TVBS Poll Center (10 Days after the 8/8 Flood)

TVBS Poll Center

(August 20, 2009)

Survey Topic: 10 Days after the 8/8 Flood

1.      Are you satisfied with the Central Government’ performance in disaster rescue and relief?

	September 26, 1999 921 Earthquake		August 11, 2009 Two days after 8/8 Flood		August 18, 2009 Ten days after 8/8 Flood		+ / -
Yes, very satisfied	16%	37%	5%	31%	5%	21%	- 10%
Yes, somewhat satisfied	21%		26%		16%
No, not so satisfied	28%	55%	27%	52%	27%	64%	+ 12%
Dissatisfied	27%		25%		37%
No opinion	8%		17%		14%

2.      Overall, how well do you think the Ma Administration has handled the crisis?

	June 17, 2008 One month after President Ma in office		September 19, 2009 Four months after President Ma in office		August 18, 2009 Ten days after 8/8 Flood		+ / -
Very well	5	36%	2%	21%	3%	14%	- 7%
Somewhat well	3%		19%		11%
Not so well	32%	51%	38%	65%	32%	74%
Badly	19%		27%		42%
No opinion	13%		15%		12%

3.      Some think that the government did a poor job in disaster rescue and relief this time. Which of the following do you think should bear the greatest of the responsibilities?

Presidential Palace	30%
City / County governments	12%
National Fire Agency, Interior Ministry	7%
Foreign Ministry	5%
Defense Ministry	4%
Communication and Transportation Ministry	2%
No opinion	40%

4.      Overall, do you think the Cabinet should be reshuffled (for the damages caused by the 8/8 Flood)?

	Six months after President Ma took Office	A year after President Ma was elected	10 days after the 8/8 Flood	+ / -
Yes	50%	50%	66%	+ 16%
No	38%	23%	18%
Don’t know	12%	27%	16%

5.      Overall, do you think President Ma should resign?

Yes	27%
No	59%
No opinion	14%

6.      Of the following, who do you have the most confidence in disaster rescue and relief capability?

Lee Teng-hui	39%
James Soong	24%
Su Tseng-chang	15%
Ma Ying-jeou	10%
Frank Hsieh	7%
Chen Shui-bian	5%

7.      Some said that the Ma administration is inept. Do you agree?

	September 25, 2008		October 2, 2008		August 18, 2009		+ / -
Yes, very much	22%	40%	21%	34%	26%	44%	+ 10%
Yes, somewhat	18%		13%		18%
No, not so much	31%	47%	36%	54%	29%	43%	- 11%
Not at all	16%		18%		14%
No opinion	14%		13%		13%

Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm between August 17 and 18 with 977 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed and 236 people declining to be surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.1 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

Source: TVBS Public Opinion Poll Center

http://www.tvbs.com.tw/FILE_DB/DL_DB/doshouldo/200908/doshouldo-20090819205240.pdf

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