Year: 1996
Module: Role of Government
Variable: GVSPEND3
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 police and law enforcement.
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
|
Spend
much more
|
8 |
|
Spend
more
|
28 |
|
Sepnd
the same as now
|
44 |
|
Spend
less
|
20 |
|
Spend
much less
|
3 |
|
Can't
choose
|
2 |
|
Not
answered
|
1 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
|
Spend
much more
|
7 |
9 |
|
Spend
more
|
30 |
27 |
|
Sepnd
the same as now
|
41 |
47 |
|
Spend
less
|
11 |
9 |
|
Spend
much less
|
5 |
2 |
|
Can't
choose
|
1 |
2 |
|
Not
answered
|
5 |
5 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
|
Spend
much more
|
0 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
16 |
16 |
|
Spend
more
|
29 |
28 |
23 |
36 |
29 |
23 |
|
Sepnd
the same as now
|
52 |
51 |
50 |
42 |
32 |
31 |
|
Spend
less
|
8 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
|
Spend
much less
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
Can't
choose
|
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Not
answered
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
|
Spend
much more
|
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
Spend
more
|
24 |
30 |
28 |
|
Sepnd
the same as now
|
39 |
48 |
40 |
|
Spend
less
|
17 |
6 |
9 |
|
Spend
much less
|
6 |
1 |
5 |
|
Can't
choose
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Not
answered
|
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
