Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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QI_CURE The following sayings are found in our society concerning "qi." Do you believe in them? Qigong can help cure diseases.   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	281	14.6%	14.6%	-1.06
Yes, somewhat	744	38.6%	53.2%	-.57
No, not really	388	20.2%	73.4%	-.08
No, not at all	143	7.4%	80.8%	.41
Don't know or forgot	354	18.4%	99.2%	1.87
Don't understand	12	.6%	99.8%	2.36
Refuse	3	.2%	100%	2.85

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	14.5% 28	12.7% 37	18.1% 52	14.0% 41	14.9% 78	13.2% 45	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	23.8% 46	33.0% 96	34.8% 100	38.7% 113	42.1% 220	49.7% 169	38.6% 744
No, not really	19.2% 37	17.5% 51	21.6% 62	20.5% 60	21.1% 110	20.0% 68	20.2% 388
No, not at all	9.8% 19	7.2% 21	9.8% 28	6.8% 20	6.5% 34	6.2% 21	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	30.1% 58	27.8% 81	15.3% 44	19.2% 56	15.3% 80	10.3% 35	18.4% 354
Don't understand	2.1% 4	1.7% 5	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 3
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	12.1% 53	9.2% 26	18.6% 45	15.7% 57	18.3% 55	15.0% 43	14.6% 279
Yes, somewhat	21.1% 92	36.2% 102	40.9% 99	39.6% 144	52.2% 157	51.2% 147	38.7% 741
No, not really	21.5% 94	22.3% 63	16.1% 39	20.6% 75	17.9% 54	20.6% 59	20.1% 384
No, not at all	10.3% 45	8.5% 24	5.4% 13	8.2% 30	4.3% 13	6.3% 18	7.5% 143
Don't know or forgot	33.4% 146	23.0% 65	17.8% 43	15.7% 57	7.0% 21	7.0% 20	18.4% 352
Don't understand	1.6% 7	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 11
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
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	15.7% 151	13.5% 130	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	38.8% 373	38.5% 371	38.6% 744
No, not really	20.9% 201	19.4% 187	20.2% 388
No, not at all	8.8% 85	6.0% 58	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	15.5% 149	21.3% 205	18.4% 354
Don't understand	0.1% 1	1.1% 11	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 3
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	12.5% 40	11.7% 30	12.8% 53	15.6% 39	18.1% 59	18.1% 36	14.6% 257
Yes, somewhat	24.3% 78	35.5% 91	38.2% 158	47.6% 119	43.9% 143	49.2% 98	38.9% 687
No, not really	19.3% 62	19.5% 50	22.9% 95	19.2% 48	21.2% 69	18.1% 36	20.4% 360
No, not at all	10.6% 34	7.4% 19	8.2% 34	5.6% 14	5.5% 18	5.5% 11	7.4% 130
Don't know or forgot	31.8% 102	25.4% 65	17.1% 71	11.2% 28	11.0% 36	8.5% 17	18.1% 319
Don't understand	1.6% 5	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.8% 2	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	0.6% 11
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
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	16.4% 77	14.0% 203	0.00% 0	14.6% 280
Yes, somewhat	48.6% 228	35.3% 512	0.00% 0	38.6% 740
No, not really	20.3% 95	20.2% 293	0.00% 0	20.2% 388
No, not at all	6.0% 28	7.9% 115	0.00% 0	7.5% 143
Don't know or forgot	8.5% 40	21.6% 313	0.00% 0	18.4% 353
Don't understand	0.2% 1	0.8% 11	0.00% 0	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.00% 0	0.2% 3
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	13.4% 35	10.0% 64	20.4% 103	14.3% 35	11.5% 16	21.7% 28	14.6% 281
Yes, somewhat	43.5% 114	37.3% 240	42.9% 217	34.7% 85	29.5% 41	36.4% 47	38.7% 744
No, not really	21.0% 55	23.3% 150	13.6% 69	24.5% 60	22.3% 31	17.1% 22	20.1% 387
No, not at all	9.9% 26	6.4% 41	5.1% 26	6.5% 16	20.9% 29	3.9% 5	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	11.5% 30	22.2% 143	17.2% 87	19.6% 48	15.1% 21	19.4% 25	18.4% 354
Don't understand	0.4% 1	0.6% 4	0.6% 3	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	1.6% 2	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 643	100.0% 506	100.0% 245	100.0% 139	100.0% 129	1924