NI Life and Times Survey - 2007: GVSPEND5

Year: 2007
Module:Role_of_Government
Variable:GVSPEND5

Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please show whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say 'much more', it might require a tax increase to pay for it.
The miltary and defence.

	%
Spend much more	6
Spend more	17
Spend the same as now	37
Spend less	28
Spend much less	10
Can't choose	3

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	5	6
Spend more	16	17
Spend the same as now	34	40
Spend less	30	26
Spend much less	13	7
Can't choose	2	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	11	5	4	4	5	6
Spend more	17	16	10	22	16	19
Spend the same as now	34	33	40	39	43	31
Spend less	17	30	33	27	27	29
Spend much less	16	13	11	8	5	9
Can't choose	6	3	3	1	4	5

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Spend much more 3 7 5
Spend more 10 23 10
Spend the same as now 28 44 38
Spend less 37 20 34
Spend much less 19 3 10
Can't choose 4 2 3

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	3	7	5
Spend more	10	23	10
Spend the same as now	28	44	38
Spend less	37	20	34
Spend much less	19	3	10
Can't choose	4	2	3