SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: NEWSPND1

Question: Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please show whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area.

Benefits for unemployed people.

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Spend much more	9
Sepnd more	31
Spend the same as now	37
Spend less	12
Spend much less	4
Can't choose	5
Not answered	2

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	10	9
Sepnd more	31	31
Spend the same as now	38	37
Spend less	12	12
Spend much less	5	4
Can't choose	2	7
Not answered	2	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	10	10	12	12	7	3
Sepnd more	33	28	29	36	28	32
Spend the same as now	42	38	38	33	38	35
Spend less	9	16	17	5	20	5
Spend much less	4	5	2	7	4	4
Can't choose	0	3	2	6	2	17
Not answered	3	0	0	1	2	4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	17	5	*
Sepnd more	40	24	*
Spend the same as now	32	42	*
Spend less	6	16	*
Spend much less	2	5	*
Can't choose	3	6	*
Not answered	1	2	0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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