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TVBS Public Opinion Poll (Bread and butter / finance issues)
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 2009/05/11
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TVBS Public Opinion Poll
Survey Topic: Bread and butter / finance issues
(May 11, 2009)
1. Are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic about Taiwan’s economic development in the upcoming year?
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December 2008
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A year after President Ma took office
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+/-
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Optimistic
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17%
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38%
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+21%
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Pessimistic
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71%
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45%
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-26%
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No opinion
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12%
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17%
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2. Overall, are you satisfied with our government’s performance in striving to improve the people’s economic well-being?
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100 days after President Ma took office
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Six months after President Ma took office
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A year after President Ma took office
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+/-
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Very satisfied
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6%
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7%
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3%
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-4%
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Somewhat satisfied
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30%
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28%
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23%
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-5%
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Not so satisfied
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24%
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27%
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34%
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Unsatisfied
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25%
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33%
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24%
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No opinion
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15%
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6%
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16%
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3. Do you think that our government is working hard to improve our economic well-being?
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Yes
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53%
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No
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36%
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No opinion
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11%
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4. Overall, do you think our government is efficient or inefficient?
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Very efficient
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3%
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31%
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Somewhat efficient
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28%
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Somewhat inefficient
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27%
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55%
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Very inefficient
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28%
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No opinion
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13%
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5. What do you think of our government’s performance in inter-ministerial communication and co-ordination?
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Very good
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2%
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20%
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Somewhat good
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18%
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Somewhat bad
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28%
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57%
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Very bad
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29%
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No opinion
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23%
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6. What do you think of our government’s ability to implement new policies?
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Very good
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3%
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26%
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Somewhat good
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23%
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Somewhat bad
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31%
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57%
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Very bad
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26%
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No opinion
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18%
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7. The government issued NT$3,600 in shopping coupons to everyone before the Lunar New Year. Whether you used the shopping coupons yourself or gave them to family members, have your coupons already been spent?
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Already used
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78%
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Not yet used
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16%
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Yet to collect
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5%
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Declined to answer
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1%
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8. Do you think that the shopping coupons helped increase spending and economic recovery?
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Before shopping coupons were issued 12/24/08
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Three days after shopping coupons were issued 01/20/09
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Half month after shopping coupons were issued 02/04/09
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First anniversary of Ma’s Presidency
04/24/09
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+/-
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Yes
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65%
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75%
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73%
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67%
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-6%
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No
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29%
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19%
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19%
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29%
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+10%
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No opinion
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7%
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5%
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8%
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4%
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9. Overall, do you think that issuing shopping coupons was a successful policy?
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Three days after shopping coupons were issued 01/20/09
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Half month after shopping coupons were issued 02/04/09
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First anniversary of Ma’s Presidency
04/24/09
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+/-
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Yes
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53%
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52%
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50%
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-2%
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No
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29%
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30%
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38%
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+8%
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No opinion
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19%
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18%
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12%
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10. Do you think that the government should issue a second batch of shopping coupons?
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Three days after shopping coupons were issued 01/20/09
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Half months after shopping coupons were issued 02/04/09
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First anniversary of Ma’s Presidency
04/24/09
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+/-
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Yes
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46%
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42%
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44%
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-2%
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No
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45%
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45%
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48%
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+3%
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No opinion
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9%
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13%
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8%
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11. Are you satisfied with the implementation of current policy of allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan?
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Very satisfied
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7%
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47%
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Somewhat satisfied
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40%
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Somewhat dissatisfied
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23%
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37%
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Very dissatisfied
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14%
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No opinion
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16%
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12. Currently, the number of Mainland tourists allowed to visit Taiwan is restricted to no more than 3,000 people per day. Do you think we should allow more Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan?
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Yes
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47%
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No
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42%
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No opinion
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10%
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13. If our government decides to allow more Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan in the future, do you think that our government is well prepared with related measures?
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Yes
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8%
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No
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74%
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No opinion
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19%
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14. What do you think of the speed of our government allowing Mainland tourists visiting Taiwan?
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Too fast
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36%
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Too slow
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15%
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Just right
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37%
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No opinion
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13%
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15. Overall, do you think that allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan does us more good than harm or more harm than good?
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More good than harm
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62%
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More harm than good
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22%
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No opinion
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16%
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16. Are you currently employed? And your job is?
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White collar worker
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41%
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Blue collar worker
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45%
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Unemployed / Waiting for jobs
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13%
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17. How long have you been unemployed?
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Less than a month
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4%
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1-2 months
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6%
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2-3 months
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7%
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3-6 months
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20%
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6-12 months
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15%
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1-2 years
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23%
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2-3 years
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2%
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More than 3 years
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24%
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18. Do you know that our government has held national job fairs and implemented short-mid term employment plans?
19. Have you attended any job fairs held by the government?
20. Do you think that the job stimulus plans implemented by the government (i.e. holding job fairs, short-term employment within the government departments, and internship with enterprises) are helpful to those who are looking for jobs?
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Yes
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68%
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No
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23%
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No opinion
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9%
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21. Over the past year, has your pay been cut by your companies in any way?
Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm between April 21 and April 24 with 933 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed and 167 people declining to be surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.2 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Source: TVBS Public Opinion Poll Center
http://www.tvbs.com.tw/FILE_DB/DL_DB/doshouldo/200905/doshouldo-20090508114642.pdf
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