Swedish taxes 1981

The respondents also had to state the kind of tax system preferred; taxes to decrease and increase respectively; attitudes toward campaigns for lowering the taxes; and if there ought to be a referendum on the size of the taxes. A number of questions concerned tax evasion, untrue tax return, and black-marketer. For a number of different crimes the respondents had to state how serious they considered them to be.

Other questions dealt with the respondent´s knowledge of tax return legislations, of the level of taxes and dues, and of possibilities to influence the decisions of tax authorities, interest in politics, political preference and attitudes toward a number of opinions occurring in the political debate. Background information include occupation, share holding, education, marital status, children living at home, housing, and place of living.

Purpose: Shed light on the Swedish people´s attitudes towards their taxes