| 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? | |||||||||
| 1991 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | ||||||
| Response | % | ||||||||
| Abortion | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Aids | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Budget Repercussions | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Cost of Living/Inflation | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Cost of Housing | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Crime/Law and Order | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Deficit/Public Debt | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | ||||||
| Drug Abuse | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Economy/Money/Interest | 16 | 17.6 | 14.4 | ||||||
| Free Trade | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||||||
| French/English Problem | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Goods & Services Tax | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Govt. Spending/Waste | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Government Scandals | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Housing/Apt. Shortage | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | ||||||
| Immigration/Racial Issues (not Fr./Eng.) | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Low Birth Rate | 0 | 0.1 | - | ||||||
| Meech Lake Accord/Constitution | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Moral Issues | 0.5 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||||
| National unity | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.9 | ||||||
| Other Health/Medical | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Personal Finances | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Pollution/Environment | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.8 | ||||||
| Poverty/Hunger/Homeless | 0.9 | 1 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Poor Govt./Leadership | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | ||||||
| Recession | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Social Issues | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2 | ||||||
| Taxes(not incl.GST) | 4.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | ||||||
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 21.2 | 18.7 | ||||||
| World Conflict/War | 21.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Quebec Separation | - | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Other | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Don't Know | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ||||||
| Total Sample Size | 2220 | 2021 | 2012 | ||||||
| Question Number | q1 | q1 | q1 | ||||||
| Survey | EFC911 | EFC912 | EFC913 | ||||||