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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablecohbshd6
LabelUnmarried partner exempted from inherit taxQ337
Question text Now thinking of this same couple. They live in a house bought in the man's name and when he dies he leaves the property to his partner in his will. Do you think the surviving partner should or should not be exempt from having to pay inheritance tax on the property in just the same way as a married person would be?
Responses
1 Definitely should 809
2 Probably should 414
3 Probably should not 207
4 Definitely should not 148
8 Don't know 59
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D2
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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