Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableTaxSpend
LabelIf government had to choose increase tax and spend or reduce? BCD249
Question text Suppose the government had to choose between the three options on this card. Which do you think it should choose? Reduce taxes and spend less on health, education and social benefits. Keep taxes and spending on these services at the same level as now. Increase taxes and spend more on health, education and social benefits.
Responses
1 Reduce taxes+spend less on health,education+social 211
2 Keep taxes+spending on services at the same level 1404
3 Increase taxes+spend more on health,education+social 1328
4 (None) 114
8 Don't know 37
9 Not answered 0
-2 Skip, version A 1030
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B3
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.