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Poll on Issues Related to Creation of the Four New Municipalities
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 2009/07/15
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Poll on Issues Related to Creation of the Four New Municipalities
Conducted by The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission,
Executive Yuan
(July 15, 2009)
1. Recently, the Executive Yuan has decided to create four new municipalities, namely, Taipei County, Taichung City / County, Tainan City / County, and Kaohsiung City / County. Did you know about this?
2. In accordance with the creation of the four new municipalities, the government has decided to amend laws so that the money allocated by the central government to local governments will be in accordance with population, land area, and workload. Did you know about this?
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Yes
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35.1%
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No
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64.7%
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Decline to answer
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0.1%
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3. Some think that after the amendment of the revenue-sharing laws, funds allocated to the cities and counties that have not been elevated to municipalities would not diminish, and no inequities in allocation would be created. Do you agree?
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Yes
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40.1%
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No
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22.4%
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No clear response
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37.5%
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4. The Executive Yuan has also decided that in the future, Taiwan will set the development of the three living circles as a goal, namely, Northern Taiwan, Central Taiwan, and Southern Taiwan, and further divide them into seven regions for balanced development. Did you know about this?
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Yes
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32.4%
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No
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66.4%
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Others
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1.2%
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No clear response
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1.2%
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5. Some think that the plan for the three living circles will promote Taiwan’s competitiveness. Do you agree?
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Yes
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51.1%
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No
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20.4%
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Others
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0.2%
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No clear response
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28.3%
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6. Some think that the plan for seven regions will promote balanced regional development and close the gap between cities and rural townships, which will be beneficial to Taiwan’s future development. Do you agree?
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Yes
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57.9%
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No
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17.6%
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Others
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0.1%
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No clear response
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24.4%
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7. Do you support Taipei County becoming a special municipality?
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Yes
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47.5%
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No
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18.3%
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No clear response
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34.2%
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8. Do you support Taichung City / County being merged into a special municipality?
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Yes
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56.6%
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No
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14.5%
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No clear response
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28.9%
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9. Do you support Tainan City / County being merged into a special municipality?
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Yes
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44.5%
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No
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22.5%
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Others
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0.1%
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No clear response
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32.9%
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10. Do you support Kaohsiung City / County being merged into a new special municipality?
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Yes
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60.3%
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No
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12.2%
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No clear response
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27.5%
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11. Overall, do you support the Executive Yuan’s decision to create four new special municipalities?
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Yes, very much
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11.5%
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55.1%
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Yes, somewhat
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43.6%
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Not so much
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11.1%
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19.4%
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Not at all
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8.3%
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No clear response
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25.2%
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12. Overall, do you think the Executive Yuan’s decision to create four new municipalities is beneficial to Taiwan’s future development?
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Yes
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49.0%
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No
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12.5%
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No effect
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5.1%
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Others
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0.3%
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No clear response
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33.1%
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Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from July 7 to 9 with 1,096 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed and 198 people declining to be surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 2.96 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Source: The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, Executive Yuan
http://www.rdec.gov.tw/public/Data/9714117771.pdf
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