International Comparative Survey on Lifestyle and Values : A Report on the Taiwan Survey

This paper provides a brief report by the Taiwan survey team of the project of International Comparative Survey on Lifestyle and Values. There are two main folds in this report. First, the details of research design and field operation are specified, including sampling design, quota sampling frame, implementation of online survey conducted in 2017. Second, the findings of a number of key variables are presented to show the level and patterns of well-being, social trust, neighborhood relationship, perceived fairness and equality in Taiwan society. While the level of happiness is high in Taiwan, social interactions with people living in the neighborhood appear to be infrequent. Social trust is diffuse among family members, friends and coworkers (except toward strangers), but the respondents also perceive a wide social inequality. This dataset offers rich materials for understanding social values, life styles and well-being of the Taiwan.