A poll published Saturday showed that the Taiwan public considered bribery in elections, illegal lobbying and giving "red envelopes" to government officials as the most unbearable corruption acts.

The poll, commissioned by the island's justice department, was conducted via phone calls between June and September last year among more than 1,200 Taiwanese aged above 20.

It showed that in the eyes of the Taiwan public, large companies that influenced government policies were considered the most corrupt, followed by the legislature, political parties, the judicial system and military organs.

The poll also showed that the most "clean" personnel are supervisory staff, medical staff at public hospitals and grassroots civil servants, according to the poll.

About 83 percent of people surveyed said they saw improvement in the government's anti-corruption efforts since Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008, and about 86 percent applauded the establishment of Taiwan's anti-corruption agency last July whereas 14 percent considered it useless in rooting out bribery.