Tax and spending preferences
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scageneralelection_w12.votetxspnd
Question label:
Tax and spending preferences
Question text:
On a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 means that government should cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services, and 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?
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
and if ff_snapelect = 1 (General election held prior to end of fixed-term parliament)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 131 | 0.45% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 118 | 0.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 729 | 2.49% |
| don't know | -1 | 981 | 3.35% |
| Cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services | 0 | 351 | 1.2% |
| 1 | 311 | 1.06% | |
| 2 | 289 | 0.99% | |
| 3 | 621 | 2.12% | |
| 4 | 1030 | 3.52% | |
| 5 | 8065 | 27.55% | |
| 6 | 3745 | 12.79% | |
| 7 | 4629 | 15.81% | |
| 8 | 3321 | 11.35% | |
| 9 | 1375 | 4.7% | |
| Raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services | 10 | 3377 | 11.54% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9641 | 30.12% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 7350 | 22.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 374 | 1.17% |
| don't know | -1 | 601 | 1.88% |
| Cut taxes a lot and spend much less on health and social services | 0 | 179 | 0.56% |
| 1 | 169 | 0.53% | |
| 2 | 158 | 0.49% | |
| 3 | 336 | 1.05% | |
| 4 | 532 | 1.66% | |
| 5 | 4216 | 13.17% | |
| 6 | 1845 | 5.76% | |
| 7 | 2219 | 6.93% | |
| 8 | 1612 | 5.04% | |
| 9 | 691 | 2.16% | |
| Raise taxes a lot and spend much more on health and social services | 10 | 1621 | 5.06% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
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