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?
1998				Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Response				%
Abortion				-	0.1	-	0.4
AIDS				-	0	-	0.1
Budget repercussions				0.1	0.8	0.1	0.2
Cost of Living/Inflation				1.2	0.9	0.5	1.8
Cost of Housing				-	-	0.1	0.2
Crime/Law and Order				3.3	2.8	2.4	2.6
Deficit/Public Debt				4.4	2.8	3.6	2.6
Drug Abuse				0.4	0.3	0.6	0.4
Economy/Money/Interest				10.8	12.5	18.5	9.4
Free Trade				0.1	-	0.1	0.3
French/English Problems				0.6	0.8	0.8	0.5
Goods & Services Tax				0.1	0.8	0.1	-
Govt. Spending/Waste				0.3	0.8	0.2	0.5
Govt. Scandals				-	-	-	0
Housing/Apartment Shortage				-	-	0	0
Immigration/Racial issues (not Fr./Eng.)				1.4	1.6	1	1.1
Meech Lake Accord/Constitution				0.1	0.7	-	0.1
Moral Issues				1.7	1.5	1.3	2
National Unity				3.9	3.4	1.9	1.6
Other Health/Medical				8.7	8.9	9.2	12.6
Personal Finances				1	1.5	1.5	3.6
Pollution/Environment				2.1	2.2	1.1	1.8
Poverty/Hunger/Homeless				2.3	3.1	3.7	4.9
Poor Govt/Leadership				5.1	4.3	4.6	4.6
Recession				-	-	0.1	-
Social Issues				3.1	4.8	2.9	3.8
Taxes (not incl.GST)				6	4.9	5.8	7.3
Unemployment				33	32.6	30.4	29.6
World Conflict/War				0	0.2	0.2	0
Quebec Separating				5.7	2.2	2.6	1.6
Education Issues				1.8	1.8	2	1.8
None				-	-	-	-
Other				1.1	2.6	2.7	3.4
Don't Know				1.3	1.8	1.6	1.2
Total Sample Size				2013	2021	2002	2000
Question Number				q1	q1	q1	q1
Survey				EFC981	EFC982	EFC983	EFC984