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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableTAXCHEAT
LabelTAX EVASION
Question text Consider the situations listed below. Do you feel it is wrong or not wrong if... a tax payer does not report all of his or her income in order to pay less income taxes? (Please circle the appropriate number on each line)
Responses
1 NOT WRONG 53
2 A BIT WRONG 176
3 WRONG 365
4 SERIOUSLY WRONG 163
8 CANT CHOOSE 55
-1 VER B SECTION SKIP 813
Sysmiss 175
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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