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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variablebq79_4
LabelPol Know-Std Inc Tax Rate 26p Pound
Question text IF FIRST ITEM AT PostQ79: Please tell me if you think that the following statements are true or false. If you don't know, just say so and we will skip to the next one. Remember - true, false, or don't know. IF NOT FIRST ITEM AT PostQ79: (Please tell me if you think this statement is true or false.) The standard rate of income tax payable is 26p in the pound.
Responses
-1 Don't Know 1225
1 True 590
2 False 1260
4 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 437
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMIZE
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Electors resident in Great Britain during 2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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