Year: 1996
Module: Public Spending
Variable: SOCBEN2
Question: Thinking now only of the government's spending on social benefits like those on the card.
Which, if any, of these would be your next highest priority for extraspending?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Retirement pensions | 23 |
| Child benefits | 18 |
| Benefits for the unemployed | 10 |
| Benefits for disabled people | 37 |
| Benefits for single parents | 10 |
| None of these | 1 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Not answered | 0 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Retirement pensions |
23 |
23 |
| Child benefits |
19 |
18 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
9 |
11 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
41 |
35 |
| Benefits for single parents |
7 |
13 |
| None of these |
2 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Retirement pensions |
27 |
22 |
24 |
33 |
15 |
15 |
| Child benefits |
34 |
21 |
25 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
3 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
10 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
9 |
32 |
32 |
42 |
46 |
57 |
| Benefits for single parents |
27 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
| None of these |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Retirement pensions |
21 |
26 |
19 |
| Child benefits |
17 |
17 |
27 |
| Benefits for the unemployed |
12 |
8 |
11 |
| Benefits for disabled people |
39 |
39 |
25 |
| Benefits for single parents |
10 |
9 |
15 |
| None of these |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
