| 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? | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||||||
| Response | % | |||||||||
| Abortion | - | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| AIDS | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | ||||||
| Budget Repercussions | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | ||||||
| Cost of Living/Inflation | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Cost of Housing | 0.1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Crime/Law & Order | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Deficit/Public Debt | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | ||||||
| Drug Abuse | 0.3 | 0.8 | - | - | ||||||
| Economy/Money/Interest | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | ||||||
| Farming/Fisheries/Forestry | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| Free Trade | 0 | - | - | - | ||||||
| French/English Problems | 0.7 | 0.8 | - | - | ||||||
| Goods & Service Tax | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Government Spending/Waste | 1.1 | 0.5 | - | - | ||||||
| Housing/Apartment Shortage | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| Immigration/Racial Issues (not French/English problems) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Low Birth Rate | 0 | 0.1 | - | - | ||||||
| Moral Issues | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | ||||||
| National Unity | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.7 | ||||||
| Other Health/Medical (not including AIDS abortion) | 11.2 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 15.4 | ||||||
| Personal Finances | 3.8 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Pollution/Environment | 2.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 | ||||||
| Poor Government/Leadership | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||||||
| Social Issues (other) | 0.1 | 5.6 | - | 1.4 | ||||||
| (Missing) | 3 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Taxes (not including goods & services tax) | 9.9 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.6 | ||||||
| Unemployment | 27.1 | 24.6 | 18.5 | 15.4 | ||||||
| World Conflict/War | 2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Quebec Separating | 1.1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| Education Issues | 2 | 2 | 3.1 | 2 | ||||||
| None | - | - | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Other | 4.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 4 | ||||||
| Don't Know | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | - | ||||||
| Total Sample Size | 2049 | 2018 | 2061 | 2049 | ||||||
| Question Number | q1 | q1 | q1 | q1 | ||||||
| Survey | EFC991 | EFC992 | EFC993 | EFC994 | ||||||