Year: 1994
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
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Education | 19 |
| Defend | 1 |
| Health | 55 |
| Housing | 5 |
| Public transport | 1 |
| Roads | 3 |
| Police and prisons | 1 |
| Social security benefits | 9 |
| Help for industry | 5 |
| Overseas aid | 1 |
| (None of these) | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Education |
22 |
16 |
| Defend |
1 |
1 |
| Health |
50 |
60 |
| Housing |
4 |
6 |
| Public transport |
1 |
0 |
| Roads |
4 |
3 |
| Police and prisons |
2 |
1 |
| Social security benefits |
8 |
10 |
| Help for industry |
7 |
3 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
2 |
| (none of these) |
1 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Education |
18 |
17 |
26 |
20 |
22 |
11 |
| Defend |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Health |
52 |
59 |
52 |
53 |
56 |
58 |
| Housing |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Public transport |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Roads |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| Police and prisons |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Social security benefits |
7 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
| Help for industry |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| Overseas aid |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| (none of these) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Education |
17 |
19 |
25 |
| Defend |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Health |
57 |
56 |
46 |
| Housing |
7 |
4 |
4 |
| Public transport |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Roads |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Police and prisons |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Social security benefits |
11 |
8 |
6 |
| Help for industry |
2 |
6 |
7 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| (none of these) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
