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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variableg01_1
LabelTax/spend: Yourself
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 [x] fit on this scale [2nd iteration onwards]
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-1 Don't know 38
0 0 Government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on h 28
1 1 23
2 2 34
3 3 55
4 4 66
5 5 473
6 6 272
7 7 429
8 8 375
9 9 119
10 10 Government should increase taxes a lot and spend much mor 282
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsCAPI – RANDOMISE ORDER OF OPTIONS B – H. OPTION A SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
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