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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Taxation
Variable: POLSPDR2


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?
Police.


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 taxes14
Keep spending and taxes the same47
Cut spending and taxes34
(none of these2
Don't know3
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Increase spending and taxes 10 17
Keep spending and taxes the same 45 48
Cut spending and taxes 40 29
(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 7 9 19 15 * *
Keep spending and taxes the same 33 57 44 43 * *
Cut spending and taxes 55 33 34 36 * *
(none of these 0 2 0 2 * *
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 16 15 *
Keep spending and taxes the same 34 57 *
Cut spending and taxes 46 23 *
(none of these 2 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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