SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Role of Government
Variable: GVSPEND5

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 military and defence.

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Spend much more	3
Spend more	10
Sepnd the same as now	40
Spend less	23
Spend much less	16
Can't choose	3
Not answered	5

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	4	3
Spend more	10	10
Sepnd the same as now	36	43
Spend less	24	23
Spend much less	20	12
Can't choose	2	4
Not answered	4	6

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	0	1	5	2	3	7
Spend more	19	10	7	7	18	4
Sepnd the same as now	44	39	31	47	38	45
Spend less	11	26	32	20	22	20
Spend much less	18	18	18	20	11	6
Can't choose	6	5	2	1	3	1
Not answered	2	2	6	4	6	13

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	1	5	4
Spend more	8	13	7
Sepnd the same as now	29	51	29
Spend less	29	21	18
Spend much less	23	6	31
Can't choose	4	1	7
Not answered	7	4	4

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