Afrobarometer Survey 2012, Round 5
Tanzania, 2012
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Q77. Why avoid paying taxes (Q77)
Data file: tan_r5_data_july_2015.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
9999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
888
End:
891
Width:
4
Range:
0 - 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 | 0 |
0%
|
| 0 | People don't avoid paying | 114 |
4.8%
|
| 1 | The tax system is unfair | 262 |
10.9%
|
| 2 | The taxes are too high | 587 |
24.5%
|
| 3 | People cannot afford to pay | 609 |
25.4%
|
| 4 | The poor services they receive from government | 388 |
16.2%
|
| 5 | Government does not listen to them | 51 |
2.1%
|
| 6 | Government wastes tax money | 114 |
4.8%
|
| 7 | Government officials steal tax money | 101 |
4.2%
|
| 8 | They know they will not be caught | 44 |
1.8%
|
| 9 | Greed/ selfishness | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | Ignorance, DK how to pay or don't understand need to pay | 30 |
1.3%
|
| 9995 | Other | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 9998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 9999 | Don't know | 91 |
3.8%
|
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.