Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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DEMON The following sayings are found in our society concerning the spirits. Do you believe in demon possession?   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

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, very much	281	14.6%	14.6%	-1.12
Yes, somewhat	621	32.3%	46.9%	-.6
No, not really	486	25.2%	72.1%	-.09
No, not at all	220	11.4%	83.5%	.43
Don't know or forgot	302	15.7%	99.2%	1.97
Don't understand	3	.2%	99.4%	2.49
Refuse	12	.6%	100%	3

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	11.4% 22	14.1% 41	15.7% 45	13.7% 40	13.8% 72	17.9% 61	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	22.3% 43	23.7% 69	28.9% 83	32.9% 96	37.0% 193	40.3% 137	32.3% 621
No, not really	22.3% 43	23.4% 68	25.8% 74	25.0% 73	26.4% 138	26.5% 90	25.2% 486
No, not at all	12.4% 24	15.1% 44	13.2% 38	11.3% 33	11.1% 58	6.8% 23	11.4% 220
Don't know or forgot	30.6% 59	22.7% 66	16.0% 46	15.8% 46	11.1% 58	7.9% 27	15.7% 302
Don't understand	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.2% 3
Refuse	1.0% 2	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	1.4% 4	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.6% 12
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	15.1% 66	13.5% 38	17.4% 42	15.9% 58	15.3% 46	10.1% 29	14.6% 279
Yes, somewhat	24.9% 109	32.3% 91	35.5% 86	35.4% 129	39.2% 118	29.6% 85	32.3% 618
No, not really	20.8% 91	24.1% 68	22.7% 55	24.5% 89	26.6% 80	35.5% 102	25.4% 485
No, not at all	10.3% 45	12.1% 34	9.1% 22	11.8% 43	10.0% 30	15.0% 43	11.3% 217
Don't know or forgot	27.0% 118	18.1% 51	14.5% 35	11.8% 43	8.3% 25	9.4% 27	15.6% 299
Don't understand	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	1.6% 7	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	0.6% 12
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	14.6% 140	14.6% 141	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	30.8% 296	33.7% 325	32.3% 621
No, not really	26.8% 258	23.7% 228	25.2% 486
No, not at all	14.1% 136	8.7% 84	11.4% 220
Don't know or forgot	13.2% 127	18.2% 175	15.7% 302
Don't understand	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.4% 4	0.8% 8	0.6% 12
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	14.0% 45	15.6% 40	14.0% 58	15.2% 38	14.7% 48	14.1% 28	14.6% 257
Yes, somewhat	26.2% 84	32.8% 84	33.8% 140	37.6% 94	31.6% 103	32.7% 65	32.3% 570
No, not really	20.2% 65	22.7% 58	24.9% 103	25.2% 63	32.5% 106	29.6% 59	25.7% 454
No, not at all	13.4% 43	9.8% 25	11.8% 49	12.4% 31	9.8% 32	13.1% 26	11.7% 206
Don't know or forgot	25.2% 81	18.4% 47	14.7% 61	9.2% 23	10.7% 35	10.1% 20	15.1% 267
Don't understand	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.6% 2	0.8% 2	0.5% 2	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	0.5% 9
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	16.0% 75	14.1% 205	0.00% 0	14.6% 280
Yes, somewhat	38.2% 179	30.5% 442	0.00% 0	32.4% 621
No, not really	25.6% 120	25.0% 362	0.00% 0	25.1% 482
No, not at all	9.6% 45	12.1% 175	0.00% 0	11.5% 220
Don't know or forgot	10.0% 47	17.5% 254	0.00% 0	15.7% 301
Don't understand	0.2% 1	0.1% 2	0.00% 0	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.4% 2	0.7% 10	0.00% 0	0.6% 12
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	5.7% 15	10.0% 64	20.4% 103	18.0% 44	14.4% 20	27.1% 35	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	30.2% 79	33.1% 213	32.8% 166	38.4% 94	19.4% 27	32.6% 42	32.3% 621
No, not really	32.1% 84	31.3% 201	18.8% 95	20.8% 51	24.5% 34	15.5% 20	25.2% 485
No, not at all	19.1% 50	7.0% 45	10.5% 53	7.3% 18	31.7% 44	7.8% 10	11.4% 220
Don't know or forgot	12.6% 33	17.6% 113	17.0% 86	15.1% 37	8.6% 12	16.3% 21	15.7% 302
Don't understand	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.8% 1	0.2% 3
Refuse	0.4% 1	1.1% 7	0.4% 2	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 643	100.0% 506	100.0% 245	100.0% 139	100.0% 129	1924