Year: 2001
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.

 

%

Education37
Defence1
Health26
Housing9
Public transport4
Roads6
Police & prisons3
Social security benefits9
Help for industry4
Overseas aid1
(None of these)0
(Don't know)0

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 MaleFemale
Education 34 38
Defence 1 1
Health 25 27
Housing 8 10
Public transport 4 4
Roads 9 4
Police & prisons 4 2
Social security benefits 7 10
Help for industry 6 2
Overseas aid 1 0
(None of these) 0 0
(Don't know) 0 0

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Education 25 41 39 44 38 29
Defence 2 1 1 1 1 2
Health 39 29 31 18 22 21
Housing 13 5 11 9 8 11
Public transport 5 6 2 3 3 5
Roads 3 6 4 8 7 9
Police & prisons 5 2 2 4 3 4
Social security benefits 7 6 7 6 12 15
Help for industry 1 4 3 6 5 4
Overseas aid 1 0 1 1 0 1
(None of these) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Don't know) 0 0 0 1 0 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Education 38 38 31
Defence 0 2 1
Health 28 24 28
Housing 10 8 12
Public transport 3 5 4
Roads 6 6 6
Police & prisons 2 4 3
Social security benefits 10 10 5
Help for industry 4 3 10
Overseas aid 0 0 0
(None of these) 0 0 0
(Don't know) 0 1 0

 

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