One explanation for this can be found by looking at the occupational backgrounds of the overseas supporters of the various political parties. The proportion of New Party supporters employed in American industry was higher than of DPP or KMT backers, while the ratio of DPP supporters in research or still in school exceeded that of the New Party.
對照這三黨海外支持者的工作性質，可能可以找到一個解釋：新黨支持者在美國工業界任職的比例，高於民進黨和國民黨；而民進黨支持者在學術機構任職和就學中的比例，高於新黨。