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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariablePTIMPR6
LabelIncrease general taxes e.g. VAT
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 7
2 Support 58
3 Neither support nor oppose 100
4 Oppose 267
5 Strongly oppose 395
8 Cannot choose 60
9 Missing 15
-1 SKIP FROM VER A 830
Sysmiss 468
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle one number for each statement to show how much you agree or disagree
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1999-2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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