Opinion Poll by China Times

Opinion Poll by China Times

Source: China Times

January 3, 2011

1.     Which of the following government policies do you think should be set as the first priority?

Improve the economy and reduce unemployment	64.7%
Improve public safety	52.2%
Judicial reform	28.5%
Keep housing prices in reasonable range	27.5%
Eradicate government corruption	23.2%
Reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption	18.5%
Promote nation’s international status	17.8%
Build cross-Strait mutual trust	14.2%

2.     Public opinion in 2011

		Positive evaluation	2009	2010	Negative evaluation	2009	2010
Politics	International status	Good	29.7%	35.8%	Not good	44.7%	37.5%
	Cross-Strait relations	Good	68.3%	66.6%	Not good	15.3%	13.2%
	Stability of domestic politics	Stable	36.9%	44.2%	Unstable	44.4%	36.9%
	Performance of government	Satisfied	32.7%	35.2%	Dissatisfied	60.2%	53.9%
Economy	Economic prosperity	Good	34.9%	45.4%	Not good	50.6%	41.2%
	Job opportunity	Easy to find	14.8%	30.1%	Difficult to find	72.6%	55.4%
Society	Credibility of justice system	Progress	22.7%	14.1%	No progress	51.5%	62.3%
	Poverty gap	Improved	4.9%	6.6%	Deterioration	83.1%	80.8%
	Social equity	Fair	16%	16.6%	Unfair	61.6%	62.5%
Living condition	Education	Progress	27.1%	17.9%	No progress	52%	68.3%
	Quality of environment	Good	39.8%	42.6%	Not good	41.7%	38.5%
	Public safety	Good	14.7%	15%	Not good	67.8%	69.2%
	Overall quality of life	Good	26.5%	35.7%	Not good	52.9%	44.8%

3.     Approval ratings for President Ma Ying-jeou

	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
2009	35%	50%
2011	40%	41%

4.     Approval ratings for Premier Wu Den-yih

	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
2009	41%	36%
2011	39%	41%

This opinion poll was conducted December 28, 2010, with 852 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.4 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

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