NI Life and Times Survey - 2007: GVSPEND7

Year: 2007
Module:Role_of_Government
Variable:GVSPEND7

Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please show whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say 'much more', it might require a tax increase to pay for it.
Unemployment benefits.

	%
Spend much more	8
Spend more	15
Spend the same as now	37
Spend less	27
Spend much less	11
Can't choose	3

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
Spend much more	7	8
Spend more	13	16
Spend the same as now	36	39
Spend less	29	24
Spend much less	12	10
Can't choose	2	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	11	6	6	7	13	6
Spend more	14	17	13	12	13	17
Spend the same as now	37	36	38	40	35	37
Spend less	20	28	31	24	27	26
Spend much less	16	10	9	14	9	10
Can't choose	2	3	3	3	4	4

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Spend much more 11 5 9
Spend more 19 12 12
Spend the same as now 35 39 35
Spend less 23 28 33
Spend much less 9 14 9
Can't choose 4 3 2

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	11	5	9
Spend more	19	12	12
Spend the same as now	35	39	35
Spend less	23	28	33
Spend much less	9	14	9
Can't choose	4	3	2