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Govt spending on health
Variable:
spmentl
Module:
Mental Health
Subject:
Federal Government
, Mental Health
, Spending
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
Earlier, we talked about various areas of government spending. Since we've been talking about the mental health area, please indicate whether you would like to see more or less government spending in the area of mental health care. Remember that if you say "much more," it might require a tax increase to pay for it.
Year Availability
Available in 2 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spend much more |
| 2 | Spend more |
| 3 | Spend the same as now |
| 4 | Spend less |
| 5 | Spend much less |
| 8 | Cant choose |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1996 | 2006 |
|---|---|
| 86 | 79 |
| 248 | 276 |
| 267 | 299 |
| 61 | 36 |
| 15 | 14 |
| 48 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 2168 | 3775 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 1381 |
| Missing cases | 61085 |