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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Taxation
Variable: DFCSPDR2


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 you and your household?
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 taxes4
Keep spending and taxes the same39
Cut spending and taxes51
(none of these1
Don't know3
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Increase spending and taxes 3 5
Keep spending and taxes the same 31 46
Cut spending and taxes 61 43
(none of these 2 1
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 1 3 3 2 * *
Keep spending and taxes the same 27 32 43 46 * *
Cut spending and taxes 68 65 51 47 * *
(none of these 0 0 0 2 * *
Don't know 5 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 25 52 *
Cut spending and taxes 69 35 *
(none of these 2 0 *
Don't know 2 5 *
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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