When our sports teams compete in international events, should they be referred to as “the Chinese team” or “the Taiwanese team”? (01)2100 Chinese team (02) Taiwanese (03) both (99) don’t know/ refused to answer──One point for Pan-Blue support is given to respondents who choose “Chinese team.” Those who answer “both” receive a score of 0. Those who choose “Taiwanese team” receive 1 point for Pan-Green support. you rather our government use the name “Republic of China” or “Taiwan” when applying to membership in international organizations? (01) Republic of China (02) Taiwan (99) don’t know/ refused to answer──One point for Pan-Blue support is given to respondents who choose “Republic of China.”Those who choose “Taiwan” receive 1 point for Pan-Green support. Fourth is position on reunification and cross-strait relation questions: Would you like this country to change its name to “Taiwan” or the “Republic of Taiwan” someday? (01) strongly desire (02) desire (03) no opinion (04) do not desire (05) absolutely do not desire (99) refused to answer ── One point for Pan-Green support is given to respondents who answer “strongly desire" or “desire.” Those answering “no opinion” receive a score of 0. Those who answer “do not desire” or “absolutely do not desire” receive 1 point for Pan-Blue support. Would you like to see Taiwan and Mainland China reunite? (01) strongly desire (02) desire (03) no opinion (04) do not desire (05) absolutely do not desire (99) refused to answer ── One point for Pan-Blue support is given to respondents who answer “strongly desire" or “desire.” Those answering “no opinion” receive a score of 0. Those who answer “do not desire” or “absolutely do not desire” receive 1 point for Pan-Green support. At present our government is promoting economic and negotiations. Do you believe the government should be daring and proactive or cautious in these talks? (01) more proactive (02) more cautious (99) refused to answer──One point for Pan-Blue support is given to respondents who choose “more proactive.”Those who choose “more cautious” receive 1 point for Pan-Green support. The fifth set of questions involves political symbolism:
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Figure 7: Distribution for Closet Partisan Answering All Questions and Interviewed a Second Time (N=177) 1 Comparison for Pan-Green Supporter Distribution Calculations and Results Direct Calculation of Pan-Blue and Percentages with Closet Partisans Ignored (A) Column Number 1 Percentage Pan-Blue Supporter 196 47.3% Supporter 218 52.7% 414 100% Invalid Values (closet partisan and refused to answer) 658 61.4% Re-calculated percentages for Pan-Blue and Based on Integral Distribution (B) Number Percentage Pan-Blue Supporter 327 46.9% Pan-Green Supporter 370 53.1% Total 697 100% Invalid Values (closet partisan and refused to answer) 375 35.0% Note: Table compiled by author（N=1,072） Figure 2： Data for Each Detailed Interview Identification Number Original Identification Number Date of Interview Telephone Interview Results Judgment Partisan Gender Highest Education Age residence Place of Interview A 536 July 26, 2014 Pan-Green Tendencies female junior college 64 Kaohsiung cafe B 189 July 26, Pan-Green female some 35 New interviewees