Occupational/ Professional association/ Trade association

□(10) Other organizations or groups

□(11)Did not participate in the last 12 months (from August 2012 to presnet) (Skip to 68)

□(12)Not a member of the above organizations or groups(Skip to 68)

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66.Of this organization/group, which of the following best describes the relationships among the members?

(EASSA2-2) □□

□(01)There are clear authority lines between superiors and subordinates

□(02) There are superiors and subordinates, but members rotate in those roles

□(03)There are not clear authority lines, and members are mostly equal to each other

□(04)Members are fundamentally equal to each other

67. Are members in this organization/group different from each other in the way they think and do things?

(EASSA2-3) □□

□(01)Almost all members are similar to each other

□(02)There are more members who are similar than those who are different

□(03) There are more members who are different than those who are similar

□(04)Almost all members are different from each other

68. On an ordinary day, with how many family members or relatives, excluding those who live with you, do you have contact through telephone, mails, internet, or face-to-face? Your best estimate is:

(EASSA3-1) □□

□(01) 0 □(02)1-2 □(03)3-4 □(04) 5-9 □(05)10-19

□(06)20-49 □(07)50-99 □(08) 100 or more

69. On an ordinary day, with how many people other than family members or relatives do you have contact through telephone, mails, internet, or face-to-face? Your best estimate is: (EASSA3-2) □□

□(01) 0(Skip to 71) □(02) 1-2 □(03) 3-4 □(04) 5-9

□(05) 10-19 □(06) 20-49 □(07) 50-99 □(08) 100 or more

70. Among nonkin contacts with whom you frequently socialize, which of the following best describes social characteristics of these people? From your viewpoint, (EASSA3-3) □□

□(01) You have contact more with people who are socially higher than those who are lower

□(02)The majority of people with whom you have contact are socially equivalent to you

□(03)You have contact more with people who are socially lower than those who are higher

71. Do you have any relatives, friends, or acquaintances that fit the following occupational descriptions?

An acquaintance is someone whom you know enough to have conversations with. (EASSA4)

Yes No

a. Professor □(01) □(02) □□

b. Lawyer □(01) □(02) □□

c. Nurse □(01) □(02) □□

d. Computer programmer □(01) □(02) □□

e. Middle school teacher □(01) □(02) □□

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f. Personnel manager □(01) □(02) □□

g. Farmer □(01) □(02) □□

h. Hair dresser □(01) □(02) □□

i. Receptionist □(01) □(02) □□

j. Policeman □(01) □(02) □□

72. Do you have relatives, friends, or acquaintances in a foreign country? (EASSA5-1) □□

□(01)Yes □(02)No

73. Do you have acquaintances of foreign origin? [Foreign origin means the person is not a legal citizen of Taiwan] (EASSA5-2) □□

□(01)Yes □(02)No

74. How often do you go out to eat or drink with three or more nonkin others?(EASSA7-1) □□

□(01)Never (Skip to 77) □(02)Few □(03)Sometimes □(04)Often □ (05)Very often

75. Do the following situations occur to these occasions? (EASSA7-2)

a. Someone with special status often speaks first □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

b. One or two people often dominate the conversation □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

c. Seating is often carefully managed even on informal occasions □(01)Yes □(02)No □□

76. How often do you meet new friends on these occasions? (EASSA7-3) □□

□(01)Never □(02)Few □(03) Sometimes □(04)Often □ (05)Very often

77. When people encounter problems, they may go to formal and informal channels for help. In dealing with the following problems that occurred to you last time, tell me the one channel from which you sought help first. [This is about respondent’s actual experience, not hypothetical situation.] (EASSA8)

Co- residence family

Other relatives

Work

colleagues Neighbors Friends

Professional workers/

institutions

Did not seek help to anybody

Never had such a problem a. Emotional/

psychological □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □(07) □(09) □□

b. Health □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □(07) □(09) □□

c. Household

chores/cares □(01) □(02) □(03)

□(04) □(05) □(06) □(07) □(09) □□

d. Financial □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □(07) □(09) □□

e. Emergency/

disaster □(01) □(02) □(03)

□(04) □(05) □(06) □(07) □(09) □□

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78. For a close estimate, with how many neighbors are you on greeting terms? (EASSA9-1) □□

□(01)0 □(02)1-2 □(03)3-4 □(04)5-9 □(05)10 or more

79. With how many neighbors could you ask for a favor when needed, such as borrowing soy sauce, taking delivery of mail (parcel, packages), taking care of children, picking up children?(EASSA9-2) □□

□(01)0 □(02)1-2 □(03)3-4 □(04)5-9 □(05)10 or more

80. To what extent do you have a hard time discussing with the following people/acquaintances if they had different opinions on social issues of public interest? (EASSB1)

A great

deal

Some A little Not at all

a. with those who have equal social status to you □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

b. with those who have higher social status than you □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

c. with those who have lower social status than you □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

81. How often have you participated in group discussions (either formal or informal discussion among 3 or more people) about the following community or local issues during the last 12 months (from August, 2012 to presnet)?(EASSB2)

Never Several

times

About every month

About every week a. Environmental issues (air/water/noise

pollution, garbage, sand storm, etc) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

b. Educational issues (unregulated school charges, private tutoring, juvenile misbehavior, etc)

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

c. Safety issues (disaster and crime

preventions, etc.) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

d. Consumer issues (food safety, goods

quality, price fluctuation, etc.) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

82. Have you participated in the following activities of public interest during the last 12 months ((from August, 2012 to presnet)?[Activities of public interest include both online and offline activities]

(EASSB3)

Yes No

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a. Volunteer activities to improve my community

(improve environment, increase safety, revitalize the town, etc.) □(01) □(02) □□

b. Volunteer activities associated with sports, culture, arts, and/or scholarliness

(sport coaching, promoting traditional culture, providing technical knowledge, etc） □(01) □(02) □□

c. Volunteer activities associated with socially vulnerable groups

(disabled, children, elderly, etc) □(01) □(02) □□

d. Activities associated with political issues

(signed a petition, took part in a demonstration or protest, etc) □(01) □(02) □□

83. To what extent do you agree that people in your residential community are able to collaboratively cope with the situation caused by a natural disaster?(EASSB4) □□

□(01)Strongly agree □(02)Agree □(03)Somewhat agree □(04)Neither agree nor disagree

□(05)Somewhat disagree □(06)Disagree □(07)Strongly disagree

84. How likely do you think the following types of disaster will occur in your current residential region, in such a scale as to force the residents into the emergency evacuation? (EASS Optional)

Most Likely Likely Unlikely Most unlikely

a. Earthquake ( Q1-1) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

b. Flood due to high tide water and

overflow of rivers( Q1-3) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

c. Landslide and avalanche of sand

and stone( Q1-5) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

d. Accidents of Nuclear Power

Plants( Q1-6) □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

85. Do you agree or disagree on the following opinions concerning citizenship, government, and neighborhoods? (EASSB6)

Strongly

agree Agree Somewhat agree

Somewhat

disagree Disagree Strongly disagree a. People like me don’t have

any say about what the government does

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

b. Politics and government are too complicated for me to understand what is going on

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

c. I am personally interested

in politics □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

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d. I want to make contributions towards society

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

e. The neighbors are

mutually concerned for each other

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

f. The neighbors are willing to provide assistance when I am in need

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05) □(06) □□

86. How much do you trust the following people? (EASSC1)

A great deal To some extent Not very much Not at all

A1. Relatives □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

A2. Friends □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

A3. Neighbors □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

A4. Work colleagues □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

A5. Strangers □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B1. Physicians □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B2. Banking staff □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B3. Company executives □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B4. Journalists □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B5. NGO/NPO leaders □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

B6. Teachers □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

C1. Local govt officials □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

C2. Central govt officials □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

C3. Police officers □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

C4. Military officers □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

C5. Judges □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

87. Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted? (EASSC3) □□

□(01)People can almost always be trusted

□(02)People can usually be trusted

□(03)You usually can’t be too careful in dealing with people

□(04)You almost always can’t be too careful in dealing with people

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88. What do you think of human nature? Choose a number from 1 to 7. (EASSC2) □□

Human nature is basically bad.

Human nature is basically good.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

89. Do you feel that you have the power to make important decisions to change the course of your life?

(EASSD2) □□

□(01) Mostly unable to change life

□(02) Somewhat unable to change life

□(03) Somewhat able to change life

□(04) Mostly able to change life

90. At present, do you own any of the financial products listed below? Choose all that apply.

□(01)Bonds (Government bond, Foreign bond, Local bond, Corporate bond) □

□(02)Foreign currency account □(03)Publicly traded stock (EASSD3) □□

□(04)Non-publicly traded stock □(05)Mutual funds □□

□(06)Gold savings account □(07)Other (specify) □□

□(08)None of the above(Skip to 92) □ 91.In general, how satisfied are you with your financial investments in stocks or mutual funds? □□

□(01)Very unsatisfied □(02)Unsatisfied □(03) Satisfied □(04)Very Satisfied

□(05)Do not own stocks or mutual funds

92.During the past 12 months (from August 2011 to present), did you get any financial investment news or information for stocks or mutual funds from the following?

□(01)Family members (02)Relatives (03)Friends □□□

□(04)Work colleagues, classmates, or neighbors □

□(05)Bank clerks, stock brokers, insurance agents, professional financial advisors, or investment consultants□

□(06)Magazines, newspapers, radio or television □(07)Internet □□

□(08)Other (Please specify: ) □(09)None of the above □□

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E、Class Identification and Political Behavior

93. In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. Below is a scale that runs from top to bottom. Where would you put yourself now on this scale?

□□

TOP (10) TOP

(09)

(08)

(07)

(06)

(05)

(04)

(03)

(02)

BOTTOM (01) BOTTOM

94. If people in society are divided into upper class, upper-middle class, middle class, lower-middle class, working class, and lower class, which class do you think you belong to? □□

 (01) Upper class  (02) Upper-middle class

 (03) Middle class  (04) Lower-middle class

 (05) Working class  (06) Lower class

95. Among these political parties, the KMT, the DPP, the PFP, the TSU, and the NP, which one do you support the most? □□

□(01) Kuomintang (KMT) □(02) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

□(03) People First Party (PFP) □(04) Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU)

□(05) New Party (NP) □(06) All of them

□(07) None of them

96.Did you vote in the Presidential election held in January 2012? □□

□(01) Yes, voted for Ma, Ying-jeou □(02) Yes, voted for Tsai, Ing-wen

□(03) Yes, voted for Soong,Chu-yu □(04) Yes, cast an invalid ballot

□(05) No (Skip to 99) □(06) Not elligible to vote (aged 20 or over)

□(07) Not elligible to vote (less than 20 years old) (Skip to 99)

97. Do you remember which party you voted for in one national district by party-list proportional

representation in the legislative election held in January 2012? □□

 (01) Kuomintang  (02) Democratic Progressive Party

 (03) People First Party  (04) Taiwan Solidarity Union

 (05) New Party  (06) Taiwan National Congress

 (07) People Largest Party  (08) National Health Service Alliance

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 (09) Green Party Taiwan  (10) Taiwanism Party

 (11) Republic of China The Basic Laws of Taiwan Corporation

 (12) Cast an invalid ballot  (13) Not eligible to vote(Skip to 99)

98. Do you remember which party you voted for in single-member districts in the legislative election held in January 2012? □□

 (01) Kuomintang  (02) Democratic Progressive Party

 (03) People First Party  (04) Taiwan Solidarity Union

 (05) New Party  (06) Non-Partisan Solidarity Union

 (07) Non-partisan candidate  (08) Other political party (Please specify_________)

 (09) Cast an invalid ballot  (10) Not eligible to vote

99. In the last major election that occurred to you, did someone ask you to vote for a specific candidate or to engage in some other type of political activity? (Choose all that apply) ( EASSB5)

□(01)Family member or relative □(02)Co-worker □(03) Neighbor □□□

□(04) Friend □(05)Religious leader or member □□

□(06)Fellow member of a club or voluntary organization □

□(07)Campaign worker □(08)Candidate □□

□(09)Other (Please specify_______) □(10)None of the above □□

F、Family Structure

100. Including yourself, how many people live in your residence? (Skip to 102 for those who answered 「1」) □□

101. With whom do you live at present? Choose all that apply.

□(01) Great-grandfather/ Great-grandmother □(02) Grandfather/ Grandmother □□

□(03) Maternal grandfather/ Maternal grandmother □(04) Father □□

□(05) Mother □(06) Father-in-law (husband’s father) □□

□(07) Mother-in-law (husband’s mother) □(08) Father-in-law (wife’s father) □□

□(09) Mother-in-law (wife’s mother) □(10)Spouse/ Cohabiting partner □□

□(11) Unmarried sibling □(12) Married sibling □□

□(13) Spouse of married sibling □(14) Sons □□

□(15) Daughters-in-law □(16) Daughters □□

□(17) Sons-in-law □(18) Sons’ sons/ Sons’ daughters □□

□(19) Daughters’ sons/ Daughters’ daughters □(20) Brothers’ children/ Sisters’ children □□

□(21) Uncles (father’s brothers), or aunts (wives of father’s brothers) □

□(22) Uncles (mother’s brothers) or aunts (wives of mother’s brothers) □

□(23) Aunts (father’s sisters) or uncles (husbands of father’s sisters) □

□(24) Aunts (mother’s sisters) or uncles (husbands of mother’s sisters) □

□(25)Other (Please specify_______) □

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102. How many children do you have, including those who are adopted or deceased? □□

103. How would you rate your health? □□

Very bad Very good

□(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □(05)

104. How happy or unhappy would you say you are, on the whole? □□

□(01) Very happy □(02) Fairly happy □(03) Neither happy nor unhappy

□(04) Not too happy □(05) Not happy at all

105. During the past week, how often did you experience the following?

Almost every day

Every other day

Once or twice

a week Never a. I started to worry about things that

didn’t bother me before. □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

b. I felt strained when doing things. □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

c. I felt scared. □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

d. I felt sad. □(01) □(02) □(03) □(04) □□

106. What is your average monthly income from your present job (including your salary from full-time or part-time jobs, year-end bonus, overtime compensation, commission, income from personal business)?

□□

□(01)Work for family business without pay □(02)NT$1- NT$9,999

□(03)NT$10,000 – NT$19,999 □(04)NT$20,000 – NT$29,999

□(05)NT$30,000 – NT$39,999 □(06)NT$40,000 – NT$49,999

□(07)NT$50,000 – NT$59,999 □(08)NT$60,000 – NT$69,999

□(09)NT$70,000 – NT$79,999 □(10)NT$80,000 – NT$89,999

□(11)NT$90,000 – NT$99,999 □(12)NT$100,000 – NT$109,999

□(13)NT$110,000 – NT$119,999 □(14)NT$120,000 – NT$129,999

□(15)NT$130,000 – NT$139,999 □(16)NT$140,000 – NT$149,999

□(17)NT$150,000 – NT$159,999 □(18)NT$160,000 – NT$169,999

□(19)NT$170,000 – NT$179,999 □(20)NT$180,000 – NT$189,999

□(21)NT$190,000 – NT$199,999 □(22)NT$200,000 – NT$299,999

□(23)NT$300,000 or more □(24)Unemployed

Please skip to 108 for those who are unmarried, divorced, separated or widowed.

107. What is your spouse’s (partner’s) average monthly income from his/her present job (including salary from full-time or part-time jobs, year-end bonus, overtime compensation, commission, income from personal business)? □□

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□(01)Work for family business without pay □(02)NT$1- NT$9,999

□(03)NT$10,000 – NT$19,999 □(04)NT$20,000 – NT$29,999

□(05)NT$30,000 – NT$39,999 □(06)NT$40,000 – NT$49,999

□(07)NT$50,000 – NT$59,999 □(08)NT$60,000 – NT$69,999

□(09)NT$70,000 – NT$79,999 □(10)NT$80,000 – NT$89,999

□(11)NT$90,000 – NT$99,999 □(12)NT$100,000 – NT$109,999

□(13)NT$110,000 – NT$119,999 □(14)NT$120,000 – NT$129,999

□(15)NT$130,000 – NT$139,999 □(16)NT$140,000 – NT$149,999

□(17)NT$150,000 – NT$159,999 □(18)NT$160,000 – NT$169,999

□(19)NT$170,000 – NT$179,999 □(20)NT$180,000 – NT$189,999

□(21)NT$190,000 – NT$199,999 □(22)NT$200,000 – NT$299,999

□(23)NT$300,000 or more □(24)Unemployed

108. What is your average monthly household income before taxes, including all your family income (e.g., income from work or part-time jobs, rewards, interest, bonus or dividends, government subsides, rent and other income, pension, etc.)? □□

□(01)None □(02)NT$1- NT$9,999

□(03)NT$10,000 – NT$19,999 □(04)NT$20,000 – NT$29,999

□(05)NT$30,000 – NT$39,999 □(06)NT$40,000 – NT$49,999

□(07)NT$50,000 – NT$59,999 □(08)NT$60,000 – NT$69,999

□(09)NT$70,000 – NT$79,999 □(10)NT$80,000 – NT$89,999

□(11)NT$90,000 – NT$99,999 □(12)NT$100,000 – NT$109,999

□(13)NT$110,000 – NT$119,999 □(14)NT$120,000 – NT$129,999

□(15)NT$130,000 – NT$139,999 □(16)NT$140,000 – NT$149,999

□(17)NT$150,000 – NT$159,999 □(18)NT$160,000 – NT$169,999

□(19)NT$170,000 – NT$179,999 □(20)NT$180,000 – NT$189,999

□(21)NT$190,000 – NT$199,999 □(22)NT$200,000 – NT$299,999

□(23)NT$300,000 – NT$399,999 □(24)NT$400,000 – NT$499,999

□(25)NT$500,000 – NT$999,999 □(26)NT$1,000,000 or more

109. How would you describe your family’s economic situation at present as compared to other families in our society? □□

□(01) Much better □(02) A bit better □(03) About the same

□(04) A bit worse □(05) Much worse

Respondent’s phone number :__________________________

Respondent’s cellular phone number:__________________________

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Finally, we would like to play a game with you before the end of this interview. You only need to tell us the result after substracting two numbers. We will not know the option you have chosen, so that your privacy will be fully protected. Please feel free to answer the questions.

110. Is your regular monthly income (including your salary,compensation, bonus ) from your job

NT$30,000 or more? □□

□(01)Yes □(02)No (Skip to 112) □(98) Refuse to answer (Skip to 112)

111.Which one of the following numbers best indicates the total of your regular monthly income?Please do not tell me the number. Just keep it in mind. Then, please pick up one card from the deck of playing cards and tell me the difference between the number indicating the total of your regular monthly income and the number shown on the card you just have picked.

Number 7: NT$30,000~NT$59,999 Number 6: NT$60,000~NT$79,999 Number 0: NT$80,000 or more

□□

Calculated by the Respondent Calculated by the Interviewer

□(01) The difference of the two numbers is 1 □(07) The difference of the two numbers is 1

□(98) Refuse to answer

112. Did you vote in the Presidential election held in January 2012? □□

□(01)Yes

□(02) No (Skip to interview ended time)

□(03) Not eligible to vote (Skip to interview ended time)

□(04) Cast an invalid ballot (Skip to interview ended time)

□(98) Refuse to answer (Skip to interview ended time)

113.Which one of the following numbers indicates the candidate you voted for? Please do not tell me the number. Just keep it in mind. Then, please pick up one card from the deck of playing cards and tell me the difference between the number indicating the candidate you voted for and the number shown on the card you just have picked.

Number 7: Soong,Chu-yu Number 6: Tsai, Ing-wen Number 0: Ma, Ying-jeou

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□□

Calculated by the Respondent Calculated by the Interviewer

□(98) Refuse to answer

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