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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableSPEND1
LabelGOVERNMENT SPENDING - HIGHEST
Question text Here are some items of government spending. Which of them, if any, would be your highest priority for extra spending? Please read through the whole list before deciding.
Responses
-1 SKIP FROM SPEND1 0
1 EDUCATION 454
2 DEFENCE 2
3 HEALTH 886
4 HOUSING 90
5 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 44
6 ROADS 37
7 POLICE AND PRISONS 14
8 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS 151
9 HELP FOR INDUSTRY 100
10 OVERSEAS AID 10
11 NONE OF THESE 4
98 DONT KNOW 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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