NI Life and Times Survey - 2007: GVSPEND6

Year: 2007
Module:Role_of_Government
Variable:GVSPEND6

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.
Old age pensions.

	%
Spend much more	34
Spend more	51
Spend the same as now	13
Spend less	1
Spend much less	0
Can't choose	1

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Spend much more	35	33
Spend more	50	52
Spend the same as now	14	12
Spend less	1	1
Spend much less	0	0
Can't choose	1	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Spend much more	20	22	27	31	44	56
Spend more	52	61	58	56	43	34
Spend the same as now	23	14	13	12	11	8
Spend less	2	1	1	1	0	0
Spend much less	1	1	0	0	0	0
Can't choose	3	2	1	0	2	1

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Spend much more 35 33 30
Spend more 50 51 56
Spend the same as now 11 14 13
Spend less 1 1 1
Spend much less 0 0 0
Can't choose 3 0 0

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Spend much more	35	33	30
Spend more	50	51	56
Spend the same as now	11	14	13
Spend less	1	1	1
Spend much less	0	0	0
Can't choose	3	0	0