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(In general, how often do you think that major private companies in America do the following? Try to avoid paying their taxes? (Would you say...)

How often do major private companies in America try to avoid paying their taxes?

Private companies try to avoid paying taxes · Asked in 1 wave, 2016 · 1,390 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Almost alwaysOftenSometimesAlmost never

Group	Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Almost never	n	MoE
All respondents	27%	26%	35%	12%	1390	±3
Men	30%	27%	29%	14%	571	±5
Women	25%	25%	40%	10%	819	±4

General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Almost alwaysOftenSometimesAlmost neverDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2016	2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19	face to face	2,867	1,390