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Consider the situations listed below. Do you feel it is wrong or not wrong if. . . A. A taxpayer does not report all of his income in order to pay less income taxes.
Wrongness of cheating on taxes · Asked in 2 waves, 1991–1998 · 2,643 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Not wrong | A bit wrong | Wrong | Seriously wrong | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 5% | 10% | 54% | 31% | 1284 | ±3 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,359 |
| Democrats | 5% | 11% | 52% | 32% | 434 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 6% | 11% | 56% | 27% | 475 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 4% | 9% | 51% | 37% | 336 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.