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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Taxation
Variable: PTRSPDR2


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?
Public transport.


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 taxes22
Keep spending and taxes the same53
Cut spending and taxes21
(none of these1
Don't know3
Not answered0


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Increase spending and taxes 21 22
Keep spending and taxes the same 52 54
Cut spending and taxes 23 19
(none of these 2 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 15 18 22 22 * *
Keep spending and taxes the same 48 54 53 61 * *
Cut spending and taxes 33 27 22 14 * *
(none of these 0 2 0 1 * *
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 23 22 *
Keep spending and taxes the same 54 50 *
Cut spending and taxes 20 21 *
(none of these 0 1 *
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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