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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data

Variable Details

Variableaaq104
LabelCut Taxes-Spend More-Self
Question text 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 <i>yourself</i> on this scale?
Responses
0 0-Cut taxes 792
1 1 285
2 2 708
3 3 1166
4 4 1455
5 5 5168
6 6 2220
7 7 1717
8 8 1061
9 9 307
10 10-Increase taxes 604
12 DK 1333
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The study contains pre-election, during election, and post-election survey waves.
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