(September 14, 2009)

Survey Topic: View on Chen Shui-bian’s Verdict in Court of First Instance

1.      Do you think the court’s decision on Chen Shui-bian was too lenient, just right, or too harsh?

Too lenient	15%
Just right	34%
Too harsh	21%

2.      Do you think the court’s decision on Wu Shu-jen was too lenient, just right, or too harsh?

Too lenient	17%
Just right	37%
Too harsh	19%

3.      Do you think the court’s decisions on Chen Chih-chung and Huang Ren-jin were too lenient, just right, or too harsh?

Too lenient	34%
Just right	26%
Too harsh	14%

4.      Do you think the court’s decision on Ma Yung-cheng was too lenient, just right, or too harsh?

Too lenient	8%
Just right	36%
Too harsh	25%

Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm on September 11 with 824 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed and 328 people declining to be surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.4 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

Source: United Daily News