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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Role of Government
Variable: GOVECON3

Question: Here are some things the government might do for the economy. Please show which actions you are in favour of and which you are against.
Cuts in government spending.

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 %
Strongly favour18
In favour of29
Neither for or against20
Against23
Strongly against6
Can't choose0
Not answered5

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Strongly favour 14 21
In favour of 25 32
Neither for or against 20 20
Against 29 18
Strongly against 7 5
Can't choose 0 0
Not answered 5 4

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly favour 17 21 20 17 14 13
In favour of 31 23 26 31 36 34
Neither for or against 11 27 21 16 17 21
Against 28 17 24 28 25 18
Strongly against 9 7 8 6 2 3
Can't choose 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not answered 2 5 2 2 7 11

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly favour 24 15 13
In favour of 27 31 26
Neither for or against 16 22 22
Against 20 24 26
Strongly against 6 5 12
Can't choose 0 0 0
Not answered 8 3 2

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