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How well economist knows effect of reducing fed income tax

Source: R/gss_vars_373.R
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Source

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

Details

Question 1064. The first issue is federal income taxes. Some people say that reducing income taxes almost always helps the economy grow. Others say that reducing income taxes has very little long-term impact on economic growth but could cause a big increase in the deficit. Please look at Card B10. (On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at All"), how well do the following groups understand the likely effects of reducing federal income taxes? a. Economists

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap234don't knowno answernot at allvery wellnot available in this yearTotal
19721613--------1613
19731504--------1504
19741484--------1484
19751490--------1490
19761499--------1499
19771530--------1530
19781532--------1532
19801468--------1468
19821860--------1860
19831599--------1599
19841473--------1473
19851534--------1534
19861470--------1470
19871819--------1819
19881481--------1481
19891537--------1537
19901372--------1372
19911517--------1517
19931606--------1606
19942992--------2992
19962904--------2904
19982832--------2832
20002817--------2817
20022765--------2765
20042812--------2812
200635741692796159169298-4510
20082023--------2023
201015781161364228338103-2044
20121974--------1974
20142538--------2538
20162867--------2867
20182348--------2348
20214032--------4032
2022--------35443544
2024--------33093309
Total67444285415103874107401685375699

Values

  • 1 very well

  • 5 not at all

  • NA(d) don't know

  • 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