Opinion Poll on Cross-Strait Peace Agreement

Opinion Poll on Cross-Strait Peace Agreement

Source: United Daily News

October 25, 2011

1. Do you know that President Ma Ying-jeou proposed concluding a cross-Strait peace agreement with the Mainland?

Yes

62%

2. Why do you think President Ma Ying-jeou proposed concluding a cross-Strait agreement with the Mainland?

To avoid a cross-Strait military confrontation	39%
To promote unification	27%
No opinion	30%

3. Do you support concluding a cross-Strait peace agreement with the Mainland?

Yes	41%
No	29%
No opinion	29%

4. How do you think Ma’s proposal to conclude a cross-Strait peace agreement with the Mainland will affect the KMT Ma-Wu ticket’s election prospects?

Help	23%
Hurt	18%
No impact	35%

5. How do you think the government’s decision to raise elderly farmers’ monthly subsidies will affect the KMT Ma-Wu ticket’s election prospects?

Help	26%
Hurt	15%
No impact	39%

6. How do you think the controversy over Su Jia-chyuan’s farmhouse will affect the DPP Tsai-Su ticket’s election prospects?

Help	5%
hurt	46%
No imapct	32%

The latest poll was conducted between October 22 and 23, with 805 people surveyed.  The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.5 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

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