Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableTaxRaise
LabelHow should government raise extra money tax? Q311
Question text Suppose the government had to raise extra money from taxes to pay for spending on education, health, and social benefits. This card shows three different ways they could do this, and what this would mean for two different people, one earning £15,000 before tax and the other earning £30,000 before tax. Which option do you think the government should choose?
Responses
1 person shd pay same amount 144
2 person shd pay same share 898
3 earn less pay smallershare 1036
4 (None of these) 20
8 Don't know 47
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skp, C version 1053
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C3
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.