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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Variable Details
| Variable | TaxBen2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Unemployed not pay taxes, not entitled benefits? B2-3b; C2-3b; D2-6b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | The government raises money through taxation to pay for social benefits like the state pension, unemployment benefits and sickness benefits. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the statements below about social benefits like these? People who haven’t paid much in taxes because they have been unemployed for a long time should not be entitled to any benefits. PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
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