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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablesscshd3
LabelSame sex death:exempt from inheritance tax? Q359
Question text Still thinking about these same two (men/women), say that when (he/she) died, the owner of the house left the property to (his/her) partner in (his/her) will. Do you think (his/her) partner should or should not be exempt from having to pay inheritance tax on the property in just the same way as a married partner would be?
Responses
1 Definitely should 625
2 Probably should 420
3 Probably should not 237
4 Definitely should not 240
8 Don't know 107
9 Not answered 8
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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