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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Role of Government
Variable: GVSPEND1


Question:
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 environment.


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 %
Spend much more
10
Spend more
37
Sepnd the same as now
39
Spend less
5
Spend much less
1
Can't choose
3
Not answered
6


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Spend much more
8 12
Spend more
36 38
Sepnd the same as now
41 38
Spend less
5 4
Spend much less
1 1
Can't choose
4 2
Not answered
6 6


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Spend much more
0 14 9 8 7 14
Spend more
48 45 37 26 36 30
Sepnd the same as now
29 29 41 54 44 34
Spend less
11 2 5 5 3 5
Spend much less
0 0 0 2 3 2
Can't choose
10 3 2 0 1 3
Not answered
2 6 5 5 7 11


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Spend much more
14 6 14
Spend more
37 40 26
Sepnd the same as now
35 42 37
Spend less
3 5 10
Spend much less
1 1 1
Can't choose
2 2 8
Not answered
9 5 4


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