Is the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes in Britain too large, too small, or about right?

Fieldwork dates: 7 May 1999 - 31 October 2013
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 8 polls

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Results for: Is the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes in Britain too large, too small, or about right?
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Pollster
31 October 2013
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 October 2010
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1 September 2009
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
21 January 2007
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
17 December 2004
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 November 2001
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 November 2000
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
12 August 1999
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
Too large 83% 78% 77% 78% 82% 85% 85% 84%
About right 13% 15% 16% 16% 13% 10% 10% 11%
Too small 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2%
Don't know 2% 5% 5% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3%
Refused 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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Thinking of income levels generally in Britain today, would you say that the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes is too large, about right, or, too small?

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