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?
2003					Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Response					%
Crime/Law and Order					0.9	2	1.5	1.8
Deficit/Public Debt					1.6	1.6	1	2.5
Economy/Interest Rates					8.9	10.9	8.2	8.1
Education Issues					2.2	2.3	4.9	2.6
Environment/Pollution					1.7	4.3	3.7	2.7
Farming/Fisheries/Forestry					0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2
Gas/Fuel Prices					1.4	-	0.5	0.3
Healthcare					19.6	21.5	25.5	24.6
Immigration/Refugees/Racial Issues					1	1	1	0.6
Inflation/Cost of Living					3.1	1.6	1.6	1.7
Moral Issues					1.2	2	2	1.6
National Unity/Quebec					1.3	1.8	1.3	1
Native/Aboriginal Issues					0.1	0.3	0.1	0.4
Personal Finances					1.6	1.8	1.8	2
Poor government/Leadership					5.7	8.4	7.1	5.6
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness					2.7	3.8	3.9	5.6
Same-Sex Marriages					-	-	1.5	0.2
Social Issues/Cuts to Social Programs					1.9	2.1	1.7	1.3
Taxes					3.5	4.2	4.9	5.5
Terrorism/Security					1	0.6	0.7	0.6
Unemployment					8.2	7.4	7.7	8.5
World conflict/War					11.5	0.7	1	0.9
Canada's Place in the World					-	-	-	0.5
Iraq Situation/Possible Iraq War					10.6	0.2	0.5	0.5
SARS					-	1.5	1.2	-
West Nile Virus					-	0.2	-	-
Mad Cow Disease					-	2	-	0.5
None					1.6	1.9	0.9	1.6
Other					5.9	11.4	10.1	12.4
Don't Know					2.2	3.8	4.5	5.6
Total Sample Size					2012	2018	2001	2002
Question Number					q1	q1	q1	q1
Survey					EFC031	EFC032	EFC033	EFC034