Attitudes toward Tax Evasion in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 299-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. McGee ◽  
Serkan Benk
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Education Level ◽  
The Political ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Political Spectrum

This chapter summarizes and analyzes the latest World Values Survey data on attitudes toward tax evasion in Turkey. In addition to examining the overall viewpoints of the 1601-person sample, we examine ethical attitudes from the perspective of the following demographic variables: gender, age, marital status, education level, employment status, occupation, social class, income level, happiness, position on the political spectrum, sector of employment, and confidence in government. Comparisons with other studies will be made to determine the similarities and differences between Turkish attitudes and the attitudes of people in other countries.

Christian attitudes toward ethics of tax evasion: a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. McGee ◽  
Serkan Benk
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Political ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conservative Christian ◽  
Political Spectrum

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine Christian views on the ethics of tax evasion. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this objective, data were gathered from the most recent World Values Survey, which included 60 countries. The sample size exceeded 30,000. Various demographic variables were also examined, such as gender, age, marital status, education level, income level, social class, position on the political spectrum and others. Findings This study found that although there was widespread opposition to tax evasion, it could be justified sometimes. Not all Christian sects had the same view of tax evasion. Some sects were less severe in their opposition than others. This study ranked the various sects from least to most opposed. Originality/value The present study expands the religions literature by showing that differing Christian sects have opinions on the ethics of tax evasion that differ significantly, and that it cannot be said categorically that the more conservative Christian sects are either more opposed or less opposed to tax evasion than are the liberal or moderate sects.

Closer to the state, closer to the polls? The different impact of corruption on turnout among public employees and other citizens

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Haveric ◽  
Stefano Ronchi ◽  
Laura Cabeza
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Political ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Relevant Question ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Success

Research on the link between turnout and corruption has produced inconclusive evidence: while some studies find corruption to be positively related to turnout, others report a negative relationship. This article argues that the relevant question is not whether corruption has a positive or negative effect on turnout, but for whom. We hypothesize that the effect of corruption on the likelihood to vote depends on individuals’ employment sector. Public employees have different incentives to vote in corrupt settings since their jobs often depend on the political success of the government of the day. Hence, while corruption dampens turnout among ordinary citizens, public employees are more likely to vote in highly corrupt countries. Analysis of World Values Survey data from 44 countries, shows that the differential in voting propensity between public employees and other citizens gets larger as corruption increases, partially confirming our expectations.

scholarly journals Analyzing Indonesia’s Populist Electorate

Asian Survey ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 769-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Fossati ◽  
Marcus Mietzner
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Demographic Patterns

Using original survey data, we test the level, distribution, and demographic patterns of populist attitudes in Indonesia. Populist attitudes are widely spread across the political spectrum; disproportionately high in the middle and upper classes; and particularly robust when coupled with other primary ideologies, such as Islamism and secularism.

Tracing the Roots of the Protest State in Argentina

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason W. Moseley
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Count Data ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Spectrum

The fifth chapter introduces the case of Argentina, a country where protest has taken root as a common characteristic of everyday political life over the past two decades. The chapter begins by analyzing the history of protest from Carlos Menem’s election in 1989 to the current Fernández de Kirchner government, arguing that it has indeed crystallized as a routine form of political participation in this regime. I attribute this trend to the weakness of political institutions and strength of Argentine civil society: the two pillars of the protest state. I then proceed to utilize survey data and protest events count data to support this argument, demonstrating that not only has protest become more common over the past two decades, but that it has consolidated as a common mode of political voice for Argentine citizens across demographic groups and the political spectrum.

scholarly journals Expressing Confidence in Unions in Quebec and the Other Canadian Provinces: Similarities and Contrasts in Findings

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Frangi ◽  
Marc-Antonin Hennebert
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Positive Effect

This article examines changes in levels of confidence in unions and proposes an intra-national comparison between Quebec and the rest of Canada based on the analysis of the three most recent waves of the World Values Survey (WVS) database, of which Canada is part (i.e. 1990, 2000, 2006). After noting differences in the trends of confidence in unions in these two regions, we applied the same logistic regression model to both regions, based on the 2006 WVS wave, in order to bring out the determinants of the propensity of individuals to express confidence in unions. The results show both similarities and differences between the two regions. As for the similarities between Quebec and the rest of Canada, it should be noted that involvement in politics and the fact of being unionized had a positive effect on the respondents’ propensity to have confidence in unions whereas most of the socio-demographic variables had no significant effects. As for the differences, the fact of reporting a higher income had a significant negative impact in Quebec, but was not significant in the rest of Canada. The fact of supporting the NDP in the rest of Canada had a more structuring effect on the propensity of individuals to have confidence in unions than the fact of supporting the BQ in Quebec. Moreover, the greater the extent to which citizens in Quebec identified with left-leaning ideological positions, the more likely they were to have confidence in unions. Finally, the respondent’s level of education was not significant in the rest of Canada but,cetiris paribus, was highly significant and positively related to confidence in unions in Quebec.

An Evaluation of the Job Satisfaction Levels of Turkish Provincial Football Referees

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 1153-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Çoban
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Language Level ◽  
Significant Difference

This study was conducted in order to determine the job satisfaction levels of provincial referees on the basis of 9 demographic variables. The study sample consisted of 83 provincial referees working in Kahramanmaras, Adana, and Osmaniye provinces of Turkey. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ; Dawis, Weiss, England, & Lofquist, 1967) was used to identify job satisfaction levels. While a statistically significant difference was found between provincial referees in terms of age, foreign language level, income level, and other-than-refereeing jobs and term (p < 0.05); no statistically significant difference was found between the provincial referees in terms of marital status, education level, and sports background (p < 0.05). It is recommended that mental and psychological needs of referees be met to ensure that they can perform well. Moreover, management and senior colleagues should support younger and less experienced referees.

scholarly journals Association of Demographic Variables with COVID-19 Knowledge: A Study on Pakistani Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Minahil Aamir ◽  
Khadija Zahoor ◽  
Memoona Siddiqui ◽  
Hamza Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Previous Disease

With the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), researchers set out to explore different behavioral patterns. It is natural for researchers to seek the differences in relation to different demographic variables. Research from previous disease outbreaks shows the importance of demographic variables. This research study aims to explore the differences with regard to different demographic variables regarding the knowledge of COVID-19. It was found that the demographic variables; gender, marital status and education level showed no statistical significance but the demographic variables; age group and profession showed statistical significance. Another important finding was that 73% respondents had scored 3-4 on scale of 5 assessing COVID-19 knowledge. Moreover, 51% respondents considered themselves affected psychologically by COVID-19 pandemic.  

scholarly journals Influence of demographic factors on guidance needs of teacher trainees in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
John Sedofia ◽  
Eliot Kosi Kumassah
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Volta Region ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
Guidance Needs

The guidance needs of a particular student or group of students are likely to differ and evolve based on different variables. However, information on the influence of certain demographic variables on the guidance needs of teacher trainees at the Colleges of Education level in Ghana seems to be unavailable. Our purpose in this study was to investigate whether the guidance needs of teacher trainees in the Colleges of Education in Ghana varied based on their sex, age, marital status and the college in which they were enrolled. The study employed a survey research design in which data were collected with the help of a questionnaire from a total of 401 2nd-year teacher trainees (256 males and 145 females). Data were analysed using means, standard deviations, independent samples t-test and Kruskal–Wallis H test. The results showed that the guidance needs of teacher trainees in Colleges of Education in the Volta Region vary based on the trainees’ sex, age, marital status and college. It was recommended that college counsellors should take into account the demographic variables of sex, age, marital status and college when designing and implementing guidance programmes in Colleges of Education.   Keywords: Counselling, guidance, guidance needs, guidance needs assessment, teacher trainees  

The Ethics of Tax Evasion

2014 ◽  
pp. 374-393
Author(s):  
Robert W. McGee
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
World Values Survey

This chapter summarizes the theoretical and empirical literature on the ethics of tax evasion and then proceeds to examine the opinions of 1,483 Brazilians on the issue using the data from the most recent World Values Survey. The study finds that although Brazilians are strongly opposed to tax evasion in general their opposition is less than absolute in many cases. An examination of some demographic variables highlights some of these cases.

scholarly journals Relationship between burnout level and socio-democraphic variables of teachers: Ayaş, Güdül, Beypazarı, Nallıhan of sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2007
Author(s):  
Burhan Başoğlu ◽  
Mustafa Önder Şekeroğlu ◽  
Emrah Altun
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Personal Success ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to determine the relationship between 533 teachers’ level of burnout; who work in Ayaş, Güdül, Beypazarı and Nallıhan provinces in the northern of Ankara in different positions and their socio-demographic variables. According to obtained data results; number of children, staff position and felt wealth level in desensitisation dimension and gender, education level and staff position in personal success dimension were determined as significant. It was concluded that marital status, duration of experience in job and staff position in management were not statistically significant on emotional exhaustion, desensitisation and personal success.

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