Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV29A
LabelTaxation/Government services: Respondent's view
Question text Please look at this card. Some people feel that government should put up taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services. These people would put themselves in Box K. And other people have views somewhere in-between, along here (POINT LEFT A-F) or along here (POINT RIGHT K-F). In the first row of boxes, please tick whichever box comes closest to your own views about taxes and government spending.
Responses
1 TAXES UP & SPEND 617
2 260
3 532
4 443
5 394
6 978
7 137
8 105
9 69
10 36
11 CUT TAXES & SPEND 126
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 12
98 DONT KNOW 56
99 NOT ANSWERED 61
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSCALE CARD 3
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingNationally representative probability sample drawn from the Electoral Registers of England, Wales and Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal)
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study