Year: 1991
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: SOCBEN2
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 next extra spending?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Old age pensions | 23 |
| Child benefits | 19 |
| Unemply benefits | 13 |
| Disabled benefits | 33 |
| Single parent benefit | 11 |
| None of these | 0 |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Not Answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Old age pensions |
24 |
21 |
| Child benefits |
22 |
16 |
| Unemply benefits |
13 |
13 |
| Disabled benefits |
32 |
34 |
| Single parent benefit |
9 |
13 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Old age pensions |
23 |
20 |
19 |
33 |
22 |
18 |
| Child benefits |
23 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
| Unemply benefits |
12 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
| Disabled benefits |
20 |
27 |
33 |
33 |
45 |
45 |
| Single parent benefit |
23 |
18 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Old age pensions |
19 |
25 |
23 |
| Child benefits |
20 |
17 |
23 |
| Unemply benefits |
18 |
11 |
13 |
| Disabled benefits |
28 |
37 |
32 |
| Single parent benefit |
16 |
9 |
8 |
| None of these |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Don't know |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
