NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2003
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	41
Defence	1
Health	24
Housing	7
Public transport	3
Roads	5
Police & prisons	5
Social security benefits	8
Help for industry	6
Overseas aid	1
(none of these)	0
(Don't know)	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Education	36	45
Defence	1	1
Health	24	23
Housing	7	6
Public transport	4	3
Roads	8	3
Police & prisons	5	5
Social security benefits	8	9
Help for industry	7	4
Overseas aid	0	1
(none of these)	0	0
(Don't know)	0	0

Results for people of different ages

%

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

Education 28 44 48 45 41 34
Defence 3 2 0 1 1 0
Health 34 24 24 20 21 21
Housing 8 8 4 7 5 7
Public transport 5 3 6 4 2 1
Roads 7 6 3 5 8 5
Police & prisons 2 3 4 5 4 8
Social security benefits 5 6 4 6 9 18
Help for industry 7 3 6 6 7 5
Overseas aid 1 0 0 2 1 0
(none of these) 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Don't know) 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Education 42 40 36
Defence 1 2 1
Health 25 22 28
Housing 7 6 10
Public transport 2 4 5
Roads 7 5 5
Police & prisons 2 7 5
Social security benefits 9 8 5
Help for industry 5 6 5
Overseas aid 1 1 1
(none of these) 0 0 0
(Don't know) 0 0 0

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