Afrobarometer Survey 2011, Round 5
Kenya, 2011 - 2012
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Q77. Why avoid paying taxes (Q77)
Data file: ken_r5_data_july_2015
Overview
Valid:
2399
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
895
End:
898
Width:
4
Range:
-1 - 9999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
77. What do you think is the main reason that some people avoid paying government the taxes and fees that they owe?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 0 | People don't avoid paying | 155 |
6.5%
|
| 1 | The tax system is unfair | 190 |
7.9%
|
| 2 | The taxes are too high | 539 |
22.5%
|
| 3 | People cannot afford to pay | 629 |
26.2%
|
| 4 | The poor services they receive from government | 212 |
8.8%
|
| 5 | Government does not listen to them | 31 |
1.3%
|
| 6 | Government wastes tax money | 117 |
4.9%
|
| 7 | Government officials steal tax money | 124 |
5.2%
|
| 8 | They know they will not be caught | 37 |
1.5%
|
| 9 | Greed / selfishness | 23 |
1%
|
| 10 | Ignorance, DK how to pay or don’t understand need to pay | 40 |
1.7%
|
| 9995 | Other | 21 |
0.9%
|
| 9998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 9999 | Don't know | 275 |
11.5%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.