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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableTaxSpend
LabelIf it had to choose, should govt reduce/increase/maintain levels of taxation and spending?
Responses
1 Reduce taxes and spend less on health, education and social 118
2 Keep taxes and spending on these services at the same level 928
3 Increase taxes and spend more on health, education and socia 1805
4 (None) 80
8 Don`t know 31
9 Refusal 1
-2 skip, version off route 1025
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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