| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Health Care | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling health care? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1985 | April | 69.4 | 22.1 | 8.5 | 2045 | Q130N4 | FC853 | Environics | |
| 1985 | September | 70 | 21.3 | 8.6 | 2057 | Q68N4 | FC855 | Environics | |
| 1986 | February | 64.2 | 30 | 5.9 | 2060 | Q92D | FC862 | Environics | |
| 1986 | September | 68.9 | 24.8 | 6.3 | 2039 | Q113D | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2020 | Q2D | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 66.4 | 25.6 | 7.9 | 2044 | Q1D | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 70.4 | 23.5 | 6 | 2053 | Q2D | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 62.6 | 31.2 | 6.2 | 2003 | Q3D | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 65.7 | 30.5 | 3.8 | 2002 | Q5D | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 61.4 | 34.3 | 4.3 | 2002 | Q2D | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 67.1 | 27.7 | 5.3 | 2029 | Q3D | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 66.3 | 27.7 | 6 | 2019 | Q2D | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 70.1 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 2220 | Q2D | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 62.1 | 32.4 | 5.5 | 2021 | Q2D | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 60.8 | 34.4 | 4.8 | 2012 | Q9D | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 62.2 | 33.5 | 4.2 | 1531 | Q2D | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 69.2 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 2001 | Q2D | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 63.2 | 32.3 | 4.5 | 2005 | Q2D | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 57.1 | 39.4 | 3.6 | 2019 | Q3D | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 61.4 | 34.2 | 4.4 | 2022 | Q2D | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 60.6 | 35.5 | 3.9 | 2042 | Q2D | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 57.5 | 38.3 | 4.2 | 2002 | Q2D | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 58.1 | 37.6 | 4.3 | 2001 | Q2D | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 57.9 | 34 | 8.1 | 2002 | Q2D | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 50.5 | 45 | 4.4 | 2020 | Q4D | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 58.4 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 2026 | Q2D | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 54.6 | 40.3 | 5.2 | 2001 | Q4D | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 56.6 | 39.5 | 3.9 | 1996 | Q2D | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 52.7 | 42.7 | 4.6 | 2003 | Q2D | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 48.7 | 46.3 | 5 | 2037 | Q2D | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 41.1 | 53.6 | 5.3 | 2022 | Q8D | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 43.5 | 52 | 4.5 | 2005 | Q2D | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 43.4 | 50.7 | 5.9 | 2034 | Q2D | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 37.8 | 57.1 | 5.2 | 2015 | Q5D | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 34.5 | 60.2 | 5.3 | 2015 | Q2C | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 34.1 | 60.8 | 5.1 | 2000 | Q2C | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 29.2 | 65.6 | 5.2 | 2014 | Q2C | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 36 | 60.2 | 3.9 | 1941 | Q100C | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 35.1 | 60 | 4.9 | 1953 | Q117D | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 33.4 | 62.3 | 4.3 | 1948 | Q99D | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 24.1 | 71.4 | 4.5 | 1936 | Q135D | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 21.5 | 72.9 | 5.6 | 1942 | Q110D | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 24.7 | 70.5 | 4.8 | 1942 | Q120D | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 25.3 | 69.6 | 5.1 | 1921 | Q125D | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 33.2 | 61.1 | 5.7 | 1986 | Q70D | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 33.1 | 59.7 | 7.2 | 1919 | Q102D | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 28.8 | 67.1 | 4.1 | 1943 | Q74D | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 38.8 | 61.2 | - | 1929 | Q85D | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 34 | 66 | - | 1905 | Q72D | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 29.9 | 70.1 | - | 1937 | Q70D | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 35.8 | 64.2 | - | 1986 | Q40D | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 32.9 | 67.1 | - | 1997 | Q36D | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 32.1 | 67.9 | - | 1385 | Q66D | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 22.5 | 77.5 | - | 1338 | Q70D | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 30.7 | 69.3 | - | 1240 | Q69D | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 27.4 | 72.6 | - | 1299 | Q120D | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 40.3 | 58.2 | 1.5 | 1348 | Q65D | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 32.5 | 65.5 | 2 | 1395 | Q85D | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 35.2 | 63.1 | 1.8 | 1302 | Q78D | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 38.9 | 58.7 | 2.4 | 1297 | Q40_4 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 31.8 | 66.1 | 2.1 | 1338 | Q83D | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 48.2 | 49.9 | 1.8 | 1364 | Q89D | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 33 | 65.9 | 1.1 | 1406 | Q27_4 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 32.2 | 65.1 | 2.7 | 1015 | Q23D | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 37.8 | 59.9 | 2.3 | 1345 | Q81D | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 31.5 | 59.2 | 9.3 | 1385 | Q9D | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 35.7 | 58.7 | 5.6 | 1287 | Q9D | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 42.2 | 53.4 | 4.4 | 1288 | Q57D | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 38.3 | 58.2 | 3.5 | 1271 | Q21D | FC064 | Environics | |