300 pieces of questionnaires were distributed, and 270 valid ones were taken back except the invalid ones (those with omissions or no filling of basic data), including 123 ones filled in by male and 147ones by female. Due to the difference in number of questionnaires filled in by male and female, a comparison is made with percentage in this analysis.
1. How much do you know of the puppetry?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Understand very much |
33 (27%) |
39 (27%) |
Unclear |
69 (56%) |
96 (65%) |
Have no idea completely |
21 (17%) |
12 (8%) |
| |
Analysis: Among those understanding very much, both male and female respectively account for 27%, in those who are unclear, female accounts for 65% and male 56%, and in those having no idea completely, male accounts for 17% and female 8%. |
2. Have you watched the puppetry at ordinary times?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Often |
9 (7%) |
6 (4%) |
Occasionally |
84 (68%) |
69 (47%) |
No completely |
30 (25%) |
72 (49%) |
| |
Analysis:Among those watching frequently and occasionally, the number of male is bigger than that of female, and nearly one half (49%) of female has not watched the puppetry at ordinary times. Thus, it is clear that the male prefers the puppetry. |
3. Have you once watched the traditional puppetry (outdoor performance)?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Yes |
90 (73%) |
120 (82%) |
No |
33 (27%) |
27 (18%) |
| |
Analysis:Female (82%) and male (73%), showing that the female takes a higher proportion. |
4. Have you once watched TV puppetry?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Yes |
99 (80%) |
120 (82%) |
No |
24 (20%) |
27 (18%) |
| |
Analysis:Female (82%) and male (80%), showing that the female takes a higher proportion, but there is a small difference, only 2%. |
5. How do you like the puppetry?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Like very much |
51 (42%) |
39 (27%) |
No sense |
69 (56%) |
99 (67%) |
Dislike |
3 (2%) |
9 (6%) |
| |
Analysis:Among those liking the puppetry, male accounts for 42% and female 27%, showing that male prefers the puppetry. |
6. Do you support the preservation of puppetry culture?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Support totally |
54 (44%) |
66 (45%) |
No opinion |
66 (54%) |
75 (51%) |
Not support completely |
3 (2%) |
6 (4%) |
| |
Analysis:There is no big difference in this part, no matter for male or for female. More than half of both male and female have no opinion. Although among those supporting the preservation of puppetry culture, female takes a higher proportion, but only with a difference of 1%. |
7. Which one do you prefer, TV puppetry or traditional puppetry (outdoor performance)?
Option |
Male |
Female |
TV puppetry |
75 (61%) |
60 (41%) |
Traditional puppetry |
24 (19%) |
60 (41%) |
Never watch any |
24 (20%) |
27 (18%) |
| |
Analysis:For the TV puppetry (61%) and traditional puppetry, the male prefer to the TV puppetry, while the male has the equal preference to the TV puppetry (41%) and traditional puppetry (41%). |
8. How do you think of the future development of traditional puppetry(outdoor performance)?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Optimistic very much- to flourish |
30 (24%) |
57 (39%) |
Pessimistic-to decline gradually |
81 (66%) |
78 (53%) |
Pessimistic very much-to disappear gradually in the future |
12 (10%) |
12 (8%) |
| |
Analysis:Some females students (39%) are more optimistic than male students (24%). |
9. How do you think of the future development of TV puppetry?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Optimistic very much- to flourish |
84 (68%) |
81 (55%) |
Pessimistic-to decline gradually |
24 (20%) |
57 (39%) |
Pessimistic very much-to disappear gradually in the future |
15 (12%) |
9 (6%) |
|
|
Analysis:The male students (68%) are more optimistic than female students (55%). |
10. Do you want to watch the puppetry if it is to be performed in the activities of the temples near your house?
Option |
Male |
Female |
Want to watch very much |
15 (12%) |
18 (12%) |
Will go to watch |
69 (56%) |
81 (55%) |
No |
39 (32%) |
48 (33%) |
|
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Analysis:There is no bid difference between some male and female students, although the male (56%) see the puppetry more than female (55%), there is no big difference, so it can be seen that if there is temple activity and puppetry near home, whether to see it is unrelated with gender. |