Value |
Category |
-1 |
missing |
96 |
others |
97 |
no substance in answer |
98 |
don't know |
99 |
no response |
100 |
interpreting democracy in generic (populist) terms |
110 |
popular sovereignty |
111 |
government of the people |
120 |
government by the people |
121 |
people as their own master |
122 |
power of the people |
130 |
government for the people |
131 |
putting people's interest first |
132 |
care for people |
133 |
responsive to people's need |
134 |
governing in the interest of general welfare |
140 |
absence of non-democratic arrangements |
141 |
no dictator |
142 |
no repression |
200 |
interpreting a democracy in terms of some key elements of li |
201 |
limited government |
202 |
freedom and civil liberty |
203 |
freedom in general |
210 |
freedom of speech/press/expression |
211 |
freedom of association |
212 |
political liberty |
213 |
protection of individual/human rights |
214 |
freedom from government repression |
215 |
freedom of participation |
216 |
freedom of belief (and religion) |
217 |
freedom of individual choice |
218 |
freedom of information |
220 |
political equality |
221 |
one man one vote |
222 |
equality before the law/justice |
223 |
non discrimination |
230 |
democratic institutions and process |
231 |
election, popular vote or electoral choice |
232 |
electing leaders with integrity and capacity |
233 |
parliament |
234 |
separation of power or check-and-balance |
235 |
competitive party system |
236 |
power rotation |
237 |
rule of law |
238 |
independent judicial |
239 |
majority rule |
240 |
respect for minority rights |
241 |
political accountability |
242 |
representative government |
243 |
federalism |
244 |
republic |
250 |
participation and citizen empowerment |
251 |
ability to select or change government |
252 |
voting |
253 |
direct participation |
254 |
demonstration |
255 |
voice one's concern |
256 |
plebiscite (referendum) |
260 |
social pluralism and civil society |
261 |
open society |
262 |
pluralist society |
263 |
responsible media |
300 |
interpreting democracy in terms of social and economic syste |
310 |
free economy |
311 |
free market |
312 |
private properties/ownership |
313 |
free and fair competition |
314 |
personal economic opportunities |
315 |
no central planning |
316 |
low tax |
317 |
privatization |
318 |
small government |
320 |
equality, justice or fraternity |
321 |
social equality |
322 |
social justice |
323 |
fraternity |
324 |
equality of opportunities |
325 |
social rights or social entitlements |
326 |
welfare state |
327 |
socialism |
328 |
worker participation |
329 |
gender equality |
330 |
socio-economic performance |
331 |
solve unemployment |
332 |
find anyone a job |
333 |
providing social welfare (or social safety net) |
334 |
taking good care of the weak |
335 |
taking care of people's economic well-being(basic needs, suc |
336 |
provision of happy and prosperous life |
337 |
improvement of people's welfare |
338 |
stable economy (economic stability) |
339 |
small income gap (small gap between the rich and the poor) |
340 |
economic development |
400 |
interpreting democracy in terms of good government |
410 |
good governance |
411 |
honest government |
412 |
responsible (or rational) government |
413 |
openness or transparent government |
414 |
responsive government (listening to people, respecting publi |
415 |
fair treatment |
416 |
efficiency or can-do (can deliver) |
417 |
no waste |
418 |
no corruption |
419 |
law-biding government (rule by law) |
420 |
social stability |
421 |
law and order |
430 |
reform in general |
431 |
political reform |
432 |
economic reform |
440 |
leadership |
441 |
public-spirited (selfish-less) leaders |
442 |
visionary (long-term oriented) leaders |
443 |
ability to make necessary (and sometimes unpopular) decision |
444 |
political elite should decide for the mass |
445 |
government leaders should lead the people |
446 |
more younger leaders to replace the old faces |
447 |
development of elite |
448 |
competent leadership |
500 |
interpreting democracy in term of individual behaviors |
510 |
democratic style |
511 |
communication |
512 |
compromise |
513 |
rational |
514 |
tolerance |
515 |
taking into account all parties concerned |
516 |
freedom within legal limits |
517 |
respect for others' rights |
518 |
no extremism |
519 |
follow principles |
520 |
duties |
521 |
citizen duties |
522 |
action within the limits of law |
523 |
law-binding |
530 |
individualism |
531 |
respect for individual privacy |
532 |
independence |
533 |
self-reliance |
534 |
having one's own views |
535 |
self-responsibility |
536 |
responsibility for one's own action/decision |
537 |
fight for one's own interests |
538 |
self dignity (self-esteem) |
540 |
trust |
600 |
interpreting democracy in other broad and abstract terms |
610 |
political system |
611 |
governmental institution |
612 |
decentralization (local self-government) |
620 |
nationalism and statism |
621 |
better country |
622 |
wealthy state |
623 |
national independence |
624 |
individual less important than nation |
625 |
putting national interest above partisan interests |
626 |
national security |
630 |
stable and cohesive society |
631 |
good society |
632 |
patriotism |
633 |
solidarity |
634 |
harmony |
635 |
no chaos, anarchy or disorder |
636 |
collective (group) interest is more important than individua |
640 |
other lofty elements |
641 |
world peace |
642 |
the commonwealth of the world |
650 |
ethnicity |
651 |
political indiginization (the native rule) |
652 |
ethnic cleavage (or tension) |
700 |
conditions or prerequisites for democracy |
710 |
gradualism |
711 |
incremental |
712 |
it takes time |
713 |
no radicalism |
720 |
prerequisites |
721 |
democratic aptitude of citizens |
722 |
citizen's sophistication |
723 |
economic condition |
724 |
level of education |
725 |
fit our country's own conditions |
800 |
evaluation of democracy or democratic regime |
810 |
positive appraisal of democracy in general |
811 |
the best or the better |
812 |
progressive |
813 |
universal acceptance |
814 |
global trend |
820 |
negative appraisal of democracy in general |
821 |
corrupt |
822 |
inefficient |
823 |
unstable, chaotic, anarchy |
824 |
conflict |
825 |
lead to injustice |
826 |
obstruct economic development |
827 |
place too much on individual interests |
828 |
the worst system |
829 |
does not exist |
830 |
we cannot have democracy |
831 |
government ignore people!|s need |
832 |
manipulation by politicians |
833 |
loss of freedom |
834 |
serve government's interest |
835 |
the rich and the powerful dominate |
836 |
too much freedom |
837 |
poverty is growing |
840 |
positive appraisal of one's own country's democracy |
850 |
negative appraisal of one's own country's democracy |
900 |
reference or cognitive association |
910 |
country reference |
911 |
like united states, united kingdom, japan, etc. |
912 |
not like north korea, etc |
920 |
political figures (e.g., sun yet-sun, lee teng-hui, abraham |
921 |
political parties or groups (e.g., dpp, kmt, etc) |
922 |
other associations (state, politics, society) |
Sysmiss |
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.