Opinion Poll on 2012 Presidential Election

Opinion Poll on 2012 Presidential Election

Source: China Times

May 20, 2011

1.     Which of the two following candidates would you vote for President, KMT Ma Ying-jeou or DPP Tsai Ing-wen?

KMT Ma Ying-jeou	34.9%
DPP Tsai Ing-wen	26.9%
Other candidates	0.4%
Declined to answer	37.7%

2.     President Ma has been in office for three years. Are you satisfied with his performance?

Yes	38.7%
No	41.9%
No opinion/Don’t know	19.4%

3.     Do you think that Taiwan’s international status has become better or worse over the past three years?

Better	33.7%
Worse	30.6%
The same	15%
No opinion/Don’t know	20.6%

4.     Do you think that cross-Strait relations have become better or worse over the past three years?

Better	62.4%
Worse	11.6%
The same	6.8%
No opinion/Don’t know	19.1%

5.     Do you think that the economy has become better or worse over the past three years?

Better	38.6%
Worse	35.7%
The same	14.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	11.1%

6.     Do you think that it has become easier or harder to find a job over the past three years?

Easier	32.8%
Harder	43.4%
The same	7.1%
No opinion/Don’t know	16.7%

7.     Approval rating for President Ma Ying-jeou

	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
2009/5/13	58.1%	33.5%
2009/12/29	35.8%	49.5%
2010/5/11	42.7%	40.4%
2010/12/28	40.5%	40.4%
2011/5/18	38.7%	41.9%

The latest poll was conducted from May 16 to 18 with 927 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.2 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

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