Year: 1991
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: SPEND1
Question: Here are some items of government spending. Which of them, if any, would be your highest priority for extra spending?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Education | 21 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Health | 49 |
| Housing | 7 |
| Public transport | 2 |
| Roads | 4 |
| Police & prisons | 2 |
| Soc sec benefits | 10 |
| Help for industry | 4 |
| Overseas aid | 1 |
| None of these | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Education |
21 |
20 |
| Defence |
3 |
1 |
| Health |
46 |
51 |
| Housing |
8 |
7 |
| Public transport |
2 |
2 |
| Roads |
5 |
3 |
| Police & prisons |
2 |
2 |
| Soc sec benefits |
7 |
12 |
| Help for industry |
7 |
2 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
0 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Education |
23 |
21 |
28 |
22 |
15 |
13 |
| Defence |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Health |
33 |
51 |
53 |
56 |
54 |
43 |
| Housing |
11 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
| Public transport |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Roads |
3 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| Police & prisons |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Soc sec benefits |
13 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
| Help for industry |
6 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Education |
20 |
20 |
28 |
| Defence |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Health |
47 |
51 |
34 |
| Housing |
9 |
6 |
8 |
| Public transport |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Roads |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Police & prisons |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Soc sec benefits |
13 |
8 |
9 |
| Help for industry |
3 |
6 |
1 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| None of these |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
