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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Taxation
Variable: ENVSPDR2


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?
Environment.


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 taxes25
Keep spending and taxes the same53
Cut spending and taxes17
(none of these1
Don't know3
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Increase spending and taxes 28 23
Keep spending and taxes the same 44 61
Cut spending and taxes 24 11
(none of these 1 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 20 23 21 40 * *
Keep spending and taxes the same 45 59 55 49 * *
Cut spending and taxes 30 17 20 6 * *
(none of these 0 2 0 2 * 0
Don't know 5 0 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 28 23 *
Keep spending and taxes the same 49 57 *
Cut spending and taxes 20 15 *
(none of these 1 0 *
Don't know 2 5 0
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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