Year: 2000
Module: Background
Variable: SPEND2
Here are some items of government spending. Which of them, if any, would be your next highest priority for extra spending? Please read through the whole list before deciding.

 

%

Education

36

Defence

1

Health

26

Housing

7

Public transport

5

Roads

6

Police and prisons

2

Social security benefits

10

Help for industry

5

Overseas aid

1

(None of these)

0

(Don't know)

2

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

Education

32

38

Defence

1

2

Health

26

25

Housing

8

7

Public transport

6

4

Roads

7

5

Police and prisons

2

2

Social security benefits

9

11

Help for industry

7

3

Overseas aid

0

1

(None of these)

0

0

(Don't know)

2

2

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Education

28

38

42

38

35

29

Defence

2

1

1

1

1

2

Health

34

29

26

21

29

19

Housing

11

7

5

9

5

8

Public transport

6

4

4

5

5

4

Roads

5

5

6

7

5

7

Police and prisons

2

2

3

2

2

3

Social security benefits

6

7

7

7

12

21

Help for industry

3

7

4

7

4

3

Overseas aid

1

0

1

1

1

1

(None of these)

0

0

0

0

0

0

(Don't know)

2

1

1

1

3

3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

Education

36

35

39

Defence

1

2

1

Health

30

24

25

Housing

8

6

12

Public transport

3

6

5

Roads

6

6

3

Police and prisons

1

4

0

Social security benefits

12

10

8

Help for industry

3

5

6

Overseas aid

0

1

1

(None of these)

0

0

0

(Don't know)

2

2

0

 

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