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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Taxation
Variable: DFCSPDC2


Question:
Suppose that the government had to choose between these three options, for each of these seven areas of government spending, which option do you think would be best for the country as a whole?
Defence.


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Increase spending and taxes5
Keep spending and taxes the same39
Cut spending and taxes52
(none of these0
Don't know3
Not answered0


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Increase spending and taxes 5 5
Keep spending and taxes the same 30 47
Cut spending and taxes 62 44
(none of these 1 0
Don't know 2 4
Not answered 0 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Increase spending and taxes 2 5 3 5 * *
Keep spending and taxes the same 29 29 42 44 * *
Cut spending and taxes 66 65 51 49 * *
(none of these 0 0 1 0 * 0
Don't know 3 1 3 3 0 *
Not answered 0 0 1 0 0 *
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Increase spending and taxes 2 7 *
Keep spending and taxes the same 27 53 *
Cut spending and taxes 69 36 *
(none of these 0 0 0
Don't know 2 4 *
Not answered 0 1 0
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.


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