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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010

Variable Details

Variabley08_q51
LabelCut Taxes-Spend More-Self
Question text Now, another issue. Using the 0 to 10 scale below, where the end marked 0 means that government should <i>cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services</i>, and the end marked 10 means that government should <i>raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services</i>, where would you place yourself on this scale?
Responses
0 0-Cut Taxes 299
1 1 102
2 2 273
3 3 433
4 4 510
5 5 1675
6 6 494
7 7 381
8 8 235
9 9 46
10 10-Spend More 134
99 NA 0
12 DK 304
Sysmiss 2907
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005-2009.;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The dataset contains six survey waves.
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