Codebook Question Variable
Name Column Variable Label Value labels Note
1 v1 1-2 Which Republic Era
were you born?
96 Before the Republic Era 97 DK
98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip
Go to 1A, if answer 97 and 98.
1A v1a 3 How old are you this
year?
1 15-24 years old 2 25-34 years old 3 35-44 years old 4 45-54 years old 5 55-64 years old 6 65 years old and over
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip The question below will ask you about the social connect
2 v2 4 If you were in
trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
3 v3 5 The frequency with
which the respondent usually gets
together with friends during a usual year (Only friends who don't live in the same household as the respondent should be considered).
1 Several times a week
2 Every week(not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month 5 At least once a year (less then once a month) 6 Never
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
Name
4 v4 6 The frequency with
which the respondent usually gets
together with relatives during a usual year (Only relatives who don't live in the same household as the respondent should be considered).
1 Several times a week
2 Every week(not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month 5 At least once a year (less then once a month) 6 Never
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
5 v5 7 How many familiar
people(family included)do you contact from the morning to the night as a usual
day?(nodding, greeting, talking, calling, mailing, writing mails
through the internet
1 0-4 2 5-9 3 10-19 4 20-49 5 50-99 6 over 100 7 DK
8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
6 v6 8 How many people do
you think can be trusted with in the society?
1 Almost all people can be trusted
2 The majority can be trusted
3 Half of people can be trusted 4 The majority can not be trusted 5 Almost all people can not be trusted
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
Name
There are different ways of attempting to bring about improvements or counteract deterioration in society. During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following?
7 v7 9 Contacted a
politician,
government or local government official
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
8 v8 10 Worked in a
political party or action group
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
9 v9 11 Worked in another
organization or association
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
10 v10 12 Worn or displayed a
campaign badge/sticker
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
11 v11 13 Signed a petition 1 Yes
2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
12 v12 14 Taken part in a
lawful public demonstration
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
13 v13 15 Boycotted certain
products
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
14 v14 16 Call in political
panel shows
1 Yes 2 No 7 DK 8 Refused
Name
9 Missing or Skip The following questions will ask about your confidence in national government
15 v15 17 Do you have
confidence in Legislative Yuan?
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
16 v16 18 Judicial system or
courts?
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
17 v17 19 Other Central
Government
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip 18 v18 20 Local Government 1 Very confident
2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
19 v19 21 The quality and
integrity of the media
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
20 v20 22 In the social
security system of our country?(such as labor insurance, national pension,
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK
Name
labor pension funds, etc.)
8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
21 v21 23 Are you satisfied
with what you have in our democratic life?
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
22 v22 24 Are you satisfied
with our freedom of speech?
1 Very confident 2 Quite confident 3 Hardly confident 4 Not at all
7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip
23 v23 25 The gender of
respondent
1 Male 2 Female
9 Missing or Skip
24 v24 26-27 What is your
education attainment?
01 Illiterate 02 Self-educated 03 Primary school 04 Junior high school
05 Senior high school or vocational school
06 Junior college 07 University 08 Master's degree 09 PhD degree 10 Other 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip 25 v25 28-29 What is your marital
status, never married, married, divorced, separated, widowed or
cohabited?
01 Never Married 02 Married
03 Divorced 04 Separated 05 Widowed 06 Cohabited
Name
07 Other 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip
26 v26 30 Is your father a
Hakka, Hokkien, mainlander or Taiwanese aborigines?
1 Hakka 2 Hokkien 3 Mainlanders 4 Taiwanese aborigines 5 Other 7 DK 8 Refused
9 Missing or Skip 27 v27 31-32 How many home phone
numbers (inclusive of mixed residential phone. Exclusive of cellphone) do you mainly use to receive calls?
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip
z0 vz0 33-34 Which city/ county are you from?
01 Taipei City
（jump to z1）
02 New Taipei City
（jump to z2）
03 Keelung City
（jump to z3）
04 Taoyuan County
（jump to z4）
05 Hsinchu County
（jump to z5）
06 Hsinchu City
（jump to z6）
07 Miaoli County
（jump to z7）
08 Taichung City
（jump to z8）
09 Changhua County
（jump to z9）
10 Nantou County
（jump to z10 11 Yunlin County
（Jump to z11）
12 Chiayi County
Name
（jump to z12）
13 Chiayi City
（jump to z13）
14 Tainan County
（jump to z14）
15 Kaohsiung City
（jump to z15）
16 Pingtung County
（jump to z16）
17 Yilan County
（jump to z17）
18 Hualien County
（jump to z18）
19 Taitung County
（jump to z19）
20 Penghu County
（jump to z20）
21 Kinmen County
（jump to z21）
22 Lienchiang County（jump to z22）
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z1 vz1 35-36 What district is it
in Taipei City?
01 Jhongjheng District
02 Datong District 03 Jhongshan
District 04 Songshan District
05 Daan District 06 Wanhua District 07 Sinyi District 08 Shihlin
District
09 Beitou District 10 Neihu District 11 Nangang
District 12 Wunshan
Name
District 13 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z2 vz2 37-38 What district is it
in New Taipei City?
01 Wanli District 02 Jinshan
District 03 Banciao District
04 Sijhih District 05 Shenkeng
District 06 Shihding District 07 Rueifang District
08 Pingsi District 09 Shuangsi
District 10 Gongliao District 11 Sindian District 12 Pinglin District
13 Wulai District 14 Yonghe District 15 Jhonghe
District 16 Tucheng District
17 Sansia District 18 Shulin District 19 Yingge District 20 Sanchong
District 21 Sinjhuang District 22 Taishan District
23 Linkou District
Name
24 Lujhou District 25 Wugu District 26 Bali District 27 Danshuei District 28 Sanjhih District 29 Shihmen District 30 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z3 vz3 39-40 What district is it
in Keelung City?
01 Renai District 02 Sinyi District 03 Jhongjheng District 04 Jhongshan District
05 Anle District 06 Nuannuan District
07 Cidu District 08 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z4 vz4 41-42 What district is it
in Taoyuan County?
01 Jhongli City 02 Pingjhen City 03 Longtan
Township
04 Yangmei City 05 Sinwu Township 06 Guanyin
Township
07 Taoyuan City 08 Gueishan Township 09 Bade City 10 Dasi Township 11 Fusing Township 12 Dayuan Township
Name
13 Lujhu Township 14 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z5 vz5 43-44 What district is it
in Hsinchu County?
01 Jhubei City 02 Hukou Township 03 Sinfong
Township
04 Sinpu Township 05 Guansi Township 06 Cyonglin
Township 07 Baoshan Township 08 Jhudong Township
09 Wufong Township 10 Hengshan
Township 11 Jianshih Township
12 Beipu Township 13 Emei Township 14 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z6 vz6 45-46 What district is it
in Hsinchu City?
01 East District 02 North District 03 Xiangshan District 04 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z7 vz7 47-48 What district is it
in Miaoli County?
01 Jhunan Township 02 Toufen Township 03 Sanwan Township 04 Nanjhuang
Township 05 Shihtan
Name
Township 06 Houlong Township 07 Tongsiao Township
08 Yuanli Township 09 Miaoli City 10 Zaociao Township
11 Touwu Township 12 Gongguan
Township
13 Dahu Township 14 Taian Township 15 Tongluo
Township
16 Sanyi Township 17 Sihu Township 18 Jhuolan
Township 19 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z8 vz8 49-50 What district is it
in Taichung City?
01 Taiping District
02 Dali District 03 Wufong District 04 Wurih District 05 Fongyuan
District
06 Houli District 07 Shihgang
District 08 Dongshih District
09 Heping District 10 Sinshe District 11 Tanzih District 12 Daya District 13 Shengang District
Name
14 Dadu District 15 Shalu District 16 Longjing
District
17 Wuci District 18 Cingshuei District
19 Dajia District 20 Waipu District 21 Daan District 22 Central
District
23 East District 24 West District 25 North District 26 South District 27 Beitun District 28 Situn District 29 Nantun District 30 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z9 vz9 51-52 What district is it
in Changhua County?
01 Changhua City 02 Fenyuan
Township
03 Huatan Township 04 Sioushuei
Township
05 Lugang Township 06 Fusing Township 07 Siansi Township 08 Hemei Township 09 Shengang
Township 10 Yuanlin Township
11 Shetou Township 12 Yongjing
Township
13 Pusin Township 14 Sihu Township
Name
15 Dacun Township 16 Puyan Township 17 Beidou Township 18 Tianwei
Township 19 Tianwei Township
20 Bitou Township 21 Sijhou Township 22 Jhutang
Township
23 Erlin Township 24 Dacheng
Township 25 Fangyuan Township 26 Ershuei Township 27 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z10 vz10 53-54 What district is it
in Nantou County?
01 Nantou City 02 Puli Township 03 Caotun Township 04 Jhushan
Township
05 Jiji Township 06 Mingjian Township
07 Lugu Township 08 Zhongliao Township
09 Yuchih Township 10 Guosing
Township 11 Shueili Township
12 Sinyi Township 13 Renai Township 14 Others
97 DK
Name
98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z11 vz11 55-56 What district is it
in Yunlin County?
01 Douliou City 02 Dounan Township 03 Huwei Township 04 Siluo Township 05 Tuku Township 06 Beigang
Township
07 Gukeng Township 08 Dabi Township 09 Cihtong
Township
10 Linnei Township 11 Erlun Township 12 Lunbei Township 13 Mailiao
Township 14 Dongshih Township 15 Baojhong Township
16 Taisi Township 17 Yuanchang Township
18 Sihhu Township 19 Kouhu Township 20 Shueilin
Township 21 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z12 vz12 57-58 What district is it
in Chiayi County?
01 Fanlu Township 02 Meishan
Township
03 Jhuci Township 04 Alishan
Township 05 Jhongpu Township
06 Dapu Township
Name
07 Shueishang Township
08 Lucao Township 09 Taibao City 10 Puzih City 11 Dongshih Township 12 Lioujiao Township 13 Singang Township 14 Minsyong Township
15 Dalin Township 16 Sikou Township 17 Yijhu Township 18 Budai Township 19 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z13 vz13 59-60 What district is it
in Chiayi City?
01 East District 02 West District 03 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z14 vz14 61-62 What district is it
in Tainan County?
01 Sinhua District 02 Yongkang
District 03 Gueiren District 04 Zuojhen District
05 Yujing District 06 Nansi District 07 Nanhua District 08 Rende District 09 Guanmiao
District
10 Longci District 11 Guantian
Name
District
12 Madou District 13 Jiali District 14 Sigang District 15 Cigu District 16 Jiangjyun District 17 Syuejia District
18 Beimen District 19 Sinying
District
20 Houbi District 21 Baihe District 22 Dongshan
District 23 Lioujia District 24 Siaying District 25 Liouying District 26 Yanshuei District 27 Shanhua District
28 Danei District 29 Shanshang District 30 Sinshih District
31 Anding District 32 Central and West District 33 East District 34 North District 35 South District 36 Anping District 37 Annan District 38 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
Name
99 Missing or Skip z15 vz15 63-64 What district is it
in Kaohsiung City?
01 Jiasian District
02 Renwu District 03 Dashe District 04 Gangshan
District
05 Lujhu District 06 Alian District 07 Tianliao
District 08 Yanchao District 09 Ciaotou District 10 Zihguan District
11 Mituo District 12 Yongan District 13 Hunei District 14 Fongshan
District
15 Daliao District 16 Linyuan
District 17 Niaosong District
18 Dashu District 19 Cishan District 20 Meinong
District 21 Liouguei District
22 Neimen District 23 Shanlin
District 24 Taoyuan District 25 Namasia District
26 Maolin District 27 Jiading
Name
District 28 Sinsing District 29 Cianjin District
30 Lingya District 31 Yancheng
District
32 Gushan District 33 Cijin District 34 Cianjhen
District
35 Sanmin District 36 Nanzih District 37 Siaogang
District 38 Zuoying District 39 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z16 vz16 65-66 What district is it
in Pingtung County?
01 Donggang Township
02 Pingtung City 03 Sandimen Township
04 Wutai Township 05 Majia Township 06 Jiouru Township 07 Ligang Township 08 Gaoshu Township 09 Yanpu Township 10 Changjhih Township
11 Linluo Township 12 Jhutian
Township
13 Neipu Township 14 Wandan Township 15 Chaojhou
Township
Name
16 Taiwu Township 17 Laiyi Township 18 Wanluan
Township 19 Kanding Township
20 Sinbi Township 21 Nanjhou
Township 22 Linbian Township 23 Liouciou Township 24 Jiadong Township 25 Sinyuan Township 26 Fangliao Township 27 Fangshan Township 28 Chunrih Township 29 Shihzih Township 30 Checheng Township
31 Mudan Township 32 Hengchun
Township 33 Manjhou Township 34 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z17 vz17 67-68 What district is it
in Yilan County?
01 Datong Township 02 Yilan City 03 Toucheng Township
04 Jiaosi Township 05 Jhuangwei
Name
Township 06 Yuanshan Township 07 Luodong Township 08 Sansing Township
09 Wujie Township 10 Dongshan
Township
11 Suao Township 12 Nanao Township 13 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z18 vz18 69-70 What district is it
in Hualien County?
01 Hualien City 02 Sincheng Township 03 Sioulin Township
04 Jian Township 05 Shoufong Township 06 Fonglin Township 07 Guangfu Township 08 Fongbin Township 09 Rueisuei Township 10 Wanrong Township
11 Yuli Township 12 Jhuosi Township 13 Fuli Township 14 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z19 vz19 71-72 What district is it 01 Chenggong
Name
in Taitung County? Township
02 Taitung City 03 Lyudao Township 04 Lanyu Township 05 Yanping
Township
06 Beinan Township 07 Luye Township 08 Guanshan Township 09 Haiduan Township 10 Chihshang Township
11 Donghe Township 12 Changbin
Township 13 Taimali Township 14 Jinfong Township
15 Dawu Township 16 Daren Township 17 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z20 vz20 73-74 What district is it
in Penghu County?
01 Wangan Township 02 Magong City 03 Siyu Township 04 Cimei Township 05 Baisha Township 06 Husi Township 07 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z21 vz21 75-76 What district is it
in Kinmen County?
01 Jinsha Township 02 Jinhu Township 03 Jinning
Township 04 Jincheng
Name
Township
05 Lieyu Township 06 Wuciou Township 07 Others
97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip z22 vz22 77-78 What district is it
in Lienchiang County?
01 Nangan Township 02 Beigan Township 03 Jyuguang
Township 04 Dongyin Township 05 Others 97 DK 98 Refused
99 Missing or Skip System Variables
rec_no 79-84 Sample code sexgp 85 Population by
genders
1 Male 2 Female
agegp 86 Population by ages 1 15-24 years old
2 25-34 years old 3 35-44 years old 4 45-54 years old 5 55-64 years old
6 65 years old and over
edugp 87 Population by
education attainment
1 Junior high &
Below 2 Senior High &
vocational 3 Junior college &
above
citygp 88-89 Population by area 01 Taipei City 02 New Taipei City 03 Keelung City 04 Taoyuan County 05 Hsinchu County 06 Hsinchu City 07 Miaoli County 08 Taichung City
Name
09 Changhua County 10 Nantou County 11 Yunlin County 12 Chiayi County 13 Chiayi City 14 Tainan City 15 Kaohsiung City 16 Pingtung County 17 Yilan County 18 Hualien County 19 Taitung County 20 Penghu County 21 Kinmen and
Matsu area weight 90-105 Weight value
