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?
1994				Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Response				%
Abortion				-	-	0.1	0.1
AIDS				0.1	0.1	0.7	0.2
Budget Repercussions				0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cost of Living/Inflation				0.8	0.4	1.6	1.1
Cost of Housing				1.8	-	-	0.1
Crime/Law and Order				10.6	4	4.4	3.1
Deficit/Public Debt				0.3	8.8	10.3	15
Drug Abuse				14	0.5	0.4	0.4
Economy/Money/Interest				0.5	15.8	13.5	14.6
Free Trade				0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
French/English Problems				0	0.9	0.2	0.6
Goods & Services Tax				1.4	0.3	0	0.2
Govt. Spending/Waste				0	1.1	0.5	0.9
Government Scandals				0.1	0.1	0	-
Housing/Apartment Shortage				-	-	0	-
Immigration/Racial Issues (not Fr./Eng.)				1.1	1.8	1.6	1.5
Low Birth Rate				-	-	0.1	0.1
Meech Lake Accord/Constitution				0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
Moral Issues				0.8	1.4	2.2	1.4
National Unity				1.1	2.7	2.7	1.3
Other Health/Medical				1.7	1.3	1.8	1.4
Personal Finances				0.3	0.9	0.8	1.4
Pollution/Environment				1.8	1.8	2.4	1.4
Poverty/Hunger/Homeless				0.7	0.6	1.5	1.8
Poor Govt/Leadership				3.3	3.6	3.6	4.5
Recession				0.8	0.6	0.3	0.3
Social Issues				1.8	2.4	3.1	3.3
Taxes(not incl.GST)				4.3	3.7	3.5	4.6
Unemployment				48.6	39.5	38.2	32.9
World Conflict/War				0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Quebec Separating				0.2	3.7	2.6	4.4
Education Issues				0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6
Other				1	1.2	1	2.2
Don't Know				0.7	1	0.9	0.7
Total Sample Size				2020	2026	2001	1996
Question Number				q1	q1	q1	q1
Survey				EFC941	EFC942	EFC943	EFC944