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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variableg01_8
LabelTax/spend: Plaid Cymru
Question text Now, another issue. Please look at the 0 to 10 scale on this card, where the end marked 0 means that government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services, and the end marked 10 means that government should raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services, where would you place yourself on this scale? [first iteration] Where do you think the policies of... fit on this scale [2nd iteration onwards]?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 52
0 0 Government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on h 1
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 5
4 4 7
5 5 29
6 6 17
7 7 20
8 8 15
9 9 9
10 10 Government should increase taxes a lot and spend much mor 3
Sysmiss 2826
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 5 CAPI - RANDOMISE ORDER OF OPTIONS B - H. OPTION A SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST.
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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