Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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QI_POWER The following sayings are found in our society concerning "qi." Do you believe in them? In a place where the qi is powerful, trees and plants will grow well, and that place also will prosper.   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	453	23.5%	23.5%	-.94
Yes, somewhat	704	36.6%	60.1%	-.43
No, not really	346	18%	78.1%	.08
No, not at all	128	6.6%	84.7%	.58
Don't know or forgot	277	14.4%	99.1%	2.1
Don't understand	15	.8%	99.9%	2.61
Refuse	2	.1%	100%	3.12

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	29.0% 56	28.5% 83	28.6% 82	25.7% 75	19.0% 99	17.1% 58	23.5% 453
Yes, somewhat	28.0% 54	27.8% 81	36.2% 104	37.7% 110	41.8% 218	40.3% 137	36.6% 704
No, not really	13.0% 25	17.9% 52	15.3% 44	17.1% 50	18.0% 94	23.8% 81	18.0% 346
No, not at all	5.7% 11	6.9% 20	5.9% 17	5.1% 15	7.9% 41	7.1% 24	6.6% 128
Don't know or forgot	22.3% 43	18.2% 53	12.9% 37	12.3% 36	13.2% 69	11.5% 39	14.4% 277
Don't understand	2.1% 4	0.7% 2	0.7% 2	1.7% 5	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.8% 15
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
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	29.3% 128	21.6% 61	24.8% 60	23.4% 85	23.3% 70	16.7% 48	23.6% 452
Yes, somewhat	26.5% 116	40.8% 115	39.7% 96	35.7% 130	41.9% 126	40.8% 117	36.6% 700
No, not really	13.3% 58	14.2% 40	16.5% 40	20.1% 73	18.9% 57	25.8% 74	17.9% 342
No, not at all	5.7% 25	7.1% 20	6.2% 15	6.6% 24	6.6% 20	8.0% 23	6.6% 127
Don't know or forgot	23.8% 104	15.6% 44	12.4% 30	13.7% 50	8.3% 25	8.0% 23	14.4% 276
Don't understand	1.4% 6	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.0% 3	0.7% 2	0.7% 14
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
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	23.3% 224	23.8% 229	23.5% 453
Yes, somewhat	35.6% 342	37.6% 362	36.6% 704
No, not really	20.4% 196	15.6% 150	18.0% 346
No, not at all	7.1% 68	6.2% 60	6.6% 128
Don't know or forgot	13.3% 128	15.5% 149	14.4% 277
Don't understand	0.3% 3	1.2% 12	0.8% 15
Refuse	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
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	29.6% 95	20.3% 52	23.9% 99	21.2% 53	21.5% 70	20.6% 41	23.2% 410
Yes, somewhat	29.3% 94	34.8% 89	38.6% 160	42.4% 106	40.2% 131	38.2% 76	37.1% 656
No, not really	14.0% 45	18.8% 48	16.2% 67	21.6% 54	19.0% 62	22.6% 45	18.2% 321
No, not at all	5.3% 17	6.6% 17	7.7% 32	6.4% 16	7.7% 25	7.5% 15	6.9% 122
Don't know or forgot	19.9% 64	19.1% 49	13.0% 54	8.4% 21	10.1% 33	10.6% 21	13.7% 242
Don't understand	1.9% 6	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 5	0.5% 1	0.8% 14
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	18.8% 88	25.1% 364	0.00% 0	23.6% 452
Yes, somewhat	43.5% 204	34.3% 498	0.00% 0	36.6% 702
No, not really	20.7% 97	17.1% 248	0.00% 0	18.0% 345
No, not at all	7.0% 33	6.6% 95	0.00% 0	6.7% 128
Don't know or forgot	9.8% 46	15.8% 229	0.00% 0	14.3% 275
Don't understand	0.2% 1	1.0% 14	0.00% 0	0.8% 15
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.00% 0	0.1% 2
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	14.1% 37	19.4% 125	34.4% 174	24.9% 61	10.8% 15	31.0% 40	23.5% 452
Yes, somewhat	36.3% 95	41.1% 264	35.0% 177	37.1% 91	27.3% 38	30.2% 39	36.6% 704
No, not really	22.5% 59	19.0% 122	11.9% 60	22.4% 55	23.0% 32	14.0% 18	18.0% 346
No, not at all	11.1% 29	4.5% 29	4.7% 24	2.9% 7	23.0% 32	5.4% 7	6.7% 128
Don't know or forgot	15.3% 40	15.2% 98	12.8% 65	12.2% 30	15.1% 21	17.8% 23	14.4% 277
Don't understand	0.4% 1	0.6% 4	1.2% 6	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	1.6% 2	0.8% 15
Refuse	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 643	100.0% 506	100.0% 245	100.0% 139	100.0% 129	1924