Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariablePTIMPR6
LabelPay pub.transport by increasin VATB2.29f
Question text Many people feel that public transport should be improved. Here are some ways of finding 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 4
2 Support 64
3 Neither support/oppose 115
4 Oppose 297
5 Strongly oppose 287
8 Can't choose 30
9 Not answered 16
-2 Skp,A+C versions 1637
-1 No self-completn 693
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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.