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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV31
LabelWhich should government choose: taxation/spending
Question text Just to clarify your views, suppose the government had to choose between the three options on this card. Which do you think it should choose? Reduce taxes and spend less on health, education and social benefits; Keep taxes and spending on these services at the same level as now; Increase taxes and spend more on health, education and social benefits.
Responses
1 REDUCE 171
2 KEEP SAME 1684
3 INCREASE 1799
4 NONE 74
8 DONT KNOW 73
9 NOT ANSWERED 25
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G
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
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