Year: 1995
Module: Taxation
Variable: POLSPDC1
Question: Now some questions about government spending and the taxes to pay for it. Suppose that if spending goes up, then taxes have to be raised to pay for it. If it goes down, taxes can be cut. 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?
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%
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people of different ages
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Increase spending and taxes | 12 |
| Keep spending and taxes the same | 55 |
| Cut spending and taxes | 29 |
| (none of these | 1 |
| Don't know | 3 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Increase spending and taxes |
13 |
11 |
| Keep spending and taxes the same |
56 |
55 |
| Cut spending and taxes |
31 |
27 |
| (none of these |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
6 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Increase spending and taxes |
* |
7 |
14 |
12 |
* |
14 |
| Keep spending and taxes the same |
* |
65 |
49 |
58 |
* |
51 |
| Cut spending and taxes |
* |
28 |
33 |
30 |
* |
21 |
| (none of these |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Don't know |
* |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Increase spending and taxes |
9 |
15 |
* |
| Keep spending and taxes the same |
44 |
60 |
* |
| Cut spending and taxes |
42 |
22 |
* |
| (none of these |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Don't know |
4 |
3 |
0 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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