SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: NEWSPND2

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 disabled people who cannot work.

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	22
Sepnd more	53
Spend the same as now	21
Spend less	1
Can't choose	1
Not answered	2

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	17	25
Sepnd more	52	55
Spend the same as now	27	17
Spend less	1	1
Can't choose	1	1
Not answered	3	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	11	22	24	25	26	21
Sepnd more	56	50	48	59	52	57
Spend the same as now	31	26	26	11	20	13
Spend less	0	2	1	1	2	0
Can't choose	0	0	0	1	0	4
Not answered	3	0	0	3	2	4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	32	16	*
Sepnd more	52	54	*
Spend the same as now	14	25	*
Spend less	0	1	*
Can't choose	1	1	*
Not answered	1	3	0

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

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