Replication Data for: The Human Cost of War: An Experimental Study of Taiwanese Attitudes Towards War Casualties

This paper investigates public attitudes towards types of war casualties. Through a survey experiment, we examine Taiwanese responses to hypothetical scenarios involving casualties among Taiwan’s own military, U.S. military as allies, Chinese military as enemy combatants, and mainland Chinese civilians. Our paper reveals three findings: First, there is a stronger aversion among Taiwanese citizens to their own military casualties compared to those of their allies. Second, Taiwanese attitudes towards their own military casualties are more adverse than those incurred by enemy military. Lastly, Taiwanese support for military action diminishes more significantly with Chinese civilian casualties than with Taiwanese military losses.