Year: 1996
Module: Political Trust
Variable: TAXSOC
Question: If the government had a choice between reducing taxes or spending more on social services which do you think it should do? (We mean all taxes together, including Income Tax, National Insurance, VAT and all the rest.)
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Reduce
taxes, even if this means spending less on social services |
21 |
| Spend
more on social services, even if this means higher taxes |
55 |
| Can't choose | 23 |
| Not answered | 1 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| Reduce
taxes, even if this means spending less on social services |
21 |
22 |
| Spend
more on social services, even if this means higher taxes |
55 |
54 |
| Can't
choose |
22 |
23 |
| Not
answered |
1 |
1 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Reduce
taxes, even if this means spending less on social services |
23 |
27 |
23 |
23 |
10 |
15 |
| Spend
more on social services, even if this means higher taxes |
41 |
53 |
60 |
51 |
64 |
59 |
| Can't
choose |
36 |
20 |
16 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
| Not
answered |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| Reduce
taxes, even if this means spending less on social services |
16 |
25 |
23 |
| Spend
more on social services, even if this means higher taxes |
60 |
49 |
63 |
| Can't
choose |
24 |
25 |
12 |
| Not
answered |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
