[jQuery] $.ajax get with ?var=123 not accepting data type

[jQuery] $.ajax get with ?var=123 not accepting data type


<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $('#main_content').load('cityhall.php');
        $('#loading').hide();
        $('a').click(function() {
            $("#main_content").slideUp();
            var replacement = $(this).attr("title");
            var content_show = $(this).attr("id");
            $.ajax({
                method: "get", url: replacement, data: content_show,
                beforeSend: function(){$("#loading").show("fast");},
                complete: function(){$("#loading").hide("fast");},
                success: function(html){ //so, if data is retrieved, store it in
html
                    $("#main_content").slideDown("slow"); //animation
                    $("#main_content").html(html); //show the html inside .content
div
                 }
            });
            $.ajax({
                method: "get", url: 'includes/side_mini.inc.php',
                success: function(html){$("#side_details").html(html);}
            });
            $.ajax({
                method: "get", url: 'includes/side_mini2.inc.php',
                success: function(html){$("#activity").html(html);}
            });
        });
    });
</script>
In the first AJAX Get call it has a "data: vars" field that I was
trying to use to pass a get var to the php like ?id=1, any ideas how I
can do that to bring up a page like stats.php?id=1 ??? Thanks before
hand!