Year: 1996
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 | 0 |
| Health | 63 |
| Housing | 4 |
| Public transport | 1 |
| Roads | 2 |
| Police and prisons | 1 |
| Social security benefits | 4 |
| Help for industry | 3 |
| Overseas aid | 1 |
| None of these | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Education |
25 |
18 |
| Defence |
1 |
0 |
| Health |
59 |
65 |
| Housing |
2 |
6 |
| Public transport |
0 |
1 |
| Roads |
3 |
1 |
| Police and prisons |
1 |
1 |
| Social security benefits |
3 |
5 |
| Help for industry |
6 |
1 |
| Overseas aid |
0 |
1 |
| 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 |
22 |
31 |
23 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
| Defence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Health |
47 |
61 |
67 |
69 |
63 |
63 |
| Housing |
7 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Public transport |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Roads |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Police and prisons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Social security benefits |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
| Help for industry |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| Overseas aid |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Education |
23 |
21 |
19 |
| Defence |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Health |
64 |
62 |
59 |
| Housing |
4 |
4 |
7 |
| Public transport |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Roads |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| Police and prisons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Social security benefits |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| Help for industry |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Overseas aid |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| None of these |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
