NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2002
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	40
Defence	1
Health	22
Housing	7
Public transport	4
Roads	6
Police & prisons	3
Social security benefits	9
Help for industry	5
Overseas aid	1
(None of these)	0
(Don't know)	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Education	37	43
Defence	2	1
Health	21	23
Housing	7	7
Public transport	5	4
Roads	8	5
Police & prisons	4	3
Social security benefits	9	10
Help for industry	6	4
Overseas aid	1	1
(None of these)	0	0
(Don't know)	1	1

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Education 29 45 45 46 36 35
Defence 1 1 0 2 1 2
Health 33 28 24 18 20 17
Housing 7 7 9 4 7 9
Public transport 13 3 4 3 4 3
Roads 3 4 5 9 11 3
Police & prisons 2 4 3 4 4 3
Social security benefits 8 5 4 8 9 19
Help for industry 3 3 4 4 8 6
Overseas aid 1 0 1 1 1 1
(None of these) 0 1 1 0 0 1
(Don't know) 2 0 0 1 1 1

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Education 40 43 29
Defence 1 1 2
Health 25 19 26
Housing 10 5 9
Public transport 4 4 6
Roads 5 7 5
Police & prisons 1 4 8
Social security benefits 9 9 8
Help for industry 4 5 5
Overseas aid 1 1 2
(None of these) 0 0 0
(Don't know) 1 0 0

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