Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV35A
LabelRedistribution of wealth: Respondent's view
Question text Please look at this card. Some people feel that government should make much greater efforts to make people's incomes more equal. These people would put themselves in Box A. Other people feel that government should be much less concerned about how equal people's incomes are. 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 redistributing income.
Responses
1 INCOMES MORE EQUAL 870
2 258
3 406
4 289
5 212
6 553
7 118
8 240
9 281
10 127
11 LESS CONCRNED EQULTY 350
95 LEFT OF 01 0
96 RIGHT OF 11 0
97 REFUSED/NOT ASKED 7
98 DONT KNOW 52
99 NOT ANSWERED 63
Sysmiss 2174
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCALE
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