Taiwan Social Change Survey, 2009 - Analysis
RLHLPPCH (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Do you agree or disagree that practicing a religion helps people to... find inner peace and happiness (v44a)
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly agree | 570 | 29.6% | 29.6% |
| 2) Agree | 1145 | 59.4% | 89.0% |
| 3) Neither agree nor disagree | 105 | 5.4% | 94.4% |
| 4) Disagree | 85 | 4.4% | 98.8% |
| 5) Strongly disagree | 6 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 8) Can't choose | 16 | 0.8% | 99.9% |
| 97) Don't know | 1 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
Education (I-EDUC)
| None/illiterate or self-study | Elementary or junior high school | Senior high school | Junior college | College/university | Graduate school | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 25.0%16 | 26.0%147 | 28.0%161 | 26.4%57 | 34.8%143 | 48.4%44 | 2 | 29.5%568 |
| Agree | 56.3%36 | 58.5%331 | 58.5%337 | 66.7%144 | 60.6%249 | 51.6%47 | 2 | 59.5%1144 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9.4%6 | 7.1%40 | 6.3%36 | 5.1%11 | 2.7%11 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 5.4%104 |
| Disagree | 3.1%2 | 6.9%39 | 6.4%37 | 1.4%3 | 1.2%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.5%86 |
| Strongly disagree | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Can't choose | 6.3%4 | 1.1%6 | 0.7%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%16 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 100%64 | 100%566 | 100%576 | 100%216 | 100%411 | 100%91 | 1924 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 26.6%256 | 32.6%314 | 0 | 29.6%570 |
| Agree | 60.0%578 | 58.8%567 | 0 | 59.4%1145 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 6.7%65 | 4.1%40 | 0 | 5.4%105 |
| Disagree | 5.4%52 | 3.4%33 | 0 | 4.4%85 |
| Strongly disagree | 0.4%4 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Can't choose | 0.7%7 | 0.9%9 | 0 | 0.8%16 |
| Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%963 | 100%964 | 1927 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| No religious belief | Folk religion | Buddhism | Taoism | Christianity | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 23.6%58 | 21.4%176 | 37.3%141 | 31.6%84 | 60.8%62 | 43.4%49 | 0 | 29.5%570 |
| Agree | 57.7%142 | 65.4%539 | 55.0%208 | 58.6%156 | 36.3%37 | 56.6%64 | 0 | 59.4%1146 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.2%25 | 6.2%51 | 3.4%13 | 5.3%14 | 2.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 5.5%106 |
| Disagree | 6.5%16 | 5.9%49 | 2.9%11 | 3.4%9 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.4%85 |
| Strongly disagree | 0.4%1 | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Can't choose | 1.6%4 | 0.7%6 | 1.3%5 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%16 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%246 | 100%824 | 100%378 | 100%266 | 100%102 | 100%113 | 1929 |
