How much income tax should rich pay?

progtax

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Some people think those with high incomes should pay a larger proportion (percentage) of their earnings in taxes than those who earn low incomes. Other people think that those with high incomes and those with low incomes should pay the same proportion (percentage) of their earnings in taxes. Do you think those with high incomes should pay a much larger proportion, pay a larger proportion, pay the same proportion as those who earn low incomes, pay a smaller proportion. pay a much smaller proportion?

Values

[1] pay much more
[2] pay more
[3] all pay same
[4] pay less
[5] pay much less
[NA(d)] can't choose [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	1990
Full	1985

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for progtax.

Counts by year:

year	iap	pay much more	pay more	all pay same	pay less	pay much less	can't choose	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1985	857	119	252	265	6	1	25	9	-	1534
1990	155	218	497	425	10	5	51	11	-	1372
Total	1012	337	749	690	16	6	76	20	0	2906