| 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? | ||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||
| Response | % | |||||||||
| Crime/Law and Order | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Deficit/Public Debt | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Child care | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Economy/Interest Rates | 21.5 | |||||||||
| Education Issues | 1.7 | |||||||||
| Environment/Pollution | 5.8 | |||||||||
| Farming/Fisheries/Forestry | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Gas/Fuel Prices | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Healthcare | 13.4 | |||||||||
| Immigration/Refugees/Racial Issues | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Inflation/Cost of Living | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Climate Change/Global Warming | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Moral Issues | 1.7 | |||||||||
| National Unity/Quebec | 0.8 | |||||||||
| Native/Aboriginal Issues | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Personal Finances | 1.7 | |||||||||
| Poor Government/Leadership | 5.0 | |||||||||
| Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Same-Sex Marriage | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Social Issues/Cutes to Social Programs | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Taxes | 3.4 | |||||||||
| Terrorism/Security | 0.4 | |||||||||
| Unemployment | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Afghanistan/Military | 0.9 | |||||||||
| World Conflict/War | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Canada's Place in the World | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Canada/US Relations | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Infrastructure/Roads/Transit | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Government Leadership/Harper Gov't/Minority Gov | 1.9 | |||||||||
| Gun Registry | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Census/Cancellation of Long Form Census | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Oil Sands/Oil Sands Pipelines | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Pensions | 0.7 | |||||||||
| None | 0.8 | |||||||||
| Other | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Don't Know | 8.8 | |||||||||
| Total Sample Size | 2020 | |||||||||
| Question Number | q2 | |||||||||
| Survey | EFC2010 | |||||||||