As to just how widespread bidding clubs are in Taiwan, the department's statistics differ somewhat from the findings of other scholars, but at least half of all households participate. A survey by the First Commercial Bank's credit department shows that among business people the rate is as high as 95 %.
至於台灣合會的普及率，省政府主計處與其他學者專家的統計結果不盡相同，但至少都高達一半以上；第一銀行徵信室調查發現，做生意的更高達九成五。