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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Role of Government
Variable: GVSPEND4


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.
Education.


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
40
Spend more
43
Sepnd the same as now
14
Spend less
1
Spend much less
1
Can't choose
0
Not answered
2


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Spend much more
36 43
Spend more
45 41
Sepnd the same as now
15 12
Spend less
1 1
Spend much less
0 1
Can't choose
0 1
Not answered
1 2


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Spend much more
38 43 45 38 34 35
Spend more
52 47 42 37 45 36
Sepnd the same as now
10 9 10 20 12 21
Spend less
0 0 0 3 0 2
Spend much less
0 0 1 0 3 1
Can't choose
0 0 1 0 1 1
Not answered
0 1 2 3 4 3


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Spend much more
48 30 54
Spend more
44 46 31
Sepnd the same as now
3 21 13
Spend less
1 1 1
Spend much less
0 1 0
Can't choose
1 1 0
Not answered
5 1 1


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