Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMBQc_3
LabelThe chances of being prosecuted by HM Revenue and Customs are sufficient to deter people from regularly evading tax
Question text How far do you agree with the following statement... The chances of being prosecuted by HM Revenue and Customs are sufficient to deter people from regularly evading tax.?
Responses
1 Strongly agree 98
2 Agree 398
3 Neither agree or disagree 203
4 Disagree 283
5 Strongly disagree 49
6 Don't know because I don't know the criminal penalties 79
7 Don't know, for any other reason (Spontaneous only) 25
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
Interviewer InstructionsIf the respondent just states that they do not know, clarify whether they do not know because they don't know what the criminal penalties are or they do not know for any other reason.
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.