Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariablePTIMPR6
LabelPay pub.transport by increasin VATC2.49f
Question text Many people feel that public transport should be improved. Here are some ways of finding the money to do it. How much would you support or oppose each one, as a way of raising money to improve public transport? Increasing taxes like VAT that we all pay on goods and services
Responses
1 Strongly support 11
2 Support 76
3 Neither support/oppose 118
4 Oppose 385
5 Strongly oppose 226
8 Can't choose 43
9 Not answered 18
-2 Skp,A+B versions 1654
-1 No self-completn 615
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box on each line
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.