SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes

Tuesday March 18, 2025

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: NEWSPND4

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 single parents.

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	41
Spend less	10
Spend much less	5
Can't choose	2
Not answered	2

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	7	10
Sepnd more	29	33
Spend the same as now	44	39
Spend less	10	10
Spend much less	5	5
Can't choose	1	2
Not answered	4	2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	12	10	13	7	3	3
Sepnd more	34	38	30	30	32	23
Spend the same as now	40	38	38	53	42	37
Spend less	6	9	11	6	13	19
Spend much less	2	3	7	3	7	7
Can't choose	2	0	1	0	1	6
Not answered	4	1	0	1	2	6

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	14	6	*
Sepnd more	43	22	*
Spend the same as now	31	48	*
Spend less	6	14	*
Spend much less	3	5	*
Can't choose	1	2	*
Not answered	3	3	0

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

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