Global Views Magazine Public Opinion Poll
2009/05/25
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Global Views Magazine Public Opinion Poll
(May 25, 2009)
1. Indexes reflecting the overall mood of the public and their confidence in politics and in the economy from June 2008 (after Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated) to date:
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Taiwan Public Mood Index (TPMI)
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Political Confidence Index (PCI)
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Economic Confidence Index (ECI)
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June 2008
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42.9
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54.6
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31.1
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July 2008
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38.4
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48.8
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28.0
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August 2008
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40.9
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49.9
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31.9
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September 2008
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37.5
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46.4
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28.6
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October 2008
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37.0
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44.8
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29.1
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November 2008
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37.4
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46.9
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27.8
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December 2008
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37.7
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48.9
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26.5
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January 2009
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36.8
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46.6
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26.9
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February 2009
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39.2
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49.5
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28.9
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March 2009
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39.6
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47.4
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31.8
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April 2009
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42.3
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49.1
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35.4
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May 2009
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43.7
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50.4
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36.9
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2. Indexes reflecting the public’s trust in the Kuomintang, the ruling party, their political optimism and their trust in the opposition party from June 2008 to date:
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Ruling Side Trust Index (RSTI)
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Political Optimism Index (POI)
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Opposition Side Trust Index (OSTI)
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June 2008
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52.2
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58.1
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45.0
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July 2008
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46.4
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52.4
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47.1
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August 2008
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49.7
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50.2
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40.0
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September 2008
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45.3
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48.2
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41.9
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October 2008
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43.2
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47.3
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42
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November 2008
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46.3
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47.8
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35.4
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December 2008
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46.5
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52.4
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37.3
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January 2009
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44.6
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49.6
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39.0
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February 2009
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47.8
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52.0
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37.4
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March 2009
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45.0
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51.0
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37.6
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April 2009
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46.7
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52.8
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36.9
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May 2009
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48.4
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53.3
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36.7
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3. Indexes reflecting support for the President, the Premier and the ruling party from June 2008 to date:
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President
Ma Ying-jeou
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Premier
Liu Chao-shiun
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KMT
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June 2008
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57.5
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49.7
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49.5
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July 2008
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50.3
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45.2
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43.7
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August 2008
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54.2
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49.4
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45.6
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September 2008
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48.0
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44.4
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43.4
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October 2008
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45.6
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43
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41.0
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November 2008
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49.9
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44.7
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44.4
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December 2008
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50.6
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44.2
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44.8
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January 2009
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48.4
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44.2
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41.3
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February 2009
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51.0
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46.5
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46.0
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March 2009
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48.8
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44.1
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42.2
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April 2009
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51.7
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44.9
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43.4
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May 2009
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52.6
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48.4
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44.3
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4. Breakdown of the Political Optimism Index (POI) from June 2008 to date:
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Index for political stability for the month to come
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Index for relaxation of cross-Strait relations for the month to come
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June 2008
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48.1
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68.1
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July 2008
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44.4
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60.3
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August 2008
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40.0
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60.3
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September 2008
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38.6
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57.7
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October 2008
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37.8
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56.7
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November 2008
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34.6
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60.9
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December 2008
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38.9
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65.9
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January 2009
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37.8
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61.4
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February 2009
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42.5
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61.4
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March 2009
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40.1
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61.9
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April 2009
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42.8
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62.7
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May 2009
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42.1
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64.4
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5. Indexes reflecting support for the opposition party and its chairperson from June 2008 to date:
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DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen
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DPP
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June 2008
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53.2
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36.8
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July 2008
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54.8
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39.4
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August 2008
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50.3
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29.6
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September 2008
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50.3
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33.4
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October 2008
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50.1
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33.9
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November 2008
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39.1
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31.7
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December 2008
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42.3
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32.3
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January 2009
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42.5
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35.5
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February 2009
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41.9
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32.9
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March 2009
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41.7
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33.5
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April 2009
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41.2
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32.6
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May 2009
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40.7
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32.6
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6. Figures for the Economic Optimism Index and the Current Economic Situation Index from June 2008 to date:
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Current Economic Situation Index (CESI)
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Economic Optimism Index (EOI)
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June 2008
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23.6
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38.6
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July 2008
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20.1
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36
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August 2008
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21.5
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42.4
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September 2008
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20.8
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36.4
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October 2008
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20.7
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37.5
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November 2008
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20.8
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34.7
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December 2008
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19.7
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33.3
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January 2009
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20.6
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33.1
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February 2009
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21.7
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36.1
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March 2009
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22.7
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40.9
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April 2009
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24.2
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46.6
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May 2008
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27.4
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46.5
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7. Breakdown of the Current Economic Situation Index (CESI) from June 2008 to date:
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Index for current state of domestic economy
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Index for current state of personal finances
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June 2008
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16.2
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30.9
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July 2008
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12.7
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27.4
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August 2008
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14
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28.9
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September 2008
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11.4
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30.2
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October 2008
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12.1
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29.2
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November 2008
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12.2
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29.4
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December 2008
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11.5
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27.9
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January 2009
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11.6
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29.6
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February 2009
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11.8
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31.5
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March 2009
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14.3
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31.0
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April 2009
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17.6
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30.8
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May 2009
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21.5
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33.2
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8. Breakdown of the Economic Optimism Index (EOI) from June 2008 to date:
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Index for domestic economic improvement in the month to come
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Index for improvement in personal financial situation in the month to come
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June 2008
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39
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38.2
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July 2008
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36.5
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35.4
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August 2008
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43.2
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41.5
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September 2008
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35.4
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37.3
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October 2008
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36.2
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38.8
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November 2008
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33.4
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36
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December 2008
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32.2
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34.3
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January 2009
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32.0
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34.2
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February 2009
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34.8
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37.4
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March 2009
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41.2
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40.5
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April 2009
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49.6
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43.5
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May 2009
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50.0
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42.9
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Note: The latest poll was conducted from April 13 to 15 with 1,007 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.1 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Source:
http://www.gvm.com.tw/gvsrc/tpmi/tpmi_200905.pdf
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