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Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1999

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POSSESS2

Do you have the following experiences? How often do they occur? Had the experience of being possessed by the spirits.
  1) Never
  2) Once or twice
  3) Several times
  4) Often
  5) Not applicable
  8) Don't understand
  9) Refuse

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Never 1829 95% 95% -.19
Once or twice 32 1.7% 96.7% 1.06
Several times 7 .4% 97% 2.31
Often 6 .3% 97.4% 3.57
Not applicable 42 2.2% 99.5% 4.82
Don't understand 6 .3% 99.8% 8.58
Refuse 3 .2% 100% 9.83

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

22-30 31-40 41-45 46-50 51-60 61-68 TOTAL
Never 96.4%
186		 94.5%
275		 95.1%
273		 97.3%
284		 95.0%
496		 92.6%
315		 95.0%
1829
Once or twice 1.0%
2		 1.4%
4		 2.8%
8		 0.7%
2		 1.5%
8		 2.4%
8		 1.7%
32
Several times 0.0%
0		 1.0%
3		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
2		 0.3%
1		 0.4%
7
Often 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
6
Not applicable 2.6%
5		 2.1%
6		 1.0%
3		 0.7%
2		 2.7%
14		 3.5%
12		 2.2%
42
Don't understand 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.9%
3		 0.3%
6
Refuse 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 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
Never 93.8%
410		 94.3%
266		 97.1%
235		 94.2%
343		 96.7%
291		 95.1%
273		 95.0%
1818
Once or twice 2.1%
9		 1.8%
5		 0.8%
2		 1.9%
7		 1.7%
5		 1.0%
3		 1.6%
31
Several times 0.5%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.4%
7
Often 0.2%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
6
Not applicable 2.7%
12		 2.8%
8		 0.4%
1		 2.7%
10		 1.3%
4		 2.4%
7		 2.2%
42
Don't understand 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
6
Refuse 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 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
Never 94.5%
909		 95.5%
920		 95.0%
1829
Once or twice 2.2%
21		 1.1%
11		 1.7%
32
Several times 0.5%
5		 0.2%
2		 0.4%
7
Often 0.5%
5		 0.1%
1		 0.3%
6
Not applicable 1.9%
18		 2.5%
24		 2.2%
42
Don't understand 0.2%
2		 0.4%
4		 0.3%
6
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
Never 93.5%
300		 94.9%
243		 95.9%
397		 95.2%
238		 95.7%
312		 95.0%
189		 95.1%
1679
Once or twice 1.2%
4		 1.6%
4		 0.7%
3		 3.2%
8		 2.1%
7		 1.5%
3		 1.6%
29
Several times 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
3		 0.5%
1		 0.3%
6
Often 0.3%
1		 0.8%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
5
Not applicable 3.7%
12		 2.3%
6		 2.2%
9		 1.2%
3		 1.2%
4		 3.0%
6		 2.3%
40
Don't understand 0.6%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.7%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
6
Refuse 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 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
Never 93.0%
436		 95.7%
1387		 0.00%
0		 95.0%
1823
Once or twice 2.3%
11		 1.4%
21		 0.00%
0		 1.7%
32
Several times 0.4%
2		 0.3%
5		 0.00%
0		 0.4%
7
Often 0.4%
2		 0.3%
4		 0.00%
0		 0.3%
6
Not applicable 3.2%
15		 1.9%
27		 0.00%
0		 2.2%
42
Don't understand 0.4%
2		 0.3%
4		 0.00%
0		 0.3%
6
Refuse 0.2%
1		 0.1%
2		 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
Never 95.4%
250		 94.1%
605		 96.2%
487		 94.7%
232		 97.1%
135		 92.2%
119		 95.0%
1828
Once or twice 0.4%
1		 1.7%
11		 1.8%
9		 2.4%
6		 1.4%
2		 2.3%
3		 1.7%
32
Several times 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.7%
1		 1.6%
2		 0.4%
7
Often 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.3%
6
Not applicable 2.7%
7		 3.7%
24		 1.0%
5		 1.2%
3		 0.0%
0		 2.3%
3		 2.2%
42
Don't understand 0.4%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.7%
1		 0.8%
1		 0.3%
6
Refuse 0.8%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 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

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