Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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YINYANG Do you believe in the following sayings? To be healthy physically and psychologically, we have to strike a balance between yin and yang, as well as maintain an adequate blending of the two.   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	526	27.3%	27.3%	-.84
Yes, somewhat	789	41%	68.3%	-.37
No, not really	221	11.5%	79.8%	.11
No, not at all	76	3.9%	83.7%	.58
Don't know or forgot	238	12.4%	96.1%	2
Don't understand	69	3.6%	99.7%	2.47
Refuse	6	.3%	100%	2.94

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	22.8% 44	24.1% 70	31.0% 89	35.3% 103	27.4% 143	22.6% 77	27.3% 526
Yes, somewhat	30.1% 58	35.1% 102	36.9% 106	36.0% 105	47.9% 250	49.4% 168	41.0% 789
No, not really	9.3% 18	9.3% 27	13.2% 38	13.4% 39	10.7% 56	12.6% 43	11.5% 221
No, not at all	3.1% 6	5.5% 16	4.9% 14	2.4% 7	4.0% 21	3.5% 12	3.9% 76
Don't know or forgot	25.4% 49	18.2% 53	10.1% 29	10.6% 31	8.0% 42	10.0% 34	12.4% 238
Don't understand	8.8% 17	7.9% 23	3.8% 11	2.1% 6	1.3% 7	1.5% 5	3.6% 69
Refuse	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.6% 3	0.3% 1	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	19.7% 86	22.3% 63	26.0% 63	29.4% 107	38.2% 115	31.4% 90	27.4% 524
Yes, somewhat	29.3% 128	41.5% 117	50.0% 121	40.7% 148	43.2% 130	48.8% 140	41.0% 784
No, not really	10.8% 47	15.2% 43	11.6% 28	12.9% 47	7.0% 21	10.8% 31	11.3% 217
No, not at all	4.8% 21	3.2% 9	3.7% 9	3.3% 12	5.0% 15	3.5% 10	4.0% 76
Don't know or forgot	25.9% 113	13.5% 38	7.4% 18	11.0% 40	5.3% 16	4.2% 12	12.4% 237
Don't understand	9.4% 41	3.5% 10	0.8% 2	2.5% 9	1.0% 3	1.4% 4	3.6% 69
Refuse	0.2% 1	0.7% 2	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	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	29.4% 283	25.2% 243	27.3% 526
Yes, somewhat	41.9% 403	40.1% 386	41.0% 789
No, not really	11.7% 113	11.2% 108	11.5% 221
No, not at all	4.4% 42	3.5% 34	3.9% 76
Don't know or forgot	9.6% 92	15.2% 146	12.4% 238
Don't understand	2.7% 26	4.5% 43	3.6% 69
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	21.5% 69	19.5% 50	28.7% 119	31.6% 79	31.0% 101	32.2% 64	27.3% 482
Yes, somewhat	30.8% 99	38.3% 98	43.7% 181	44.8% 112	46.3% 151	47.2% 94	41.6% 735
No, not really	12.8% 41	12.5% 32	11.1% 46	11.6% 29	10.7% 35	10.1% 20	11.5% 203
No, not at all	5.3% 17	4.7% 12	3.4% 14	3.2% 8	3.7% 12	2.5% 5	3.9% 68
Don't know or forgot	22.4% 72	18.4% 47	10.1% 42	8.0% 20	6.1% 20	6.0% 12	12.1% 213
Don't understand	6.5% 21	6.6% 17	2.4% 10	0.8% 2	2.1% 7	2.0% 4	3.5% 61
Refuse	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	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	25.6% 120	27.9% 404	0.00% 0	27.3% 524
Yes, somewhat	50.1% 235	38.1% 552	0.00% 0	41.0% 787
No, not really	11.1% 52	11.6% 168	0.00% 0	11.5% 220
No, not at all	3.6% 17	4.1% 59	0.00% 0	4.0% 76
Don't know or forgot	8.1% 38	13.7% 199	0.00% 0	12.4% 237
Don't understand	0.9% 4	4.5% 65	0.00% 0	3.6% 69
Refuse	0.6% 3	0.2% 3	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	25.2% 66	17.0% 109	42.1% 213	31.0% 76	15.1% 21	31.0% 40	27.3% 525
Yes, somewhat	46.9% 123	44.5% 286	35.0% 177	42.9% 105	30.2% 42	43.4% 56	41.0% 789
No, not really	10.3% 27	12.4% 80	7.1% 36	10.6% 26	28.8% 40	9.3% 12	11.5% 221
No, not at all	5.7% 15	2.8% 18	3.0% 15	1.6% 4	15.1% 21	2.3% 3	4.0% 76
Don't know or forgot	7.6% 20	18.5% 119	10.1% 51	10.2% 25	7.2% 10	10.1% 13	12.4% 238
Don't understand	3.4% 9	4.7% 30	2.6% 13	3.3% 8	2.9% 4	3.9% 5	3.6% 69
Refuse	0.8% 2	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	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