SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: NEWSPND5

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 retired 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	26
Sepnd more	51
Spend the same as now	18
Spend less	2
Spend much less	0
Can't choose	1
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	25	27
Sepnd more	50	51
Spend the same as now	19	18
Spend less	3	2
Spend much less	0	0
Can't choose	1	2
Not answered	1	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	12	19	33	29	35	32
Sepnd more	47	60	47	48	49	52
Spend the same as now	32	19	18	20	12	7
Spend less	6	0	2	2	2	2
Spend much less	0	0	0	0	2	0
Can't choose	2	1	0	0	0	6
Not answered	3	1	0	1	1	2

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	31	23	*
Sepnd more	49	52	*
Spend the same as now	15	19	*
Spend less	2	2	0
Spend much less	0	0	0
Can't choose	2	1	*
Not answered	2	1	0

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

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