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Social welfare spending - Belief Statistics Topic

(We are faced with many problems in this country, none of which can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it, too little money, or about the right amount.) Welfare (NATFARE)
(General Social Survey, 2021)


Social welfare spending by Age

 18-2930-4445-5960-7475 or olderMissingTotal
Too little38.0%
78
35.7%
164
27.3%
120
29.7%
152
24.2%
44
4631.0%
558
About right40.5%
83
36.2%
166
35.2%
155
34.4%
176
40.7%
74
6336.4%
654
Too much21.5%
44
28.1%
129
37.5%
165
35.9%
184
35.2%
64
6332.6%
586
Missing2015214675112012234161
Total 100%
205
100%
459
100%
440
100%
512
100%
182
   
1798

Social welfare spending by Worship attendance

 NeverAbout once a year or lessSeveral times a yearOne to three times a monthNearly every weekEvery week or several times a weekMissingTotal
Too little36.6%
211
29.6%
146
33.3%
65
31.0%
52
21.9%
32
23.6%
84
1430.5%
590
About right37.7%
217
37.9%
187
33.3%
65
33.9%
57
38.4%
56
34.8%
124
1136.5%
706
Too much25.7%
148
32.6%
161
33.3%
65
35.1%
59
39.7%
58
41.6%
148
1033.0%
639
Missing602524208154185354209735
Total 100%
576
100%
494
100%
195
100%
168
100%
146
100%
356
   
1935

Social welfare spending by Household income

 Under $5,000$5,000 to $9,999$10,000 to $14,999$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 or moreMissingTotal
Too little48.5%
33
38.8%
19
45.0%
36
35.9%
23
41.3%
31
28.2%
380
8231.0%
522
About right39.7%
27
38.8%
19
38.8%
31
34.4%
22
38.7%
29
35.3%
475
11435.9%
603
Too much11.8%
8
22.4%
11
16.3%
13
29.7%
19
20.0%
15
36.5%
491
9233.1%
557
Missing765287767414622350235
Total 100%
68
100%
49
100%
80
100%
64
100%
75
100%
1346
   
1682

Social welfare spending by Political ideology

 Extremely liberal or liberalSlightly liberalModerate, middle of the roadSlightly conservativeExtremely conservative or conservativeMissingTotal
Too little59.0%
232
40.3%
100
27.6%
186
16.3%
37
9.3%
37
1230.6%
592
About right33.6%
132
44.8%
111
40.4%
272
39.2%
89
26.0%
103
1036.5%
707
Too much7.4%
29
14.9%
37
31.9%
215
44.5%
101
64.6%
256
1132.9%
638
Missing437242704249395209535
Total 100%
393
100%
248
100%
673
100%
227
100%
396
   
1937

Social welfare spending by Religion

 ProtestantCatholicJewish/OtherNoneMissingTotal
Too little24.6%
203
24.1%
100
39.3%
53
41.6%
230
1830.4%
586
About right35.1%
290
38.8%
161
39.3%
53
36.5%
202
1136.6%
706
Too much40.3%
333
37.1%
154
21.5%
29
21.9%
121
1233.0%
637
Missing888409157568210340
Total 100%
826
100%
415
100%
135
100%
553
   
1929

Social welfare spending by Sex

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Too little29.8%
250
31.4%
338
1630.7%
588
About right36.7%
308
36.2%
390
1936.4%
698
Too much33.5%
281
32.3%
348
2032.8%
629
Missing8971128211737
Total 100%
839
100%
1076
   
1915

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A similar question appeared on General Social Survey 2014 Cross-Section and Panel Combined, (Inapplicable Responses Coded as Missing)
We are faced with many problems in this country, none of which can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it, too little money or about the right amount. K. Welfare (NATFARE)


Notes

The General Social Surveys (GSS) have been conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) annually since 1972, except for the years 1979, 1981, and 1992 (a supplement was added in 1992), and biennially beginning in 1994. The GSS are designed to be part of a program of social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. This data file has all cases and variables asked on the 2021 GSS.

The 2021 cross-sectional General Social Survey has been updated to Release Version 3 as of July 2023. This Release includes the addition of respondent spouse/partner religious identities, socioeconomic statuses, and work information (including Occupation and Industry coding), and additional information about respondents' religious background.

To download syntax files for the GSS that reproduce well-known religious group recodes, including RELTRAD, please visit the ARDA's Syntax Repository.

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