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Question 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.
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[1]spend much more[2]spend more[3]spend the same as now[4]spend less[5]spend much less[8]cant choose[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | spend much more | spend more | spend the same as now | spend less | spend much less | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1996 | 2168 | 86 | 248 | 267 | 61 | 15 | 48 | 11 | - | 2904 |
| 2006 | 3775 | 79 | 276 | 299 | 36 | 14 | 24 | 7 | - | 4510 |
| Total | 5943 | 165 | 524 | 566 | 97 | 29 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 7414 |