Afrobarometer Survey 2013, Round 5
Nigeria, 2012
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Q77. Why avoid paying taxes (Q77)
Data file: nig_r5_data_july_2015
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
9999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
873
End:
876
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 | 142 |
5.9%
|
| 1 | The tax system is unfair | 243 |
10.1%
|
| 2 | The taxes are too high | 308 |
12.8%
|
| 3 | People cannot afford to pay | 460 |
19.2%
|
| 4 | The poor services they receive from government | 551 |
23%
|
| 5 | Government does not listen to them | 96 |
4%
|
| 6 | Government wastes tax money | 279 |
11.6%
|
| 7 | Government officials steal tax money | 181 |
7.5%
|
| 8 | They know they will not be caught | 29 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Greed / selfishness | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Ignorance, DK how to pay or don't understand need to pay | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 9995 | Other | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 9998 | Refused | 1 |
0%
|
| 9999 | Don't know | 97 |
4%
|
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.