Entry:

Darnell, Alfred T. and Gallaher, Harry E., "Taxes and Government: Changes in Public Opinion from Roosevelt to Reagan," American Bar Foundation's Taxpayer Compliance Project Working Paper 84-3, August, 1985.


Abstract:

In the last fifteen to twenty years, there have been no extreme changes in public opinion toward federal taxes or the federal government, although there has been a slight decrease in satisfaction towards both. No significant relationship was found between attitudes toward federal taxes and attitudes toward the federal government.

GSS Years:

1973-1978, 1980, 1982-1984

Other Data Sets:

ACIGR; Gallup; Harris; SRC

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
TAX

RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX

CONFED

CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT

CONLEGIS

CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS

CONARMY

CONFIDENCE IN MILITARY

CONJUDGE

CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED