Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV29D
LabelTaxation/Government: Alliance 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). And finally, please tick whichever box you think comes closest to the views of the SDP/Liberal/Alliance.
Responses
1 TAXES UP & SPEND 319
2 213
3 534
4 645
5 484
6 764
7 104
8 74
9 38
10 24
11 CUT TAXES & SPEND 53
94 UNABLE TO ANSWER 1
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 11
98 DONT KNOW 488
99 NOT ANSWERED 74
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