This statistic shows a distribution of respondents to a survey question designed to find out what those residing in Scotland think about the level of government spending on benefits for retired people. In January 2013, the majority of respondents (57 percent) stated that they thought there should be, to some extent, more such spending from the government.
Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people?
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ScotCen. (January 31, 2014). Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/
ScotCen. "Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people?." Chart. January 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/
ScotCen. (2014). Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/
ScotCen. "Would You like to See More or Less Government Spending than Now on Benefits for Retired People?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/
ScotCen, Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Would you like to see more or less government spending than now on benefits for retired people? [Graph], ScotCen, January 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309823/scottish-survey-benefits-for-retired-people/