Year: 1989
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: SOCBEN1
Question: Thinking now only of the government's spending on social benefits like those on the card. Which, if any, of these would be your highest priority for extra spending?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Retirement pensions | 43 |
| Child benefits | 12 |
| Benefits for the unemployed | 14 |
| Benefits for disabled people | 25 |
| Benefits for single parents | 6 |
| None of these | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Retirement pensions |
40 |
46 |
| Child benefits |
11 |
13 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
18 |
11 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
27 |
23 |
| Benefits for single parents |
5 |
7 |
| 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+ |
| Retirement pensions |
23 |
31 |
44 |
54 |
56 |
57 |
| Child benefits |
18 |
17 |
19 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
24 |
20 |
12 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
20 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
29 |
31 |
| Benefits for single parents |
15 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| None of these |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Retirement pensions |
32 |
53 |
34 |
| Child benefits |
13 |
9 |
19 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
23 |
8 |
16 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
23 |
26 |
22 |
| Benefits for single parents |
9 |
4 |
8 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
