Year: 1995
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 | 23 |
| Defence | 0 |
| Health | 58 |
| Housing | 5 |
| Public transport | 1 |
| Roads | 3 |
| Police and prisons | 0 |
| Social security benefits | 6 |
| Help for industry | 3 |
| Overseas aid | 1 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Education |
22 |
23 |
| Defence |
0 |
0 |
| Health |
53 |
61 |
| Housing |
5 |
4 |
| Public transport |
2 |
1 |
| Roads |
5 |
2 |
| Police and prisons |
1 |
0 |
| Social security benefits |
6 |
7 |
| Help for industry |
5 |
1 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Education |
25 |
29 |
20 |
25 |
18 |
16 |
| Defence |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Health |
53 |
58 |
62 |
54 |
67 |
56 |
| Housing |
5 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
| Public transport |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Roads |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Police and prisons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Social security benefits |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
| Help for industry |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Overseas aid |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Education |
22 |
23 |
25 |
| Defence |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Health |
61 |
57 |
53 |
| Housing |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Public transport |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Roads |
2 |
4 |
3 |
| Police and prisons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Social security benefits |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Help for industry |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| Overseas aid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
