Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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INC_ENRG Do you believe in the following sayings? Practicing Buddhism or Taoism can increase your personal energy.   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	364	18.9%	18.9%	-1
Yes, somewhat	713	37%	55.9%	-.54
No, not really	321	16.7%	72.6%	-.07
No, not at all	143	7.4%	80.1%	.39
Don't know or forgot	334	17.4%	97.4%	1.79
Don't understand	47	2.4%	99.8%	2.26
Refuse	3	.2%	100%	2.72

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	18.9% 55	23.3% 67	20.2% 59	16.9% 88	15.0% 51	18.9% 364
Yes, somewhat	27.5% 53	32.3% 94	34.1% 98	39.0% 114	38.9% 203	44.4% 151	37.0% 713
No, not really	11.9% 23	11.3% 33	13.2% 38	15.8% 46	21.5% 112	20.3% 69	16.7% 321
No, not at all	5.7% 11	7.2% 21	8.7% 25	6.5% 19	9.2% 48	5.6% 19	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	26.4% 51	25.1% 73	18.1% 52	15.1% 44	12.6% 66	14.1% 48	17.4% 334
Don't understand	5.2% 10	4.8% 14	2.4% 7	3.1% 9	1.0% 5	0.6% 2	2.4% 47
Refuse	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	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	16.9% 74	14.2% 40	20.7% 50	19.0% 69	22.6% 68	20.9% 60	18.9% 361
Yes, somewhat	26.8% 117	36.2% 102	41.3% 100	37.1% 135	43.2% 130	43.6% 125	37.1% 709
No, not really	13.7% 60	19.5% 55	14.0% 34	19.2% 70	15.3% 46	18.1% 52	16.6% 317
No, not at all	5.7% 25	8.9% 25	7.4% 18	7.1% 26	9.0% 27	7.7% 22	7.5% 143
Don't know or forgot	30.7% 134	18.8% 53	15.3% 37	15.7% 57	8.6% 26	9.1% 26	17.4% 333
Don't understand	5.9% 26	2.5% 7	0.8% 2	1.6% 6	1.3% 4	0.7% 2	2.5% 47
Refuse	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	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	19.3% 186	18.5% 178	18.9% 364
Yes, somewhat	36.6% 352	37.5% 361	37.0% 713
No, not really	18.0% 173	15.4% 148	16.7% 321
No, not at all	8.3% 80	6.5% 63	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	15.8% 152	18.9% 182	17.4% 334
Don't understand	1.9% 18	3.0% 29	2.4% 47
Refuse	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	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	15.3% 49	11.3% 29	20.5% 85	19.6% 49	20.6% 67	23.6% 47	18.5% 326
Yes, somewhat	29.9% 96	35.9% 92	31.6% 131	42.8% 107	45.7% 149	42.2% 84	37.3% 659
No, not really	17.8% 57	14.1% 36	21.0% 87	18.4% 46	15.3% 50	15.1% 30	17.3% 306
No, not at all	6.9% 22	9.8% 25	8.2% 34	7.6% 19	5.5% 18	9.0% 18	7.7% 136
Don't know or forgot	24.9% 80	25.0% 64	16.9% 70	10.0% 25	11.3% 37	9.5% 19	16.7% 295
Don't understand	5.3% 17	3.5% 9	1.4% 6	1.6% 4	1.5% 5	0.5% 1	2.4% 42
Refuse	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	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	19.0% 89	18.8% 273	0.00% 0	18.9% 362
Yes, somewhat	43.1% 202	35.2% 510	0.00% 0	37.1% 712
No, not really	17.7% 83	16.3% 237	0.00% 0	16.7% 320
No, not at all	6.4% 30	7.8% 113	0.00% 0	7.5% 143
Don't know or forgot	12.6% 59	18.8% 273	0.00% 0	17.3% 332
Don't understand	1.3% 6	2.8% 41	0.00% 0	2.4% 47
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	11.8% 31	11.7% 75	32.0% 162	20.8% 51	7.9% 11	25.6% 33	18.9% 363
Yes, somewhat	40.5% 106	35.9% 231	40.7% 206	36.7% 90	20.9% 29	39.5% 51	37.1% 713
No, not really	17.2% 45	20.5% 132	10.3% 52	18.4% 45	23.7% 33	10.9% 14	16.7% 321
No, not at all	8.8% 23	5.3% 34	3.8% 19	7.3% 18	31.7% 44	3.9% 5	7.4% 143
Don't know or forgot	18.7% 49	22.7% 146	11.9% 60	14.7% 36	13.7% 19	18.6% 24	17.4% 334
Don't understand	2.7% 7	3.7% 24	1.4% 7	2.0% 5	1.4% 2	1.6% 2	2.4% 47
Refuse	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	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