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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Public Perceptions of Tax Compliance Module, April 2013 - March 2014

Variable Details

VariableMBQ_14
LabelRegularly did cash-in-hand work/not declared, How likely HM Revenue/Customs would find out?
Question text Suppose you regularly did some cash-in-hand work and did not declare this money for tax purposes. How likely do you think it is that HM Revenue and Customs would find out about this?
Responses
1 Very likely 172
2 Quite likely 349
3 Not likely 401
4 Not at all likely 130
5 Don't know (Spontaneous only) 83
8 Refusal 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Public Perceptions of Tax Compliance Module, April 2013 - March 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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