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?
2009					Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Response					%
Crime/Law and Order					1.3	1.4	1.2	0.8
Deficit/Public Debt					0.7	1.5	1.7	1.2
Child care					0.2	0.4	0.3	-
Economy/Interest Rates					45.6	39.8	30.8	27.6
Education Issues					1.2	1.0	1.0	0.5
Environment/Pollution					5.2	5.1	4.8	8.0
Farming/Fisheries/Forestry					0.0	0.0	0.3	-
Gas/Fuel Prices					0.2	0.7	0.2	0.2
Healthcare					9.1	9.2	14.2	8.9
Immigration/Refugees/Racial Issues					0.6	1.0	0.9	0.5
Inflation/Cost of Living					0.7	0.9	1.2	0.9
Iraq Situation/Iraq War					0.1	0.6	0.4	0.6
Kyoto Accord/climate change					0.2	0.4	0.9	1.2
Moral Issues					1.4	1.3	0.9	0.5
National Unity/Quebec					0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3
Native/Aboriginal Issues					0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
Personal Finances					1.7	1.6	2.1	1.4
Poor Government/Leadership					2.6	4.0	4.3	2.2
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness					1.3	1.9	2.7	2.7
Same-Sex Marriage					-	0.0	-	-
Social Issues/Cutes to Social Programs					0.5	0.5	0.2	0.6
Taxes					1.0	1.5	1.3	3.0
Terrorism/Security					0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Unemployment					13.9	13.0	12.5	13.2
Afghanistan/Military					0.8	0.4	0.8	1.2
World Conflict/War					0.2	0.2	0.5	0.1
Canada's Place in the World					0.4	0.2	0.4	-
Canada/US Relations					0.2	0.2	0.2	-
Infrastructure/Roads/Transit					0.0	0.2	0.3	0.1
Government Crisis/Harper vs. Coalition					0.3	0.7	0.2	0.3
None					0.9	1.3	1.2	0.3
Other					4.8	4.2	6.8	13.9
Don't Know					4.0	5.2	7.1	9.3
Total Sample Size					2020	2023	1601	1209
Question Number					q1	Q1_f1	Q1_f1	Q1_f1
Survey					EFC091	EFC092	EFC093	EFC094