Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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SPIRITSO The following sayings are found in our society concerning the spirits. Do you believe in them? After a person passes away, his/her spirit and soul still exist.   1) Yes, very much   2) Yes, somewhat   3) No, not really   4) No, not at all   7) Don't know or forgot   8) Don't understand   9) Refuse

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, very much	546	28.4%	28.4%	-.84
Yes, somewhat	790	41%	69.4%	-.32
No, not really	238	12.4%	81.8%	.2
No, not at all	95	4.9%	86.7%	.73
Don't know or forgot	247	12.8%	99.5%	2.3
Don't understand	3	.2%	99.7%	2.82
Refuse	6	.3%	100%	3.35

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Household income Marital status Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	22-30	31-40	41-45	46-50	51-60	61-68	TOTAL
Yes, very much	26.4% 51	25.8% 75	25.8% 74	27.7% 81	29.7% 155	32.4% 110	28.4% 546
Yes, somewhat	24.9% 48	34.7% 101	35.5% 102	42.5% 124	45.0% 235	52.9% 180	41.0% 790
No, not really	11.4% 22	14.4% 42	16.4% 47	14.4% 42	11.1% 58	7.9% 27	12.4% 238
No, not at all	7.3% 14	5.5% 16	8.4% 24	3.8% 11	4.4% 23	2.1% 7	4.9% 95
Don't know or forgot	29.0% 56	18.9% 55	13.6% 39	10.6% 31	9.6% 50	4.7% 16	12.8% 247
Don't understand	0.5% 1	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.0% 3	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 291	100.0% 287	100.0% 292	100.0% 522	100.0% 340	1925

Education (I-EDUC)

	None, self-study or Elementary	Junior high school (including vocational)	High school (HS)	Vocational HS (or cadet)	Junior college (of any kind)	College or Grad school	TOTAL
Yes, very much	23.8% 104	26.6% 75	32.6% 79	29.4% 107	33.9% 102	25.4% 73	28.2% 540
Yes, somewhat	33.6% 147	39.0% 110	40.9% 99	46.4% 169	43.9% 132	46.0% 132	41.2% 789
No, not really	11.7% 51	12.4% 35	11.2% 27	12.1% 44	12.3% 37	14.6% 42	12.3% 236
No, not at all	5.3% 23	7.1% 20	3.3% 8	4.4% 16	3.0% 9	6.6% 19	5.0% 95
Don't know or forgot	24.7% 108	14.9% 42	11.2% 27	7.7% 28	6.3% 19	7.0% 20	12.8% 244
Don't understand	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	0.3% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 437	100.0% 282	100.0% 242	100.0% 364	100.0% 301	100.0% 287	1913

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, very much	26.4% 254	30.3% 292	28.4% 546
Yes, somewhat	41.6% 400	40.5% 390	41.0% 790
No, not really	12.8% 123	11.9% 115	12.4% 238
No, not at all	7.2% 69	2.7% 26	4.9% 95
Don't know or forgot	11.7% 113	13.9% 134	12.8% 247
Don't understand	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.3% 3	0.3% 3	0.3% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 962	100.0% 963	1925

Household income (I-INCOME)

	NT$20,001 or less	NT$30,001-40,000	NT$40,001-60,000	NT$60,001-80,000	NT$80,001-120,000	More than NT$120,000	TOTAL
Yes, very much	28.7% 92	27.0% 69	25.4% 105	27.6% 69	31.0% 101	30.7% 61	28.1% 497
Yes, somewhat	32.7% 105	37.1% 95	44.4% 184	44.0% 110	44.5% 145	46.2% 92	41.4% 731
No, not really	9.7% 31	12.9% 33	12.8% 53	15.2% 38	13.2% 43	13.6% 27	12.7% 225
No, not at all	5.0% 16	5.9% 15	5.8% 24	3.6% 9	4.9% 16	4.0% 8	5.0% 88
Don't know or forgot	22.7% 73	16.8% 43	11.6% 48	9.2% 23	6.4% 21	4.5% 9	12.3% 217
Don't understand	0.3% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 256	100.0% 414	100.0% 250	100.0% 326	100.0% 199	1766

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Unmarried	Married	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Yes, very much	29.9% 140	27.9% 404	0.00% 0	28.3% 544
Yes, somewhat	50.1% 235	38.1% 552	0.00% 0	41.0% 787
No, not really	10.4% 49	13.0% 189	0.00% 0	12.4% 238
No, not at all	3.0% 14	5.6% 81	0.00% 0	5.0% 95
Don't know or forgot	6.4% 30	14.9% 216	0.00% 0	12.8% 246
Don't understand	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.00% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.2% 1	0.3% 5	0.00% 0	0.3% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 469	100.0% 1450	100.0% 0	1919

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	"I have no religious belief"	Folk religion of any kind	Buddhism (any sect)	Taoism	Christian (includes Cath and Prot)	All other religions (including mixes of religions)	TOTAL
Yes, very much	17.9% 47	16.8% 108	37.7% 191	30.6% 75	53.2% 74	39.5% 51	28.4% 546
Yes, somewhat	44.3% 116	47.0% 302	35.6% 180	44.9% 110	23.0% 32	38.0% 49	41.0% 789
No, not really	14.9% 39	15.2% 98	10.5% 53	8.2% 20	12.9% 18	7.8% 10	12.4% 238
No, not at all	10.3% 27	3.6% 23	4.0% 20	4.9% 12	4.3% 6	5.4% 7	4.9% 95
Don't know or forgot	12.2% 32	17.1% 110	11.9% 60	11.0% 27	5.0% 7	8.5% 11	12.8% 247
Don't understand	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.8% 1	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.4% 1	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 643	100.0% 506	100.0% 245	100.0% 139	100.0% 129	1924