Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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QI_STRNG The following sayings are found in our society concerning "qi." Do you believe in them? If a person's qi is very strong, nothing can harm him or her.   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	303	15.7%	15.7%	-1.14
Yes, somewhat	543	28.2%	43.9%	-.61
No, not really	549	28.5%	72.5%	-.08
No, not at all	230	11.9%	84.4%	.44
Don't know or forgot	283	14.7%	99.1%	2.02
Don't understand	12	.6%	99.7%	2.55
Refuse	5	.3%	100%	3.08

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	25.4% 49	22.0% 64	15.7% 45	15.4% 45	12.8% 67	9.7% 33	15.7% 303
Yes, somewhat	21.8% 42	23.0% 67	31.4% 90	28.1% 82	31.2% 163	29.1% 99	28.2% 543
No, not really	16.1% 31	23.7% 69	27.9% 80	29.5% 86	30.7% 160	36.2% 123	28.5% 549
No, not at all	8.8% 17	9.3% 27	11.1% 32	11.6% 34	13.2% 69	15.0% 51	11.9% 230
Don't know or forgot	25.9% 50	20.6% 60	12.5% 36	14.7% 43	11.7% 61	9.7% 33	14.7% 283
Don't understand	2.1% 4	0.7% 2	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
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	21.3% 93	14.5% 41	18.6% 45	12.9% 47	15.0% 45	10.8% 31	15.8% 302
Yes, somewhat	23.6% 103	31.2% 88	26.9% 65	30.5% 111	27.9% 84	30.7% 88	28.2% 539
No, not really	19.7% 86	22.7% 64	29.8% 72	31.0% 113	33.9% 102	37.6% 108	28.5% 545
No, not at all	11.0% 48	13.1% 37	10.7% 26	11.5% 42	14.0% 42	11.8% 34	12.0% 229
Don't know or forgot	23.1% 101	18.1% 51	13.2% 32	12.6% 46	8.6% 26	9.1% 26	14.7% 282
Don't understand	1.4% 6	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.5% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 11
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.8% 3	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
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	16.8% 162	14.6% 141	15.7% 303
Yes, somewhat	28.6% 275	27.8% 268	28.2% 543
No, not really	29.2% 281	27.8% 268	28.5% 549
No, not at all	12.6% 121	11.3% 109	11.9% 230
Don't know or forgot	12.5% 120	16.9% 163	14.7% 283
Don't understand	0.1% 1	1.1% 11	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.2% 2	0.3% 3	0.3% 5
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	21.5% 69	14.8% 38	14.7% 61	16.0% 40	13.2% 43	13.1% 26	15.7% 277
Yes, somewhat	21.5% 69	26.6% 68	30.7% 127	30.8% 77	30.7% 100	28.1% 56	28.1% 497
No, not really	17.1% 55	26.6% 68	30.0% 124	30.4% 76	35.3% 115	37.7% 75	29.0% 513
No, not at all	15.0% 48	11.7% 30	12.3% 51	12.8% 32	11.0% 36	8.5% 17	12.1% 214
Don't know or forgot	23.1% 74	19.1% 49	11.4% 47	9.6% 24	9.5% 31	12.6% 25	14.2% 250
Don't understand	1.9% 6	0.8% 2	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 11
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.5% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	11.1% 52	17.3% 251	0.00% 0	15.8% 303
Yes, somewhat	31.6% 148	27.1% 393	0.00% 0	28.2% 541
No, not really	34.5% 162	26.6% 385	0.00% 0	28.5% 547
No, not at all	14.1% 66	11.3% 164	0.00% 0	12.0% 230
Don't know or forgot	8.5% 40	16.6% 241	0.00% 0	14.6% 281
Don't understand	0.2% 1	0.8% 11	0.00% 0	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.3% 5	0.00% 0	0.3% 5
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	9.2% 24	13.2% 85	22.7% 115	18.4% 45	5.8% 8	20.2% 26	15.7% 303
Yes, somewhat	23.3% 61	30.9% 199	29.4% 149	26.5% 65	20.1% 28	31.0% 40	28.2% 542
No, not really	37.4% 98	30.6% 197	23.5% 119	28.2% 69	23.7% 33	25.6% 33	28.5% 549
No, not at all	16.8% 44	9.0% 58	9.5% 48	10.2% 25	33.8% 47	6.2% 8	12.0% 230
Don't know or forgot	12.6% 33	15.6% 100	14.0% 71	16.3% 40	14.4% 20	14.7% 19	14.7% 283
Don't understand	0.4% 1	0.3% 2	0.6% 3	0.4% 1	1.4% 2	2.3% 3	0.6% 12
Refuse	0.4% 1	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 643	100.0% 506	100.0% 245	100.0% 139	100.0% 129	1924