Canadian Public Opinion Trends
Source	Canadian Opinion Research Archive
	http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends
Most Important Problem
In your opinion, what is the most important problem facing Canadians today?
1990				Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Response				%
Abortion				0.3	0.2	0.6	0.2
Aids				0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1
Budget Repercussions				0.4	0.1	4.5	0
Cost of Living/Inflation				4.8	4.6	0.3	4.3
Cost of Housing				0.8	0.6	0.6	0.5
Crime/Law and Order				1.3	1	3.2	0.6
Deficit/Public Debt				3.7	4.3	1.8	5.5
Drug Abuse				2.7	1.8	11.9	0.7
Economy/Money/Interest				9.9	11	0.9	18.2
French/English Problem				1.6	1.3	1.6	2.9
Free Trade				3.5	6.5	3.7	0.7
Goods & Service Tax				3.2	3.9	0.4	7.4
Government Scandals				0.1	0	0	0.1
Govt. Spending/Waste				0.9	1	0.2	0.7
Housing/Apt. Shortage				0.5	0.4	1.7	0.5
Immigration/Racial Problems (not Fr./Eng.)				1.2	1.9	0	1.4
Low Birth Rate				0.1	6	10.1	0
Meech Lake Accord				-	-	-	0.8
Moral Issues				-	-	-	0.8
National Unity				2.7	2.8	10.8	3.3
Other Health/Medical				0.5	0.4	0.3	0.6
Personal Finances				0.6	0.9	0.5	1.8
Pollution/Environment				17.6	16.5	16.5	9.6
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness				-	-	-	1.4
Poor Govt./Leadership				5	6.3	6.8	9.4
Taxes				6	7.4	3.8	4.2
Recession				-	-	-	3.9
Social Issues				-	-	-	0.8
Unemployment				17.3	12.1	10.5	13.1
World Conflict/War				0.4	0.4	0.2	1.8
Other				11.8	5.7	6.3	3.6
Don't Know				2	2.1	2.1	1
Total Sample Size				2002	2002	2028	2019
Question Number				q1	q1	q1	q1
Survey				EFC901	EFC902	EFC903	EFC904