Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV29C
LabelTaxation/Government services: Lab 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). Now in the next row, please tick whichever box you think comes closest to the views of the Labour Party.
Responses
1 TAXES UP & SPEND 1200
2 744
3 659
4 259
5 153
6 280
7 53
8 61
9 51
10 34
11 CUT TAXES & SPEND 97
95 LEFT OF 01 1
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 11
98 DONT KNOW 158
99 NOT ANSWERED 65
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