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In the table below, we provide an overview of available data in the Canadian Voting and Policy Attitudes dataset. Use the search bar for a free-text search for questions, or narrow your browsing by selecting a policy domain from the drop-down menu. For each question, we provide question wording, policy domain, response options, and the number of survey waves available.

632 questions


10% of vote should get 10% of seats A party that gets 10% of the vote should get 10% of the seats. `ces_dpin_012`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Appr fed govt: listening people Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling listening to the people? `env_dpin_009`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	9
Appr PM handling job Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Prime Minister is handling his or her job? `env_dpin_002`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	6
Appr premier handling job Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Premier is handling his or her job? `env_dpin_011`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	27
Appr Preston Manning as Reform ldr Do you approve or disapprove of the way Preston Manning is handling his job as leader of the Reform Party? `env_dpin_010`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	2
Appr prov govt: corruption Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling cleaning up corruption? `env_dpin_007`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
Appr prov govt: ethical govt Do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling running an honest, ethical government? `env_dpin_014`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	34
Appr prov govt: listening people Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling listening to the people? `env_dpin_008`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disapprove, Approve	14
Change electoral system to prop rep Canada should change its electoral system from ""First Past the Post"" to a ""proportional representation"" system. `ces_dpin_016`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Confid: governments (4-pt) In general, how much confidence do you have in governments? (5-point scale) `env_dpin_003`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not confident, Confident	5
Confid: governments (5-pt) In general, how much confidence do you have in governments? (6-point scale) `env_dpin_016`	Democracy and Institutions	Less / same / more Not confident, Depends, Confident	2
Confidence in: civil service How much confidence do you have in the civil service? `ces_dpin_002`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Confidence in: Elections Canada How much confidence do you have in Elections Canada? `ces_dpin_011`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not confident, Confident	4
Confidence in: federal govt How much confidence do you have in the federal government? `ces_dpin_003`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Confidence in: provincial govt How much confidence do you have in your provincial government? `ces_dpin_004`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Constit priority: Senate reform In your opinion, how important is reforming the Senate of Canada? `env_dpin_012`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Not important, Important	3
Duty to vote in fed elections It is every citizen's duty to vote in federal elections. `ces_dpin_014`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
How often hold referendums How often do you think referendums should be held? `ces_dpin_007`	Democracy and Institutions	Never / sometimes / always Rarely or never, Occasionally, Regularly	2
Lower voting age to 18 In a federal election, people can't vote until they are 21. It has been suggested that persons 18, 19 and 20 years old be allowed to vote. Would you approve or disapprove? `gal_dpin_001`	Democracy and Institutions	Less / same / more Disapprove, Qualified, Approve	3
Majority seats w/o majority votes ok Under our present system, a party can win a majority of seats without winning a majority of votes. Do you find this acceptable or unacceptable? `ces_dpin_006`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Unacceptable, Acceptable	5
MPs lose touch (agree/disagree) Generally, those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with the people. `ces_dpin_001`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	9
No point voting for small party There is no point voting for a party that will win only a few seats. `ces_dpin_010`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Non-voters no right to criticize People who don't vote have no right to criticize the government. `ces_dpin_009`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Parties keep promises Do political parties keep their election promises? `ces_dpin_005`	Democracy and Institutions	Never / sometimes / always Hardly ever, Sometimes, Most of the time	9
Right to know party campaign funds The public has a right to know where political parties and candidates get their campaign funds from. `ces_dpin_008`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Satisfied with fed govt How satisfied are you with the present federal government in Ottawa? `env_dpin_001`	Democracy and Institutions	Less / same / more Dissatisfied, Indifferent, Satisfied	3
Senate reform a priority Do you feel that Senate reform should, or should not be, a priority for the Canadian government? `env_dpin_005`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Should not, Should	3
Senate should be abolished The Senate should be abolished. `ces_dpin_015`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Senate: abolish vs elect vs keep Which of these things would you like to see done about the Canadian Senate? `gal_dpin_002`	Democracy and Institutions	Never / sometimes / always Keep as is, Elect senators, Abolish	7
Senate: elected vs appointed If the Senate is to be reformed, do you think that Senators should continue to be appointed, or should they be elected directly by the people? `env_dpin_006`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Appointed, Elected	3
Senate: pop-based or equal If the Senate were to be elected, which of the following arrangements would you prefer? `env_dpin_004`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Equal per province, Based on population	5
Small parties treated unfairly Small political parties are treated unfairly in Canada. `ces_dpin_013`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Support prop representation, depends opt Would you support or oppose moving towards a system of proportional representation in Canadian elections? (6-point scale) `env_dpin_015`	Democracy and Institutions	Less / same / more Oppose, Depends, Support	3
Support proportional representation Would you support or oppose moving towards a system of proportional representation in Canadian elections? (5-point scale) `env_dpin_013`	Democracy and Institutions	Binary Oppose, Support	2
Agree free trade Can-US-Mexico Do you agree or disagree that there should be free trade between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico? `env_econ_061`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	9
Appr cutting federal taxes Do you approve or disapprove of the federal government making a tax cut? `env_econ_074`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	12
Appr fed govt: deficit reduction Do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling deficit reduction? `env_econ_056`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	10
Appr fed govt: taxation Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling taxation? `env_econ_057`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	10
Appr prov govt: agriculture Do you approve or disapprove of the way your provincial government is handling agriculture and farming? `env_econ_060`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	25
Appr prov govt: deficit reduction Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling deficit reduction? `env_econ_075`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	2
Appr prov govt: econ development Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling economic development? `env_econ_049`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	17
Appr prov govt: privatization Do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling privatization? `env_econ_046`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	5
Appr prov govt: taxation Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling taxation? `env_econ_073`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	43
Approve GST As you may know, the federal government has a tax on most goods and services, known as the Goods and Services Tax or GST. Do you approve or disapprove of this tax? `env_econ_058`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disapprove, Approve	9
Breadwinner holds a job Does the principal breadwinner of your household presently hold a job? `env_econ_007`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	5
Business has too much power Business has too much power for the good of the country. `env_econ_034`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Business profits benefit everyone When businesses make a lot of money, everyone benefits, including the poor. `ces_econ_007`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Business system basically sound Which description best applies to the Canadian system of business and industry? `env_econ_004`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Unsound, Sound	5
Buy back 51% control of US firms Some experts are suggesting that Canada should buy back a majority control, say 51%, of U.S. companies in Canada, even though it might mean a big reduction in our standard of living. Would you approve of this or not? `gal_econ_008`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Disapprove, Qualified, Approve	13
Canada better/worse off w free trade Do you think Canada is better off, or worse off, with U.S. goods allowed in here without tariff or customs charges and Canadian goods allowed in the U.S. free? `gal_econ_006`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Worse off, Better off	13
Cdn corps should invest in Canada Canadian corporations should have a substantial proportion of their investments in Canada even if they would make more money elsewhere. `bri_econ_005`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Cdn economy past year better/worse Over the past year, has Canada's economy gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same? `ces_econ_010`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	2
Cdn govt should own/operate CPR Do you think the government should or should not own and operate the Canadian Pacific Railway? `gal_econ_002`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Should not, Qualified, Should	3
Cdn organized labour sound/unsound Which of those descriptions do you feel best applies to the Canadian system of organized labour? `env_econ_006`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Unsound, Sound	3
Cdns pay too little tax Do you feel that Canadians pay too much, about the right amount, or too little in taxes? `env_econ_077`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Too little	7
Computers cause job losses Increasing the use of computers and word processors will cause many office workers to lose their jobs. `env_econ_018`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Concern: cost of housing How concerned are you about the cost of housing? `gal_econ_016`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	6
Concern: fed govt growth How concerned are you about the growth of the federal government? `gal_econ_017`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	5
Concern: federal deficit How concerned are you about the federal deficit? `gal_econ_015`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	9
Concern: govt taxation levels How concerned are you about government taxation levels? `gal_econ_018`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	5
Concern: rate of inflation How concerned are you about the rate of inflation? `gal_econ_024`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	4
Confid: business leaders How much confidence do you have in business leaders? `env_econ_010`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not confident, Confident	2
Confid: private enterprise In general, how much confidence do you have in private enterprise? `env_econ_025`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not confident, Confident	4
Confidence fed govt: deficit reduction How much confidence do you have in the way the federal government is handling the issue of deficit reduction? `gal_econ_027`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not confident, Confident	6
Confidence in: big business How much confidence do you have in big business? `ces_econ_006`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not confident, Confident	7
Confidence in: labour unions How much confidence do you have in labour unions? `ces_econ_004`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not confident, Confident	7
Corp profits good or bad When you hear stories today about some corporations making large profits, is this, in your opinion, a good thing, a bad thing or neither good nor bad? `env_econ_083`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Bad thing, Neither, Good thing	2
Corp/union donation ban good thing Corporations and unions are no longer allowed to contribute to political parties at the federal level. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? `ces_econ_016`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Bad thing, Good thing	3
Corporate taxes up/down/same Should corporate taxes be increased, decreased or kept about the same? `ces_econ_012`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	5
Corps responsible for creating jobs Corporations should have the primary responsibility for creating jobs. `env_econ_011`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Corps should invest for max profit Canadian corporations should invest wherever they will make the most money for their shareholders. `env_econ_013`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Corps should invest in poorer areas Canadian corporations should invest in the poorer areas of Canada in order to reduce unemployment even if they would make more money elsewhere. `env_econ_012`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Curb inflation vs reduce unemployment Which do you think the government should give greater attention to: trying to curb inflation, or trying to reduce unemployment? `gal_econ_010`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Unemployment, Inflation	7
Cut services to hold taxes vs maintain Because costs go up, even maintaining the current levels of government services will require more money. Which would you prefer? `env_econ_066`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Maintain services, Cut services	4
Cut taxes vs keep up govt spending People have different views about whether it is more important to reduce taxes or keep up government spending. Which comes closest to your own view? `bri_econ_004`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Keep spending, Leave as is, Cut taxes	4
Cut Via Rail subsidies Do you support cutting Via Rail subsidies? `env_econ_055`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Do not support, Support	12
Decent living vs get ahead on own Should the government see to it that everyone has a decent standard of living, or leave people to get ahead on their own? `bri_econ_010`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Get ahead on own, Decent living	9
Deficit cut vs job creation spending Should the federal government increase its spending on job creation programs, even if deficit reduction is harder to achieve, or reduce its deficit, even if it means less spending on job creation? `env_econ_071`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Job creation, Reduce deficit	3
Don't get ahead: blame self not system Most people who don't get ahead should not blame the system; they have only themselves to blame. `ces_econ_005`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	8
Econ dev: prov vs fed responsible Who should be mainly responsible for economic development in your province? `env_econ_050`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Federal, Provincial	4
Farmers get square deal from fed govt Generally speaking, do you think the farmers of this province are getting a square deal from the Canadian government? `gal_econ_007`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	5
Favour deregulating fin services Deregulation would allow banks, insurance companies, investment firms and trust companies to offer many of the same products and services. Do you favour or oppose deregulation of financial institutions? `env_econ_035`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Oppose, Favour	3
Favour free trade Can-US-Mexico Are you in favour of or opposed to a free trade agreement among Canada, the United States and Mexico? `gal_econ_023`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
Favour wage-price controls Would you favour or oppose the imposition of wage and price controls by the federal government? `gal_econ_011`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Oppose, Favour	8
Favour wage-price freeze It has been suggested that prices and wages be frozen, that is, kept at their present level. Would you favour or oppose this? `gal_econ_005`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Oppose, Qualified, Favour	3
Favour/oppose Cda-US free trade deal Do you favour or oppose the free trade agreement between Canada and the United States? `bri_econ_009`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Oppose, Neither, Support	9
Fed aid to failing industries Do you think that the federal government should or should not provide financial support to industries or companies which would otherwise shut down? `env_econ_033`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Should not, Depends, Should	4
Fed govt handling economy properly Do you think the federal government is handling the country's economic situation properly? `bri_econ_002`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	29
Fed govt should own banks Do you think the federal government should or should not own and operate the banks? `bri_econ_001`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Should not, Should	2
Fed policies made economy better/worse Have the policies of the federal government made Canada's economy better, worse, or haven't they made much difference either way? `ces_econ_002`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Worse, No difference, Better	7
Fin dereg: more/fewer choices Do you think deregulation of financial services will likely lead to more choices or fewer choices of products and services? `env_econ_047`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Fewer, Same, More	3
Financially better off than parents Financially speaking, do you feel that you are better off, worse off, or about the same as your parents were at your age? `env_econ_062`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Worse off, Same, Better off	3
Food industry profits not enough Do you think companies in the food industry make too much, just enough or not enough profits? `env_econ_019`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	2
Foreign corps contribute more to econ Foreign-owned corporations contribute more to the economy than they take out. `env_econ_008`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Foreign cos less likely protect jobs Foreign-owned companies are less likely than Canadian-owned companies to protect the jobs of Canadians. `env_econ_041`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Foreign ownership: oil and gas Do you think there is too much, just the right amount, or not enough foreign ownership in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry? `env_econ_024`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Not enough	5
Free trade benefits you/family (now) Do you feel that the Free Trade Agreement is personally benefitting you and your family? `gal_econ_021`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	2
Free trade creating more jobs (now) Do you feel that the Free Trade Agreement is leading to the creation of more jobs in Canada? `gal_econ_020`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	2
Free trade w US good for econ Overall, free trade with the U.S. has been good for the Canadian economy. `bri_econ_012`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Goal next decade: Cdn firms competitive Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important is making Canadian companies and products more competitive in world markets? `env_econ_063`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	3
Goal next decade: prosperity all regions Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important is bringing prosperity to all regions of Canada? `env_econ_064`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	3
Govt aid: firms in trouble, save jobs Do you support or oppose increased government assistance to companies in financial trouble where such help would save jobs? `env_econ_023`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Oppose, Neither, Support	2
Govt aid: small business Do you support or oppose increased government assistance to small business? `env_econ_022`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Oppose, Neither, Support	3
Govt do more/less for unemployed Should the Canadian government be doing more, less, or about the same for the unemployed? `env_econ_052`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Govt do more/less: farmers Do you think the Canadian government should be doing more, less, or about the same as now for farmers? `env_econ_051`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Govt intervention vs free market There are different views about the role of market forces in society: some say the market should be completely free and unrestricted by government, others say government should intervene. Which view is closer to your own? `env_econ_081`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Free market, Govt intervention	2
Govt involvement vs private sector What's the best way to deal with major economic problems: more government involvement, or leave it to the private sector? `ces_econ_014`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Private sector, Both, More government	3
Govt reg increases consumer protection In general, do you feel that government regulation of businesses and service providers increases, decreases or makes no difference to the amount of protection consumers have in Canada? `env_econ_080`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Decreases, No difference, Increases	3
Govt should own and operate banks Do you think the government should or should not own and operate the banks? `gal_econ_001`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Should not, Qualified, Should	3
Govt should reduce rich-poor gap The government should reduce the gap between the rich and the poor. `env_econ_027`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	8
Govt waste important in spending How important a factor do you think government waste is in government spending? `env_econ_065`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	9
Govt wastes tax money Do you think that people in the government waste a lot of the money we pay in taxes, waste some of it, or don't waste very much of it? `ces_econ_001`	Economy and Taxation	Never / sometimes / always Not much, Some, A lot	9
GST necessary or should abolish Do you believe the goods and services tax (GST) is a necessary source of revenue for the federal government, or should the federal government abolish the GST? `gal_econ_025`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Abolish GST, GST necessary	4
How much to reduce rich-poor gap How much should be done to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor in Canada? `bri_econ_013`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	9
Importance of cutting fed deficit In your opinion, how important is it that the federal government try to reduce the deficit? `env_econ_021`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	13
In favour of FTA with US or not Are you in favour of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States or not? `gal_econ_019`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Oppose, Favour	4
Income inequality a big problem Is income inequality a big problem in Canada? `ces_econ_017`	Economy and Taxation	Binary No, Yes	2
Income tax system unfair In your opinion, is the current system of income taxation fair or unfair for the average taxpayer? `bri_econ_008`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Fair, Unfair	11
Inflation up/down next 6 months In your opinion, will the rate of inflation increase or decrease in the next six months? `env_econ_001`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	45
Intl trade creates more jobs than lost International trade creates more jobs in Canada than it destroys. `ces_econ_009`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Keep profitable crown corps public Once a crown corporation starts to make a profit on a regular basis, should it be changed into a private company controlled by Canadian shareholders, or should it be kept as a crown corporation? `env_econ_014`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Privatize, Keep public	6
Labour unions too powerful Do you think that labour unions are too powerful, are not powerful enough, or are about right? `bri_econ_003`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Too little, About right, Too much	7
Large cos too big and powerful Certain large companies have grown too big and powerful for the good of the country. `env_econ_009`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Leave job creation to private sector The government should leave it entirely to the private sector to create jobs. `bri_econ_011`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	9
More concerned: services vs taxes I am more concerned about shortfalls in needed government services than I am about the amount of taxes I pay. `env_econ_078`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Disagree, Neither, Agree	2
NAFTA helped/hurt Cdn economy On balance, do you think NAFTA has helped the Canadian economy or hurt the Canadian economy? `env_econ_070`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Hurt/Neither, Helped	6
NDP govt would hurt economy An NDP government would really hurt the Canadian economy. `ces_econ_015`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Not enough competition: auto industry Is there enough competition in the auto industry? `env_econ_036`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	3
Not enough competition: banks Do you think there is or is not enough competition among the banks? `env_econ_032`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	4
Not enough competition: insurance Do you think there is or is not enough competition in the insurance industry? `env_econ_030`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	4
Not enough competition: oil and gas Do you think there is or is not enough competition in the oil and gas industry? `env_econ_031`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	4
Not enough competition: telephones Do you think there is or is not enough competition among the telephone companies? `env_econ_053`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	2
Not enough competition: trust cos Is there enough competition among the trust companies? `env_econ_037`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough, Not enough	3
Personal finances next 6 months Over the next six months, do you think your personal financial situation will be better or worse than it is today? `env_econ_002`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	43
Personal income taxes up/down/same Should personal income taxes be increased, decreased or kept about the same as now? `ces_econ_013`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	5
Post Office to crown corp Would you support turning the Post Office into a crown corporation? `env_econ_005`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Do not support, Support	3
Priority: balance budget vs unemploy There has been a lot of talk about both the level of government spending and the level of unemployment. In your opinion, which should Ottawa give priority to? `bri_econ_007`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Unemployment, Balance budget	5
Privatize govt-controlled companies Thinking about companies that now operate under government supervision or control, do you feel Petro Canada should or should not be sold to the private sector? `gal_econ_022`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Privatize: Air Canada Should Air Canada remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_038`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	3
Privatize: Atomic Energy of Cda Should Atomic Energy of Canada remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_043`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	6
Privatize: Canada Post Should Canada Post remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_028`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	7
Privatize: CMHC Should Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_044`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	6
Privatize: CN Rail Should CN Rail remain a crown corporation or become a private company? `env_econ_029`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	7
Privatize: Petro-Canada Should Petro-Canada remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `bri_econ_006`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	5
Privatize: Via Rail Should Via Rail remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_059`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	5
Problem important: unemployment Among the problems confronting Canadians today, how important is unemployment? `env_econ_040`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	2
Prov govt struck wrong balance Do you think the provincial government has struck the right balance or the wrong balance between deficit reduction, maintaining social and health care programs and tax levels? `env_econ_069`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Right balance, Wrong balance	5
Quality of products: food In general, what do you think of the quality of the products made by the food industry? `env_econ_020`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Poor, Good	2
Reduce fed debt important Although the deficit has been eliminated, the federal government still has a debt, which consists of past deficits that have accumulated. How important is it that the federal government try to reduce the federal debt? `env_econ_076`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	4
Reduce prov deficit important In your opinion, how important is it that your provincial government tries to reduce the provincial deficit? `env_econ_068`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not important, Important	6
Regional jobs next 6 mos more/fewer In your region, would you say that six months from now there will be more jobs or fewer jobs? `env_econ_017`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Fewer, Same, More	4
Sell vs keep as crown corp: CBC Governments in Canada own a number of companies called crown corporations. Should the CBC remain a crown corporation fully owned by the government, or be sold to the private sector? `env_econ_045`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Keep public, Sell	6
Should be free trade with US There should be free trade between Canada and the United States. `env_econ_026`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	26
Should move to where jobs are If people can't find work in the region where they live, they should move to where there are jobs. `ces_econ_011`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Tax cuts stimulate growth/revenue Cutting taxes would stimulate economic growth and increase overall government revenues. `env_econ_079`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Disagree, Neither, Agree	2
Tax emphasis: purchases vs income Should the government put more emphasis on taxing personal income or taxing consumer purchases? `env_econ_048`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Income tax, Depends, Purchase tax	3
Taxes mostly positive or negative Which view is closer to your own - taxes are a mostly positive or a mostly negative thing? `env_econ_082`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Negative, Neither, Positive	4
Taxes too high or about right Do you think taxes are too high, or about right? `gal_econ_009`	Economy and Taxation	Binary About right, Too high	9
Too little regulation of business Overall, do you think there is too much, too little, or about the right amount of government regulation of business in Canada? `env_econ_042`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Too little	7
Top priority: deficit vs unemployment The federal government should give top priority to reducing the deficit, even if it means maintaining a higher level of unemployment. `gal_econ_026`	Economy and Taxation	Never / sometimes / always Unemployment, Both or neither, Deficit	6
Trade unions more/less power How much power do you think unions should have? `ces_econ_003`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	5
Unemployment next 6 mos up/down In your opinion, will the rate of unemployment increase or decrease in the next six months? `env_econ_003`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	38
Union laws too strict/not enough Do you think the laws regulating labour unions are too strict, or not strict enough? `gal_econ_004`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Not strict enough, About right, Too strict	5
Unions a good/bad thing for Cda Generally speaking, and thinking of Canada as a whole, do you think that labour unions are a good thing or a bad thing? `gal_econ_014`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Bad thing, Good thing	7
Unions have been good/bad for Cda Do you think that labour unions have been a good thing or a bad thing for Canada? `gal_econ_012`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Bad thing, Neither, Good thing	3
Unions too much power Labour unions have too much power for the good of the country. `env_econ_039`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
US capital in Cda: enough or more Now thinking about U.S. capital investment in Canada, do you think there is enough now, or would you like to see more U.S. capital invested in this country? `gal_econ_003`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Enough now, Want more	12
US capital in Cda: enough/more/less Thinking about U.S. capital investment in Canada, do you think there is enough now, or would you like to see more U.S. capital invested in this country? `gal_econ_013`	Economy and Taxation	Less / same / more Less, Enough now, More	7
US investment in Cda beneficial In your opinion, is investment by U.S. business firms in Canada beneficial or harmful to our country? `env_econ_015`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Harmful, Beneficial	3
Wages keeping pace w cost of living Do you feel that your salary or wage increases have or have not been keeping pace with the cost-of-living increases over the past five years? `env_econ_067`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not keeping pace, Keeping pace	3
Want work, can find a job If people really want work, they can find a job. `ces_econ_008`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
World econ: threat or opportunity In your opinion, is the changing world economy more likely to create opportunities for the Canadian economy or more likely to pose a threat to it? `env_econ_072`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Opportunity, Threat	3
Worried about Cdn economy Considering the overall economic situation in Canada, would you say that you are... `env_econ_016`	Economy and Taxation	Binary Not worried, Worried	11
Accept more pollution for energy In order to provide enough energy for our future needs, Canadians will have to accept higher levels of pollution. `env_ener_010`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Accept nuclear plant in your area What would you do if a nuclear power station were to be built in your area: would you agree to its being built, would you not oppose it although you would feel anxious about it, or would you oppose it? `bri_ener_002`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Oppose, Anxious, Agree	9
Acid rain most serious enviro issue Acid rain is one of the most serious environmental problems facing Canadians today. `env_ener_008`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Allow strip mining for coal To conserve oil and develop new energy sources, should we allow more strip mining to produce more coal? `env_ener_001`	Energy and Environment	Binary Should not, Should	3
Appr exporting bulk fresh water Canada has large reserves of fresh water. Do you approve or disapprove of allowing the export of large quantities of Canadian fresh water? `env_ener_035`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
Appr prov govt: forests Do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling the management of the province's forests? `env_ener_031`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disapprove, Approve	17
Cdn enviro record vs other nations How would you compare Canada's performance in living up to its international commitments on the environment to that of other industrialised countries? `env_ener_034`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Worse, About the same, Better	2
Cdn pollution increased/decreased Would you say that the level of pollution in Canada has increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? `env_ener_025`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Decreased, Same, Increased	5
Concern: air quality How concerned are you with air quality? `gal_ener_003`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	4
Concern: greenhouse effect How concerned are you with the greenhouse effect? `gal_ener_005`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	3
Concern: nuclear energy cost How concerned are you about the cost of nuclear energy? `env_ener_030`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	3
Concern: ozone layer depletion How concerned are you with ozone layer depletion? `gal_ener_004`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	4
Concern: the environment How concerned are you about the environment? `gal_ener_002`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	6
Concern: water quality How concerned are you about the quality of water? `bri_ener_006`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	5
Donated to enviro/wildlife org In the past 12 months, have you given money or not to an environmental or wildlife organization? `env_ener_014`	Energy and Environment	Binary No, Yes	2
Economy vs environment priority In your opinion, should the development of the economy take priority over environmental concerns, or should environmental concerns have priority over economic growth? `bri_ener_005`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Environment, Both equally, Economy	7
Energy crisis in Canada exists In your opinion, is there or is there not an energy crisis in Canada? `gal_ener_001`	Energy and Environment	Binary No, Yes	6
Energy crisis serious problem Would you say that the energy crisis is a serious problem, slight problem or no problem at all in Canada today? `env_ener_017`	Energy and Environment	Never / sometimes / always No problem, Slight problem, Serious problem	4
Env damage: Arctic oil explore Does oil exploration in the Arctic cause damage to the environment? `env_ener_028`	Energy and Environment	Binary No damage, Causes damage	3
Env damage: offshore oil devt Does offshore oil development cause damage to the environment? `env_ener_026`	Energy and Environment	Binary No damage, Causes damage	4
Enviro problems affect own health How much, if at all, do you believe environmental problems now affect your own health? `env_ener_040`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not much, A lot	2
Environment more important than jobs Protecting the environment is more important than creating jobs. `bri_ener_008`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Familiar with Kyoto commitments How familiar are you with the commitments Canada has made under the Kyoto Accord? `env_ener_039`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not familiar, Familiar	3
Favour new nuclear stations At present, how favourable or unfavourable are you to the construction of new nuclear stations in Canada? `env_ener_006`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Unfavourable, Depends, Favourable	9
Fed govt effort on acid rain: not enough In your opinion, is the federal government doing too much, just enough, or not enough to reduce acid rain? `env_ener_018`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	4
Fed govt help energy sector/pipelines The federal government should do more to help Canada's energy sector, including building oil pipelines. `bri_ener_011`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Disagree, Neither, Agree	3
Fed govt should continue carbon tax To help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the federal government should continue the carbon tax. `bri_ener_009`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Disagree, Neither, Agree	3
Fed spending: energy development Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on energy development? `env_ener_037`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	6
Fed spending: enviro protection Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on environmental protection? `env_ener_015`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	9
Fed spending: environment Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on the environment? `ces_ener_001`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Following acid rain issue In the past twelve months, how closely have you been following the problem of acid rain in Canada? `env_ener_012`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not closely, Closely	2
Goal: clean up environment Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important a goal is cleaning up the environment? `env_ener_032`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not important, Important	3
Govt should develop solar energy To conserve oil and develop new energy sources, should there be a government program to develop solar energy? `env_ener_002`	Energy and Environment	Binary Should not, Should	3
Increase or stop nuclear generation At present, very little of the total electricity used in Canada comes from nuclear power generation. What do you think should happen? `bri_ener_001`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Stop, No more, Increase	10
Jobs come first over environment When there is a conflict between protecting the environment and creating jobs, jobs should come first. `bri_ener_010`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Disagree, Neither, Agree	3
Likely nuclear plant will blow up How likely is it that at some time a nuclear power plant will blow up? `env_ener_011`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not likely, Likely	2
Likely we can clean up environment Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how likely is it that we will be able to clean up the environment? `env_ener_033`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not likely, Likely	3
Lower prices vs enviro protection Is it more important to pay higher prices to protect the environment from pollution, or to pay lower prices but have more pollution? `bri_ener_003`	Energy and Environment	Binary Protect environment, Lower prices	3
Neighbourhood pollution trend Would you say that the level of pollution in your neighbourhood has increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? `env_ener_007`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Decreased, Same, Increased	5
Oil cos making excess profits Oil companies are making excessive profits. `env_ener_020`	Energy and Environment	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Oil price: market vs regulated Some people say the price of oil in Canada should be regulated; others say it should be determined by the market place. Which view best reflects your own? `bri_ener_004`	Energy and Environment	Binary Regulated, Market	4
Only zero pollution acceptable Pollution control legislation accepts a certain level of pollution as reasonable and practical. Some people believe that only zero levels of pollution are acceptable. Which point of view is closer to your own? `env_ener_027`	Energy and Environment	Binary Some acceptable, Only zero	4
Outlaw disposable plastic pkgs To conserve oil and develop new energy sources, outlaw disposable plastic packages. `env_ener_003`	Energy and Environment	Binary Should not, Should	3
Problem important: acid rain Among the problems confronting Canadians today, how important is acid rain? `env_ener_019`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not important, Important	3
Reject higher prices to protect enviro Cleaning up environmental damage may mean industries charge more for their products. Is it more important to pay slightly higher prices to protect the environment from pollution, or to change neither the prices nor the current level of pollution? `env_ener_013`	Energy and Environment	Binary Protect environment, No change	2
Relax pollution rules to use coal To conserve oil and develop new energy sources, relax pollution standards so fuels like coal can be used. `env_ener_004`	Energy and Environment	Binary Should not, Should	3
Sell more oil abroad Should Canada sell more or less oil to other countries? `env_ener_016`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	8
Sell more/less coal abroad Should Canada sell more or less coal to other countries? `env_ener_021`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Sell more/less hydro abroad Should Canada sell more or less hydroelectricity to other countries? `env_ener_022`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Sell more/less natural gas abroad Should Canada sell more or less natural gas to other countries? `env_ener_024`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Sell more/less nuclear tech abroad Should Canada sell more or less nuclear technology to other countries? `env_ener_023`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Support/oppose Kyoto Accord Based on what you know about the Kyoto Accord, do you support or oppose it? `env_ener_036`	Energy and Environment	Binary Oppose, Support	5
Tap water quality trend Over the past five years, has the quality of your tap water improved, stayed about the same or become worse? `env_ener_029`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Improved	3
Tap water unfit for drinking In the past 12 months, have you ever considered your tap water unfit for drinking? `env_ener_009`	Energy and Environment	Binary No, Yes	4
Tax gasoline to conserve oil To conserve oil and develop new energy sources, should we place a penalty tax on large cars that get less miles per gallon? `env_ener_005`	Energy and Environment	Binary Should not, Should	2
Willing to restrict cars in cities To improve the environment, would you be willing to support greater restrictions on the use of cars in urban areas? (6-point scale) `env_ener_038`	Energy and Environment	Less / same / more Not willing, Depends, Willing	3
Willing: restrict urban car use To improve the environment, would you be willing to support greater restrictions on the use of cars in urban areas? (5-point scale) `bri_ener_007`	Energy and Environment	Binary Not willing, Willing	2
Access to family physician trend Compared to five years ago, is access to your family physician better, worse, or the same? `env_hwps_045`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	3
Adequate income a guaranteed right Do you think an adequate income is a right that should be guaranteed by the government? `bri_hwps_006`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	3
Appr fed govt: cities issues Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling the issues facing Canada's cities? `env_hwps_047`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	12
Appr fed govt: health care Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government is handling health care? `env_hwps_005`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	6
Appr fed govt: transportation Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling transportation? `env_hwps_040`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	5
Appr prov govt: education Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling education in the province? `env_hwps_036`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	2
Appr prov govt: roads/highways Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling roads and highways? `env_hwps_039`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	11
Appr prov govt: social programs Do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling social programs? `env_hwps_038`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	42
Appr prov govt: social services Do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling the maintenance of social services? `env_hwps_008`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disapprove, Approve	13
Better health system: Cda or US Is it your impression that Canada or the United States has a better system of health care? `gal_hwps_015`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more United States, Equal, Canada	4
Cdn students score lower on tests Canadian students generally score lower on standardized tests than do students from other industrialized nations. `env_hwps_031`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Child care: govt or family resp In your opinion, is the provision of child care facilities for working mothers primarily the responsibility of the mother and/or family, or should the government share in this responsibility? `gal_hwps_005`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Family, Qualified, Government	6
Concern: maintain health care quality Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned or not at all concerned about our ability to maintain the quality of health care in Canada? `env_hwps_018`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	5
Confidence in: public schools How much confidence do you have in public schools? `ces_hwps_002`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not confident, Confident	7
Cost of health care very high/low Considering the quality and efficiency of services delivered, in general, do you think the costs Canadians pay for health care and prescription drugs through direct fees, insurance premiums and taxes are high or low? `gal_hwps_016`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Low, About right, High	4
Cut back unemployment insurance Do you support cutting back on unemployment insurance? `env_hwps_011`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Do not support, Support	6
Cut fed funding: post-secondary educ Would you support cutting back on federal funding for post-secondary education? `env_hwps_012`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Do not support, Support	6
Educ policy: global competitiveness Thinking about ways to improve our education system, how important a factor should making Canada economically competitive be in determining policy and curriculum changes? `env_hwps_032`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Never / sometimes / always Not important, One of many, Primary factor	3
Education costs in prov too high In general, do you think the costs for education in this province are too high or too low? `gal_hwps_001`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Too low, About right, Too high	3
Essential services right to strike Do you think that workers in occupations where the public is seriously inconvenienced, such as employees of the postal service, airlines, railroads, or the telephone service, should or should not be permitted to strike? `gal_hwps_002`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	6
Favour private hospitals in Cda Do you favour or oppose having some private hospitals in Canada? `ces_hwps_005`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	3
Favour two-tier health care Thinking about Canada's health care system, would you be in favour of offering two levels of service to Canadians: a basic level funded by the government and available to all, and the option of paying for any additional services? `bri_hwps_012`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	8
Fed spending poorer regions: up/down Do you believe that federal government spending on poorer regions in Canada should increase, remain the same, decrease or be eliminated? `bri_hwps_005`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	8
Fed spending: assistance to cities Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on assistance to Canada's cities? `env_hwps_043`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Fed spending: education Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on education? `bri_hwps_011`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	12
Fed spending: employment insurance Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on employment insurance? `env_hwps_041`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	8
Fed spending: health care Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on health care? `bri_hwps_009`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	11
Fed spending: homelessness Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on dealing with homelessness? `env_hwps_044`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	5
Fed spending: reducing child poverty Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on reducing child poverty? `env_hwps_042`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	8
Fed transfers: catastrophic drug costs Keeping in mind that this may result in higher taxes, would you support or oppose the federal government increasing health transfers to the provinces to reimburse individuals for catastrophic drug costs? `env_hwps_046`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	2
Fund public daycare vs money to parents What should the government do: fund public daycare or give the money directly to parents? `bri_hwps_014`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Money to parents, Fund public daycare	5
Goal: maintain natl health care sys Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important a goal is maintaining the national health care system? `env_hwps_014`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not important, Important	3
Goal: reducing poverty Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important a goal is reducing poverty? `env_hwps_013`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not important, Important	3
Govt do more/less for young Cdns Should the Canadian government be doing more, less, or about the same as now for young Canadians? `env_hwps_009`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Govt guarantee post-sec education Should the government guarantee a post-secondary education? `bri_hwps_007`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	3
Govt guarantee retirement income Should the government guarantee adequate retirement income? `env_hwps_007`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	3
Govt guarantee: adequate housing Should the government guarantee adequate housing? `env_hwps_010`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	2
Govt responsibility: solve hunger How much responsibility should the government have for solving the hunger problem in Canada? `gal_hwps_014`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Little or none, Some or a lot	9
Govt should guarantee legal services Do you think the legal services of a lawyer are a right that should be guaranteed by the government? `env_hwps_004`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	3
Govt spending: welfare Should the government spend more, less, or about the same as now on welfare? `bri_hwps_004`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	10
Govts more resp for individual health Should governments take more, less, or about the same responsibility as now for the health of individual Canadians? `env_hwps_026`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Guaranteed minimum income program Should the government replace programs like family allowances, child care credits and social assistance to the needy with one program ensuring a minimum income for everyone? `env_hwps_006`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Should not, Depends, Should	4
Health care quality last 5 years Has the quality of health care in Canada over the past five years become better, become worse, or stayed about the same? `ces_hwps_004`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	2
Health costs: limit patients per doctor Would you support or oppose limiting the number of patients an individual doctor can have, as a way of dealing with health care costs in your province? `env_hwps_017`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	6
Health costs: raise employer contrib Would you support or oppose increasing the amount of money that employers contribute to your province's medicare system to help pay for health care costs? `env_hwps_020`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	4
Health costs: rationalize hospitals Thinking about finding lower cost ways of providing health care, would you support or oppose rationalizing hospital services? `env_hwps_023`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	4
Health problems: mgmt vs funding In your opinion, are problems in the health care system mainly due to not enough funding for the system, or inefficient management of the system? `env_hwps_050`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not enough funding, Poor management	2
Health: shift to lower-cost facilities Thinking about finding lower cost ways of providing health care, would you support or oppose limiting the increase in hospital services and shifting to lower cost facilities like clinics and hospices? `env_hwps_019`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	5
Health: tax on excess service use Would you support or oppose requiring people to pay a tax on a portion of health care services received when their use of the system exceeds a certain amount? `env_hwps_024`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	4
Health: user fee per visit (2007-12) Having people pay a small user fee every time they use the health care system, such as when they go to a physician or visit an emergency room. `env_hwps_049`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Oppose, Neither, Support	2
High school discipline too strict Do you think that discipline in the secondary schools in this area is too strict or not strict enough? `gal_hwps_004`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Not strict enough, About right, Too strict	6
How much women earn vs men How much do you think women earn compared to men? `env_hwps_028`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less than men, More than men	3
Hunger serious problem in Canada Just from what you have seen, heard or read, how serious a problem is hunger among Canadians today? `bri_hwps_008`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not serious, Serious	13
Lay off women w working husbands first If a company has to lay off some of its employees, the first workers to be laid off should be women whose husbands have jobs. `ces_hwps_003`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Likely Canada will reduce poverty Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how likely is it that we will be able to reduce poverty? `env_hwps_015`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not likely, Likely	3
Make welfare recipients work In general, as far as you personally are concerned, would you favour or oppose making people on welfare go to work? `bri_hwps_010`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	3
Mandatory retirement 65 good/qualified Some companies insist on a person retiring when he or she reaches the age of 65, regardless of health. Do you think this is or is not a good idea? `gal_hwps_007`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Not a good idea, Qualified, Good idea	3
Mandatory retirement at 65 good idea Some companies insist on a person retiring when they reach the age of 65, regardless of health. Do you think this is a good idea or not? `bri_hwps_003`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not a good idea, Good idea	6
More prov funding: high schools How do you feel about the level of government funding of the public education system in this province? Would you favour or oppose increased funding for high schools? `gal_hwps_011`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
More prov funding: post-secondary How do you feel about the level of government funding of the public education system in this province? Would you favour or oppose increased funding for post-secondary education? `gal_hwps_012`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
More prov funding: public schools How do you feel about the level of government funding of the public education system in this province? Would you favour or oppose increased funding for elementary and public schools? `gal_hwps_013`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
Not enough financial means for food In terms of financial means, would you say that you have more than enough, enough, or not enough for food? `env_hwps_003`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more More than enough, Enough, Not enough	3
Parents pay school user fees Parents whose children are in a publicly funded school system should pay a portion of the costs through user fees in such areas as the purchase of school texts and busing services. `env_hwps_034`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Pay to get medical treatment sooner People who are willing to pay should be allowed to get medical treatment sooner. `bri_hwps_013`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Police right to strike Should police be allowed to go on strike? `gal_hwps_009`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	2
Postal workers right to strike In your opinion, should workers in our postal service have the right to strike or not? `gal_hwps_008`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	4
Private delivery, tax-funded as now Would you support or oppose having health care services provided by the private sector, if patients did not have to pay for these services and the services were covered by tax dollars exactly the same way they are now? `env_hwps_048`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose/Neither, Support	2
Public school discipline too strict Do you think that discipline in the elementary or public schools in this area is too strict or not strict enough? `gal_hwps_003`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Not strict enough, About right, Too strict	6
Require less fat/salt in food Passing government legislation which would require food manufacturers to reduce the amount of fat and salt in prepared foods. `env_hwps_022`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Oppose, Support	3
Rich provs give too little Do you think that the better-off provinces currently give too much, too little, or about the right amount of money to the less well-off provinces? `env_hwps_021`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Too little	3
Right to strike: plumbers In your opinion, should plumbers have the right to strike? `env_hwps_002`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	3
Right: medical care Do you think medical care should be guaranteed as a right, or not? `env_hwps_001`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not a right, A right	5
Satisfaction: prov medical care plan How satisfied are you with the hospital and medical care plan in this province? `gal_hwps_010`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not satisfied, Satisfied	4
Satisfied w prov health care quality Thinking now about your province, how satisfied are you with the quality of health care? `env_hwps_025`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not satisfied, Satisfied	4
Schools stress moral devt As a goal of education, how important is it that schools stress a child's moral development? `env_hwps_016`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not important, Important	3
Teachers paid too little Do you think teachers are paid too much, too little, or about the right amount? `bri_hwps_001`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Too little	5
Unemployment benefits too high/low Do you think the present level of unemployment benefits is too high, too low, or about right? `gal_hwps_006`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Too low, About right, Too high	3
Univ research aids prov development Research conducted by universities contributes to the economic and social development of your province. `env_hwps_035`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
University: access vs quality If forced to choose, would you prefer high quality university education for fewer students, or acceptable quality for more students? `env_hwps_033`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Quality for fewer, Access for more	3
Welfare state reduces self-reliance The welfare state makes people nowadays less willing to look after themselves. `ces_hwps_001`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Willing to strike for pay/benefits Would you be willing to go out on strike to get the salary and wage increases and other benefits you want? `env_hwps_037`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary No, Yes	2
Women more promotion oppty at workplace Do women at your place of work have more, fewer, or the same opportunities as men for promotion or advancement? `env_hwps_030`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Fewer, Same, More	2
Women paid more than men at workplace When it comes to income or pay, are women paid more, less, or about the same as men for the same or similar jobs at your place of work? `env_hwps_029`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	2
Women's problem: income inequality How important a problem for women in Canada today are income inequalities between men and women in the workplace? `env_hwps_027`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Not important, Important	3
Workers should have right to strike Do you think that workers should or should not have the right to strike? `bri_hwps_002`	Health, Education and Social Programs	Binary Should not, Should	10
Aboriginal peoples better/worse off In general, would you say that Canada's Aboriginal peoples are better off, worse off, or about the same as other Canadians? `ces_idim_014`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Worse off, Same, Better off	3
Aboriginal: govt policy vs own fault Have Canada's Aboriginal peoples largely caused their own problems, or have their problems been caused primarily by the attitudes of Canadians and the policies of governments? `env_idim_053`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Own fault, Neither, Govt policy	2
Aboriginals could be well off if tried Which comes closer to your own view: if Aboriginal peoples tried harder they could be as well off as other Canadians, or social and economic conditions make it almost impossible for most Aboriginal Canadians to overcome poverty? `ces_idim_007`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Conditions to blame, Should try harder	6
Admit more or fewer refugees Do you think Canada should accept more refugees or fewer refugees? `bri_idim_008`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Fewer, Same, More	5
Allow immigration of investors People with money to invest in this country should be allowed to immigrate to Canada. `env_idim_041`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Allow political refugees immigrate People who want to leave their country of origin for political reasons should be allowed to immigrate to Canada. `env_idim_029`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Anti-Jewish sentiment trend In your opinion, is anti-Jewish sentiment increasing or decreasing among the people you know? `env_idim_020`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Decreasing, No change, Increasing	3
Appr fed govt: fed-prov relns Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling federal-provincial relations? `env_idim_025`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	4
Appr fed govt: immigration Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling immigration? `env_idim_031`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	10
Appr fed govt: Indigenous issues Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling Indian and native issues? `env_idim_054`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	9
Appr fed govt: national unity Do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling national unity? `env_idim_061`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	18
Appr fed multiculturalism policy Do you approve or disapprove of a federal policy of multiculturalism? `env_idim_037`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	5
Appr prov govt: fed-prov relations Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling federal-provincial relations? `env_idim_030`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	75
Appr prov govt: Indigenous affairs Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling Indigenous affairs? `env_idim_046`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	61
Appr prov govt: language policy Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling language policy? `env_idim_047`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	6
Approve Quebec distinct society Do you approve or disapprove of the inclusion of Quebec in the Constitution as a 'distinct society' within Canada? `bri_idim_009`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	12
Aware fed multicultural policy To the best of your knowledge, does the federal government have a policy of multiculturalism? `env_idim_038`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	5
Ban non-white immigration Non-whites should not be allowed to immigrate to Canada. `env_idim_035`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	14
Bilingualism success or failure In 1969 the federal government passed the Official Languages Act, making Canada officially bilingual. Do you think bilingualism in Canada has been a success or a failure? `gal_idim_011`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary A failure, A success	3
Bill 101 restricts English not enough In your opinion, does the French language Charter (Bill 101) restrict the use of English in Quebec too much, just enough or not enough? `env_idim_007`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	8
Cda needs more immigration for pop Canada needs more immigration to increase its population. `env_idim_036`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Cdn economy if Quebec separates If Quebec were to separate from Canada, do you think Canada's economy would be better off, worse off, or remain the same? `gal_idim_012`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Worse off, Same, Better off	3
Concern: treatment of Natives How concerned are you about the treatment of Native Canadians? `gal_idim_010`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	3
Constit recognize native nations It has been proposed that the Canadian Constitution officially recognize the distinctive character of the nations of native peoples. Are you favourable or unfavourable towards this proposal? `env_idim_019`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Unfavourable, Favourable	5
Discrimination serious problem In your opinion, how serious a problem is discrimination in general in Canada today? `env_idim_015`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not serious, Serious	3
Do more for racial minorities How much do you think should be done for racial minorities? `bri_idim_014`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	10
Do more/less for Quebec How much do you think should be done for Quebec? `ces_idim_004`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	9
English compulsory in French schools Do you think that English should be a compulsory subject, like reading, writing and arithmetic, in all grades of schools in French-speaking Canada? `gal_idim_002`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	5
English important: earn living QC Compared to a few years ago, would you say that knowledge of the English language is more or less important to earn a living in Quebec today? `env_idim_010`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less important, Equally, More important	4
English important: promotion QC Compared to a few years ago, is a knowledge of English more or less important in order to obtain a promotion at work? `env_idim_011`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less important, Equally, More important	4
Ethnic groups keep way of life Canada would be a better place if ethnic groups would keep their way of life. `env_idim_044`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Ethnic groups should blend in Ethnic groups should try as much as possible to blend into Canadian society and not form a separate community. `env_idim_043`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Familiar w Aboriginal issues How familiar are you with Aboriginal issues in Canada? `env_idim_071`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not familiar, Familiar	4
Favour Meech Lake Accord In 1987, the Prime Minister and the Premiers negotiated the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord. Do you favour or oppose this agreement? `env_idim_040`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Oppose, Favour	5
Favour QC option: special status Do you favour the option of special status for Quebec? `ces_idim_001`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Unfavourable, Favourable	2
Favour Quebec separation Would you, yourself, be in favour of Quebec separating from the rest of Canada and becoming an independent country, or opposed to it? `bri_idim_002`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Opposed, Qualified, In favour	29
Favour Quebec separation (referendum) There has been quite a bit of talk about the possibility of Quebec separating from the rest of Canada and becoming an independent country. Would you, yourself, be in favour of separation or opposed to it? `bri_idim_005`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Oppose, Favour	12
Fed govt attention to Quebec: not enough Thinking about the current federal government, is it giving too much attention to Quebec, not enough attention, or is its approach about right? `env_idim_058`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Too much, About right, Not enough	7
Fed importance: land claims not enough In general, is the federal government giving too much importance, just enough, or not enough to settling native people's land claims? `env_idim_014`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	7
Fed keep some health/educ $ vs transfer The federal government provides some funding for health and education, areas of provincial responsibility. Should it transfer all these dollars to the provinces, or spend some directly through federal programs like scholarships and grants? `env_idim_063`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Transfer to provinces, Fed keeps some	3
Fed services in one language per region Federal government services should be provided in only one language, French in Quebec and English in the rest of Canada. `ces_idim_008`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Fed set national curriculum The federal government should set a national curriculum, containing the contents of courses, for Canadian school students. `env_idim_057`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Fed spending: Aboriginal peoples Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on Aboriginal peoples? `env_idim_070`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Fed spending: immigrants/minorities Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on immigrants and minorities? `ces_idim_019`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	4
Fed-prov relations good/bad Are relations between the federal government and provincial governments today generally good or bad? `env_idim_032`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Bad, Good	4
Fiscal imbalance exists or not Some people say there is a fiscal imbalance in this country. Other people say there is no fiscal imbalance. Which view is closer to your own? `env_idim_073`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more No imbalance, Depends, Is an imbalance	3
French Charter effective: signs How effective is the French Language Charter in promoting the use of French in the language of signs? `env_idim_022`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not effective, Effective	2
French compulsory in English schools Do you think that French should be a compulsory subject, like reading, writing and arithmetic, in all grades of schools in English-speaking Canada? `gal_idim_003`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	5
French in QC secure How secure is the future of the French language and culture in Quebec? `env_idim_067`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not secure, Secure	3
French language threatened in QC In your opinion, is the French language threatened in Quebec? `ces_idim_003`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	7
French outside QC secure How secure is the future of the French language and culture in Canada outside of Quebec? `env_idim_068`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not secure, Secure	3
French use in QC more widespread Would you say that the use of French in Quebec is more widespread today than a few years ago, less widespread, or about the same? `env_idim_009`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less widespread, Same, More widespread	7
French will gain/lose ground QC Do you feel that the French language will gain ground or lose ground in Quebec over the next five years? `env_idim_008`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Lose ground, Same, Gain ground	7
Goal: keep Canada together Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important a goal is keeping Canada together? `env_idim_050`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not important, Important	3
Gone too far pushing bilingualism We have gone too far in pushing bilingualism in Canada. `ces_idim_010`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Govt do more for recent immigrants Should the government be doing more, less, or about the same as now for recent immigrants? `env_idim_033`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Govt do more: Native peoples Should the government be doing more, less, or about the same for Native peoples? `env_idim_034`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	2
Govt do more: racial minority fair The government should do much more to make sure racial minorities are treated fairly. `env_idim_027`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Govt treats Indigenous well/badly Just from what you have heard or read, would you say that Indigenous peoples in Canada are being well-treated or badly treated by governments? `bri_idim_003`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Badly treated, Fairly treated, Well treated	7
Govts not gone far enough: Aboriginal Have governments in Canada gone too far or not gone far enough in trying to reach an understanding with Aboriginal peoples? `env_idim_072`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Gone too far, About right, Not far enough	2
Harder for non-whites to succeed It is more difficult for non-whites to be successful in Canadian society than it is for others. `bri_idim_012`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Health stds: fed alone vs fed+prov Should the federal and provincial governments together set national standards for health care, or should the federal government alone continue to set them? `env_idim_065`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Fed and provinces, Federal alone	3
Health stds: prov vs fed set Some say the federal government should continue to set standards in health care. Others say the provinces should set their own health care standards. Which view is closer to your own? `env_idim_064`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Federal sets, Both, Provinces set	3
Immigrants contribute to country Immigrants make an important contribution to this country. `ces_idim_009`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Immigrants don't want to fit in Too many recent immigrants just don't want to fit into Canadian society. `ces_idim_005`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Immigrants not adopting Cdn values There are too many immigrants coming into this country who are not adopting Canadian values. `bri_idim_013`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	8
Immigrants take jobs from Cdns Immigrants take away jobs from other Canadians. `bri_idim_011`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	17
Immigration good for Cdn economy Overall, immigration has a positive impact on the economy of Canada. `env_idim_055`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	9
Immigration: admit more/fewer Do you think Canada should admit more immigrants or fewer immigrants? `bri_idim_010`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Fewer, Same, More	12
Immigration: increase/decrease level If it were your job to plan an immigration policy for Canada, would you be inclined to increase immigration, decrease immigration, or keep it at about the current level? `bri_idim_004`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	16
Important to speak French Nowadays, it is important to be able to speak French. `env_idim_026`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Important: settle native land claims How important do you personally think it is to resolve the issue of settling native land claims? `env_idim_056`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not important, Important	5
Important: speak both off langs How important is it to be able to speak both of Canada's official languages? `env_idim_017`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not important, Important	3
Justice system favours Aboriginal Is Canada's justice system biased in favour of, biased against, or generally fair to Canada's native peoples? `env_idim_042`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Biased against, Fair, Biased in favour	3
Liberal govt sensitive to West The Liberal government in Ottawa is particularly sensitive to the needs of Western Canada because it has so few seats in this region. `env_idim_013`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Likely: keep Canada united Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how likely is it that we will be able to keep Canada united? `env_idim_052`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not likely, Likely	3
Living standard if QC separates If Quebec separates from Canada, do you think your standard of living will get better, get worse, or stay about the same as now? `ces_idim_002`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	10
Look after Cdn-born first We should look after Canadians born in this country first and others second. `ces_idim_006`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Many refugees not real refugees Many people claiming to be refugees are not real refugees. `env_idim_028`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	18
Meech Lake good for Canada Overall, do you think the Meech Lake Accord will be a good thing or not a good thing for Canada? `gal_idim_009`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not a good thing, A good thing	8
Minority groups need special rights Minority groups need special rights. `ces_idim_011`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
More power to provs, less to fed Would you approve or disapprove if the provincial governments had more power in areas such as taxation and social security measures, and the federal government had less? `gal_idim_006`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
More power: fed vs prov govts Overall, would you like to see the federal government have more powers, the provincial governments have more powers, or the division of powers remain the same as now? `bri_idim_006`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Provinces, As is, Federal	15
Multiculturalism -> understanding Do you think that a policy of multiculturalism will or will not lead to greater understanding between different groups in Canada? `env_idim_045`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Will not, Will	2
My prov benefits more from Canada People in my province receive more benefits than do other Canadians from being part of Canada. `env_idim_005`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Native own justice system good/bad Do you think it is a good or bad development that some native peoples have their own local system of justice? `env_idim_039`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Bad development, Good development	4
Native peoples self-government Canada's native peoples are seeking a form of self-government that would let them make decisions affecting their own community. Should they have self-government? `env_idim_051`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Should not, Should	3
Natl health stds: fed vs provs (2000s) Do you think it is possible for the provinces, working together, to set national standards for health care across the country, or is only the federal government able to do so? `env_idim_069`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Provinces can, Only federal	2
No sovereignist party in Ottawa There is no reason to have a sovereignist party in Ottawa. `ces_idim_017`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Own province independence Thinking about your own province, do you favour or oppose your province becoming an independent country? `env_idim_062`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Oppose, Support	4
Parties cater too much to minorities Political parties spend too much time catering to minorities. `ces_idim_016`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Police prejudice vs racial minorities In your community, do you believe that there is prejudice among police officers towards minority racial groups or not? `gal_idim_008`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	4
Power in Canada: Jewish not enough Do Jewish people have too much, just enough, or not enough power in Canada today? `env_idim_021`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	3
Prov opt out of new natl programs Should provinces be allowed to opt out of any new national program and be entitled to receive national funding if they were to set up their own similar program? `env_idim_066`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
QC anglos treated better than francos Anglophones in Quebec are better treated than francophones in the rest of Canada. `ces_idim_012`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
QC right to separate regardless Quebec has the right to separate no matter what the rest of Canada says. `ces_idim_013`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
QC separation: French lang better/worse If Quebec separates from Canada, do you think that the situation of the French language will get better, get worse, or stay about the same as now? `ces_idim_015`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Worse, Same, Better	7
QC special status, more powers Do you think Quebec should have a special status, with more powers than other provinces, or do you think it should have the same powers as all the other provinces? `gal_idim_007`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Same as others, Qualified, Special status	3
Quality of French in QC trend In the past five years, would you say that the quality of French in Quebec has improved, deteriorated or has not changed? `env_idim_023`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Deteriorated, No change, Improved	2
Que economy if Quebec separates If Quebec were to separate from Canada, do you think Quebec's economy would be better off, worse off, or remain the same? `gal_idim_013`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Worse off, Same, Better off	3
Quebec borders: parts may break away If Quebec were to vote to become a separate country, should Quebec's borders remain as they are now, or should those parts of Quebec that vote against separation be allowed to break away and stay part of Canada? `env_idim_059`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Borders as now, Parts may break away	4
Quebec independence w/ econ assoc Do you favour or oppose Quebec becoming an independent country having an economic association with the rest of Canada? `env_idim_001`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Oppose, Favour	9
Quebec right to separate Do you think Quebec should have the right to separate from Canada if a majority of its people want to? `gal_idim_005`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary No, Yes	3
Quebec should be part of Canada Do you think that Quebec should be part of Canada or should not be part of Canada? `env_idim_048`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Should not, Should	5
Quebec: independence vs current status Given the choice between Quebec's current status in Canada and complete independence from Canada, which would you choose? `env_idim_060`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Current status, Independence	3
Satisfied QC French improvement Generally speaking, how satisfied are you with what has been done in Quebec over the last five years to improve the French language situation? `env_idim_018`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not satisfied, Satisfied	8
Strength of separatism in Quebec How strong do you, yourself, think the wish for separatism is among the people of the province of Quebec? `gal_idim_004`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Not very strong, Fairly strong, Very strong	4
Strong fed govt vs provincial power Which do you prefer: a strong federal government or more power to the provincial governments? `ces_idim_018`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Provinces, Both, Federal	2
Too many racial minority immigrants Canada accepts too many immigrants from racial minority groups. `env_idim_049`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Too much immigration to Canada Overall, there is too much immigration to Canada. `bri_idim_007`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	13
Use of French at work more/less Would you say that, where you work, the use of French is more widespread now than in the past, less widespread than in the past, or that there hasn't been a change? `env_idim_024`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less widespread, No change, More widespread	2
Using more/less French at work In recent years, would you say that you are using more French, less French, or the same proportion of French in your work? `env_idim_012`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Less / same / more Less French, Same, More French	3
Want larger Cdn population Would you like to see Canada have a much larger population, or do you think the present population is just about right? `bri_idim_001`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Not larger, Larger	11
West benefits more from Confederation Western Canadians presently benefit more from Confederation than do people living in other regions of the country. `env_idim_006`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
West could survive without Canada The western provinces have sufficient resources and industry to survive without the rest of Canada. `env_idim_002`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
West few benefits, should go alone Western Canada gets so few benefits from being part of Canada that they might as well go it on their own. `env_idim_016`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
West ignored in national politics The West usually gets ignored in national politics because the political parties depend upon Quebec and Ontario for most of their votes. `env_idim_003`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
West more in common w US west Canada's western provinces have more in common with the western United States than they do with the rest of Canada. `env_idim_004`	Immigration, Diversity and Federalism	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Afghan mission likely successful Do you think it is likely that the Canadian mission in Afghanistan will be successful by the time it ends? `env_intd_051`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Not likely, Depends, Likely	4
Aid to devt countries prevents wars Aid to developing countries is important to prevent wars in the world. `env_intd_007`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Aid: long-term devt vs emergency Poor and developing countries need help in emergencies such as famine, natural disasters and civil wars. They also need long term assistance to develop their economies and societies. Which type of aid is most important for Canada to provide? `env_intd_030`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Emergency aid, Neither, Long-term aid	2
Anger at sponsorship scandal How angry does the sponsorship scandal make you? `ces_intd_002`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not angry, Angry	2
Appr Cdn military action Afghanistan Do you approve or disapprove of Canada's participation in military action in Afghanistan? `env_intd_047`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	9
Appr Cdn troops in Bosnia From what you have read or heard, would you say you approve or disapprove of the involvement of Canadian troops in Bosnia? `env_intd_026`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	4
Appr fed govt: defence policy Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government is handling defence policy? `env_intd_016`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	37
Appr fed govt: foreign policy Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government is handling foreign policy? `env_intd_018`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	10
Appr fed govt: promoting world peace Do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government is handling the promotion of world peace? `env_intd_017`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	10
Appr prov govt: dom security Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling domestic security? `env_intd_043`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
Boycott vs trade to promote rights A number of countries in the world are non-democratic and violate the human rights of their citizens. Which do you think is a better way for Canada to promote human rights in these countries? `env_intd_033`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Increase trade, Boycott	4
Canada adopt US dollar Do you think it would be a good idea for Canada to use the U.S. dollar as its currency? `env_intd_036`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Bad idea, Good idea	3
Canada become part of US Would you approve or disapprove of Canada becoming a part of the United States of America? `bri_intd_002`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Remain independent, Qualified, Join US	6
Canada has distinct culture In your opinion, does Canada have its own culture that makes it different from other countries? `bri_intd_006`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary No, Yes	4
Canada should improve border security Canada needs to improve the security of the nation's borders. `bri_intd_010`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Canada-US common currency Do you think it would be a good idea for Canada and the United States to have a common currency - the same dollar? `env_intd_025`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Bad idea, Good idea	4
Cda in war within 10 yrs likely In your opinion, how likely is it that Canada will be involved in war with another country within the next ten years? `env_intd_001`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not likely, Likely	2
Cda join US missile defence The United States is currently developing a new national missile defence system. In general, do you favour or oppose Canada becoming involved with this new missile defence system? `env_intd_037`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
Cda keeps criminals out well Canada is doing a good job keeping criminals and suspected criminals out of the country. `env_intd_032`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree/Neither, Agree	6
Cda more/less like US last 10 yrs Over the last 10 years, do you think Canada has become more like the United States, less like the United States, or has there been no change? `env_intd_049`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less like US, No change, More like US	3
Cda prepared for terrorist attack Thinking about Canada's response to a terrorist attack, how well prepared do you think we are? `env_intd_048`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not prepared, Prepared	4
Cda should aid poor countries How important is it that Canada promote assistance to poor countries in the world? `env_intd_038`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not important, Important	3
Cda spending on poor countries Do you think Canada spends too much money assisting poor countries around the world, the right amount, or not enough? `env_intd_022`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Too much, Right amount, Not enough	8
Cda-US common border policy Canada and the United States should adopt a common policy regarding immigration and border control. `env_intd_042`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Cda-US econ relations closer/less Considering economic relations between Canada and the U.S., which would be best for Canada: closer economic relations, less close relations, or about the same as now? `env_intd_006`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less close, Same, Closer	5
Cdn cinemas show too few Cdn films In your opinion, do Canadian cinemas show too many, enough or not enough Canadian films? `env_intd_010`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Too many, Enough, Not enough	2
Cdn identity: the flag How important is the Canadian flag to Canadian identity? `env_intd_013`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not important, Important	11
Cdn troops in UN force operations The United Nations has become more active in trying to stop conflicts in dangerous areas that require the use of much more force than in the past. Should Canadian troops continue to participate in these United Nations operations? `env_intd_029`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Should not, Should	3
Cdn values similar to my own The values driving Canadian society today are similar to my own. `env_intd_039`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Compulsory military service In order to best prepare against the danger of war, some people are calling for registration for compulsory military service of all young people of military age (18 to 29). What are your views on possible compulsory military service? `env_intd_002`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Oppose, Favour	2
Compulsory military training at 18 Would you favour or oppose requiring every able-bodied person in this country, when they reach the age of 18, to spend one year in military training? `bri_intd_001`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Oppose, Favour	5
Compulsory military training: women Would you favour or oppose compulsory military training for one year for women, at age 18? `gal_intd_004`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
Confidence in: armed forces How much confidence do you have in the armed forces? `ces_intd_001`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Crack down on terrorists vs rights The government should be able to crack down on suspected terrorists even if that means interfering with the rights of ordinary people. `bri_intd_011`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Do more: cultural identity fr US Should Canadians be doing more, less, or the same to develop a separate cultural identity from the United States? `env_intd_020`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	6
Favourable opinion of Cdn Forces Generally speaking, how favourable is your opinion of the Canadian Forces? `env_intd_011`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Unfavourable, Favourable	7
Favourable opinion of US Pres Bush Generally speaking, what is your opinion of US President George W. Bush? `env_intd_046`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Unfavourable, Favourable	2
Favourable opinion of US Pres Reagan Generally speaking, what is your opinion of United States President Ronald Reagan? `env_intd_008`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Unfavourable/Neither, Favourable	5
Favourable to US cruise missile tests Personally, are you favourable or unfavourable towards the testing of American cruise missiles in Canada? `env_intd_009`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Unfavourable, Favourable	6
Fed govt spends too little on arts In your opinion, does the federal government spend too much, just enough or not enough money in encouraging arts and culture? `env_intd_015`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Too much, Just enough, Not enough	2
Fed spending: amateur athletes Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on assistance to amateur athletes? `env_intd_045`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Fed spending: arts and culture Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on arts and culture? `env_intd_040`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Fed spending: coastal sovereignty Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on asserting Canadian sovereignty in coastal waters? `env_intd_053`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Fed spending: defence Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on defence? `bri_intd_004`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	9
Fed spending: domestic security Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on domestic security? `env_intd_050`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	4
Fed spending: foreign aid Do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on foreign aid? `env_intd_044`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	7
Free trade threatens Cdn culture (now) Do you feel that the Free Trade Agreement is threatening Canada's cultural sovereignty? `gal_intd_006`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary No, Yes	2
Goal: keep Cda independent of US Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important is the goal of keeping Canada independent of the United States? `env_intd_024`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not important, Important	3
Heard recently about DND/Cdn Forces Do you recall hearing anything recently about the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Forces? `env_intd_034`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary No, Yes	2
Important: Cda promote world peace How important is it that Canada promotes world peace? `env_intd_023`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not important, Important	4
Important: good relations w US In your opinion, how important is it for Canada to have good relations with the United States? `env_intd_004`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not important, Important	7
Interest in US presidential race Citizens of the United States will be electing a new President this November. How interested are you in the American presidential race? `env_intd_021`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not interested, Interested	2
Keep monarch as head of state Do you believe Canada should continue to have a monarch as its head of state, or should Canada discontinue its ties with the monarchy? `bri_intd_008`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Discontinue, Continue	8
Keep Queen/King vs republic Do you think Canada should continue with the monarchy, or do you think we should become a republic with an elected president? `gal_intd_003`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Republic, Monarchy	6
More/less US investment in Cda Do you think we need more United States investment in Canada, less United States investment, or do we have enough now? `env_intd_019`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Need less, Enough now, Need more	3
Nuclear war probable in 10 yrs How probable is it that a nuclear war breaks out in the world within the next 10 years? `env_intd_014`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not probable, Probable	3
Opinion of US favourable In general, what is your opinion of the United States? `env_intd_003`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Unfavourable/Neither, Favourable	18
Peacekeeping abroad despite risk Canada should participate in peacekeeping operations abroad even if it means putting the lives of Canadian soldiers at risk. `bri_intd_009`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	7
Permit US cruise missile testing The United States tests cruise missiles in a northern Canadian area because the guidance system must be tested in an arctic-like climate, and the missiles carry no warheads. Should Canada permit these tests in its territory? `gal_intd_005`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Should not permit, Should permit	7
Recognize Communist China govt Do you think Canada should or should not recognize the Communist government in China, that is, appoint an ambassador to China and have dealings with that government? `gal_intd_002`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Should not, Should	4
Require Cdn content on TV/radio Are you personally for or against the Canadian government requiring radio and TV stations to broadcast a certain number of programs that are ""made in Canada""? `env_intd_012`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Against, For	5
Satisfied w/ Cdn defence policy Are you satisfied with the present Canadian defence policies, or do you think there is need to take a new look at our defence policies? `gal_intd_001`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Need new look, Satisfied	6
Support reducing aid to Third World Do you support reducing aid to Third World countries? `bri_intd_007`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Do not support, Support	13
Terrorist attack in Cda in 2 yrs How likely do you think it is that Canada will be the victim of a major terrorist attack within the next two years? `env_intd_041`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not likely, Likely	5
Ties with US closer/more distant Do you think Canada's ties with the United States should be closer or more distant? `bri_intd_005`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more More distant, Same, Closer	12
Trade not aid helps poor countries We will help poor countries more if we focus on developing trade with them rather than giving aid. `env_intd_031`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Trade: allies vs diversify Some people say Canada should diversify its trade relations with as many countries as possible. Others say Canada will be more successful concentrating its trade on Western Europe, Japan and the United States. Which is closer to your own view? `env_intd_028`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Diversify, Concentrate on allies	3
Urban/rural Cdns same values Canadians basically have the same values regardless of whether they live in urban or rural areas. `bri_intd_012`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
US security co-op erodes sovrgnty Increased co-operation with the United States on security issues will seriously erode Canada's national sovereignty. `env_intd_052`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
US should lead in world affairs In your opinion, how desirable is it that the United States exert strong leadership in world affairs? `env_intd_005`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not desirable, Desirable	6
Wide range vs Cdn content TV Thinking about the future of broadcasting in Canada, which is more important: ensuring all broadcasting services have Canadian content, even if choices are more limited, or ensuring a wide range of services to choose from? `env_intd_035`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Canadian content, Wide range	2
World more/less peaceful than 5 yrs Do you think the world in general is a more peaceful place to live in than it was five years ago, is it less peaceful, or is it about the same? `env_intd_027`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Less / same / more Less peaceful, Same, More peaceful	4
Worry about nuclear war How concerned are you about the threat of nuclear war? `bri_intd_003`	Foreign Policy and Identity	Binary Not concerned, Concerned	8
Abortion access easy/difficult How easy or difficult do you think it should be for women to get an abortion? `ces_soim_021`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Difficult, Easy	5
Abortion banned: yes/some/no cases Should abortion be banned? `ces_soim_028`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Never / sometimes / always Ban, Ban in some cases, No ban	2
Abortion if woman's health in danger Would you make an exception on abortion in the case of a woman whose mental and physical health is in danger? `gal_soim_005`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	3
Abortion legal in all/some/no cases Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances? `bri_soim_005`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Never / sometimes / always Never legal, Some cases, Always legal	18
Abortion legal: family low income Do you think an abortion should be legal if the family has a very low income and cannot afford any more children? `gal_soim_008`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Illegal, Legal	6
Abortion legal: health endangered Do you think an abortion should be legal if the woman's health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy? `gal_soim_009`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Illegal, Legal	6
Abortion legal: rape or incest Do you think an abortion should be legal if conception is due to rape or incest? `gal_soim_029`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Illegal, Legal	5
Abortion legal: serious birth defect Do you think an abortion should be legal if there is a strong chance of a serious defect in the baby? `gal_soim_007`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Illegal, Legal	6
Abortion legal: within 3 months Do you think an abortion should be legal if it is within 3 months of conception? `gal_soim_030`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Illegal, Legal	5
Abortion: any woman who wants one Every woman who wants to have an abortion should be able to have one. `env_soim_010`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	9
Abortion: choice/need/never Of the following three positions on abortion, which is closest to your own opinion: it should never be permitted, it should be permitted only after need has been established by a doctor, or it should be a matter of the woman's personal choice? `ces_soim_001`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Never / sometimes / always Never permitted, Only if needed, Personal choice	4
Adapt moral views to changing world The world is always changing and we should adapt our view of moral behaviour to these changes. `ces_soim_023`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Afraid to walk at night Are you afraid to walk at night in your neighbourhood? `env_soim_002`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	7
Against abortion law: mother single Are you in favour of or against a law permitting abortion when the mother is single and does not want the child? `env_soim_009`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary In favour, Against	2
Allow corporal punishment in schools Do you think teachers or school officials should be allowed to give pupils corporal punishment? `gal_soim_001`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	2
Appr local police performance Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the police force in this community is performing its duties? `gal_soim_012`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
Appr prov govt: crime/justice Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way your current provincial government is handling crime and justice? `env_soim_049`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disapprove, Approve	16
Approve of euthanasia Do you approve or disapprove of euthanasia - that is, allowing a terminally ill or severely disabled person to end their life? `env_soim_032`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Disapprove, Depends, Approve	3
Approve of homosexuality Do you personally approve or disapprove of homosexuality? `env_soim_014`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disapprove/Neither, Approve	8
Ban all guns incl hunting rifles In your opinion, should the sale and possession of all guns, including handguns and hunting rifles, be banned in Canada? `env_soim_026`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	3
Ban cigarette advertising Do you think that all advertising for cigarettes should be banned or not? `gal_soim_002`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	5
Ban liquor advertising What about advertising for liquor: do you think it should be banned or not? `gal_soim_010`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	3
Better if more women stayed home Society would be better off if more women stayed home with their children. `ces_soim_008`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Both parents work good/bad for family Would you say that it is beneficial, harmful or neither beneficial nor harmful for family life if both members of a couple work? `env_soim_031`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Harmful, Neither, Beneficial	3
Can depend on political leaders How confident do you feel that we can generally depend on what we are told by political leaders? `env_soim_004`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	2
Cannabis possession a criminal offence Possession of cannabis should be a criminal offence. `ces_soim_027`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Cap punishment never justified Capital punishment is never justified, no matter what the crime. `ces_soim_013`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Cdn judicial system sound/unsound Which of the following descriptions do you feel best applies to the Canadian judicial system? `env_soim_001`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Unsound, Sound	4
Charge crime: assisted suicide Do you think someone who assists in the suicide of a seriously ill patient should, or should not, be charged with a crime? `env_soim_040`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Should not, Depends, Should	4
Confid: country's police forces In general, how much confidence do you have in the country's police forces? `env_soim_018`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	4
Confid: lawyers In general, how much confidence do you have in lawyers? `env_soim_051`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	2
Confid: local police force In general, how much confidence do you have in your local police force? `env_soim_052`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	2
Confid: parole boards In general, how much confidence do you have in parole boards? `env_soim_038`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	5
Confid: public opinion polls Do you have confidence in public opinion polls? `env_soim_021`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	2
Confid: RCMP In general, how much confidence do you have in the RCMP? `env_soim_047`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	3
Confidence in: courts How much confidence do you have in the courts? `ces_soim_018`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	4
Confidence in: media How much confidence do you have in the media? `ces_soim_014`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	7
Confidence in: organized religion How much confidence do you have in organized religion? `ces_soim_004`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Confidence in: police How much confidence do you have in the police? `ces_soim_003`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	8
Confidence in: Supreme Court How much confidence do you have in the Supreme Court of Canada? `bri_soim_008`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not confident, Confident	7
Consider self feminist Do you consider yourself to be a feminist? `env_soim_033`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	3
Constitution ban anti-gay discr The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination against women and ethnic and religious minorities, but does not extend these rights to homosexuals. Should the constitution prohibit discrimination against homosexuals? `env_soim_015`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Should not, Depends, Should	4
Courts harsh on criminals In general, do you think the courts deal with criminals too harshly or not harshly enough? `gal_soim_004`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Not harsh enough, About right, Too harsh	20
Crack down on crime vs rights We must crack down on crime, even if that means people lose their rights. `ces_soim_012`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Crime a problem in community How important a problem is crime in your community? `env_soim_022`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not important, Important	4
Crime cause: lack school disc How important a cause of crime in Canada is a lack of discipline in the schools and the education system? `env_soim_041`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not important, Important	4
Crime cause: low moral stds How important a cause of crime in Canada are low moral standards in society? `env_soim_046`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not important, Important	4
Crime rate forecast 6 months In your opinion, will the crime rate increase or decrease during the next six months? `env_soim_003`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Decrease, Same, Increase	3
Crime really rising vs media hype Some people say that crime rates are not really increasing and that it is mainly the media that makes it seem that way. Others say that crime is really increasing. Which view is closer to your own? `env_soim_042`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Media hype, Really rising	2
Crime: prevention vs enforcement Governments today are limited in the amount they can spend in all areas. When it comes to crime and justice, where do you think the major emphasis should be? `env_soim_043`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Enforcement, Prevention	2
Death penalty deters murder Do you feel that the death penalty acts as a deterrent to the commitment of murder, that it lowers the murder rate, or not? `gal_soim_014`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	5
Discrimination blocks women's jobs Discrimination makes it extremely difficult for women to get jobs equal to their abilities. `ces_soim_020`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Divorce: equal division of assets Do you, or do you not, believe that when a couple is divorced, all assets accumulated by them during the marriage should be divided equally between the spouses? `gal_soim_011`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Do not believe, Depends, Believe	3
Do more to promote women's equality More should be done to promote the equality of women. `env_soim_012`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	4
Do more/less for women How much do you think should be done for women? `ces_soim_002`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	10
Doctors may end life: mercy killing When a person has an incurable disease that causes great suffering, do you think competent doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life through mercy killing, if the patient has made a formal request in writing? `bri_soim_003`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Should not, Qualified, Should	7
Emphasize traditional family values This country would have many fewer problems if there were more emphasis on traditional family values. `ces_soim_017`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Employers may require drug tests Do you think that employers should or should not be able to require their employees to undergo tests to see whether or not they take illegal drugs? `env_soim_019`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Should not, Depends, Should	4
Enforce: all crimes vs violent only Because of limited resources, should law enforcement focus on the more serious or violent crimes, or should it deal with all crimes? `env_soim_044`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Violent crimes only, All crimes	2
Favour capital punishment Would you say that you are in favour of capital punishment for certain crimes, or are you against capital punishment under any circumstances? `bri_soim_002`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	16
Favour legal marijuana, medical uses Do you favour or oppose legalizing the use of marijuana for medically approved purposes, such as cancer, AIDS, and epilepsy? `env_soim_045`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	3
Favour registration of all firearms Would you favour or oppose a law requiring all firearms in Canada to be registered with the federal government? `gal_soim_006`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	6
Favour same-sex marriage Do you favour or oppose same-sex marriage? `bri_soim_011`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	10
Fed govt harsh on criminals Do you think the federal government deals with criminals too harshly or not harshly enough? `gal_soim_024`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Not harsh enough, About right, Too harsh	7
Fed spending: crime and justice Should the federal government spend more, less, or about the same as now on crime and justice? `ces_soim_026`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	4
Feminism: equal treatment vs men down Does the feminist movement just try to get equal treatment for women, or does it put men down? `bri_soim_010`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Puts men down, Equal treatment	5
Feminism: independent vs selfish Does the feminist movement encourage women to be independent and speak up for themselves, or to be selfish and think only of themselves? `ces_soim_011`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Selfish, Independent	5
Final say on Charter: courts vs govt If a law conflicts with the Charter of Rights, who should have the final say? `ces_soim_019`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Government, Courts	5
Firearm sale laws stricter/less In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict or less strict? `gal_soim_026`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less strict, Same, More strict	5
General public allowed to own gun Should members of the general public be allowed, by law, to own a gun? `bri_soim_012`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	5
Goal: equality men and women Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how important a goal is achieving equality between men and women? `env_soim_027`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not important, Important	3
Goal: reduce crime rate As a national goal for the next decade, how important is reducing the crime rate? `env_soim_028`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not important, Important	3
Gone too far pushing equal rights We have gone too far in pushing equal rights in this country. `ces_soim_005`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Govt ban cigarettes in public places Governments should ban cigarette smoking in any public place. `env_soim_013`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Govt do more: stop discrim women Should governments in Canada do more, less or about the same as they are now doing to stop discrimination against women? `env_soim_025`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	2
Govt do more: women Should the Canadian government be doing more, less, or about the same as now for women? `env_soim_020`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less, Same, More	3
Govt heed well-informed citizens The government should pay the most attention to those citizens who are well informed. `ces_soim_010`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Gun owner req: psych evaluation Should members of the general public have to pass a psychological evaluation before they could legally own a gun? `gal_soim_028`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	2
Gun registry should be scrapped The gun registry should be scrapped entirely. `ces_soim_024`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	3
Homosexual couples allowed to marry Homosexual couples should be allowed to get legally married. `ces_soim_009`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Homosexuals adopt children In your opinion, should homosexuals be allowed to adopt children or not? `gal_soim_021`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals as clergy Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as members of the clergy? `gal_soim_019`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals as doctors Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as doctors? `gal_soim_020`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals as junior school teachers Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as junior school teachers? `gal_soim_025`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	5
Homosexuals as MPs Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as Members of Parliament? `gal_soim_022`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals as prison officers Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as prison officers? `gal_soim_016`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals as salespeople Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed as sales people? `gal_soim_017`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Homosexuals in armed forces Do you think homosexuals should or should not be employed in the armed forces? `gal_soim_018`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Should not, Should	7
Illegal drug use serious problem In your opinion, how serious a problem is the use of illegal drugs in Canada today? `env_soim_016`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not serious, Serious	3
Legalize marijuana favour/oppose Do you favour or oppose the legalization of the use of marijuana? `env_soim_011`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	5
Legalize marijuana for medical use Do you favour or oppose the legalization of marijuana strictly for medicinal purposes? `gal_soim_031`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Favour	3
Likely: achieve gender equality Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how likely is it that we will be able to achieve equality between men and women? `env_soim_029`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not likely, Likely	3
Likely: reduce crime Thinking about Canada over the next decade, how likely is it that we will be able to reduce crime? `env_soim_030`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not likely, Likely	3
Majority rule vs minority rights Which is more important in a democratic society: letting the majority decide or protecting the needs and rights of minorities? `ces_soim_007`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Minority rights, Majority rule	6
Marijuana vs alcohol danger In your opinion, is it more dangerous, as dangerous, or less dangerous to use marijuana than alcohol? `env_soim_005`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less dangerous, As dangerous, More dangerous	2
Marijuana vs tobacco danger In your opinion, is it more dangerous, as dangerous, or less dangerous to use marijuana than tobacco? `env_soim_006`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Less dangerous, As dangerous, More dangerous	2
Minority govt good/bad thing Do you think minority governments are a good thing or a bad thing? `ces_soim_022`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Bad thing, Good thing	4
More women in Parliament protects women The best way to protect women's interests is to have more women in Parliament. `ces_soim_016`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Murder: death penalty vs life Which of the following do you think is the most appropriate punishment for someone convicted of murder? `env_soim_048`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Life imprisonment, Death penalty	3
Newer lifestyles break down society Newer lifestyles are contributing to the breakdown of our society. `ces_soim_015`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	5
Only married should have children Only people who are legally married should be having children. `ces_soim_006`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	6
Only police/military should have guns Only police officers and the military should be allowed to have guns. `bri_soim_013`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	8
Parties: half of candidates women Each political party should ensure that half of its candidates in the next federal election are women. `bri_soim_009`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disagree, Agree	2
Personal rights protected or in danger Do you think personal rights are being fully protected in Canada, or do you think they are in danger? `bri_soim_001`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary In danger, Fully protected	5
Police harsh on criminals Do you think the police deal with criminals too harshly or not harshly enough? `gal_soim_023`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Not harsh enough, About right, Too harsh	7
Pornography serious problem In your opinion, is pornography a very serious, quite serious, not very serious or not at all serious problem in Canada today? `env_soim_008`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not serious, Serious	3
Prevent crime: police vs public Some people say that the average person should be doing more to detect and prevent crime in their neighbourhoods. Others say that it is up to law enforcement agencies to do more. Which opinion is closest to your own? `env_soim_023`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Public should do more, Police should do more	2
Referendum: reinstate death penalty Do you favour or oppose reinstating the death penalty in Canada for persons convicted of murder? `bri_soim_007`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Against, Qualified, For	6
Require female candidates by law Should political parties be required by law to have a minimum number of female candidates, or should each party decide for itself? `ces_soim_025`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Up to parties, Required by law	2
Require promote women to higher jobs Do you approve or disapprove of legislation which would require employers to promote women into higher positions and non-traditional occupations? `env_soim_035`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Disapprove, Approve	3
Respect for law incr/decr Thinking about Canada in general, do you think that respect for the law is increasing, decreasing or staying the same? `env_soim_024`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Decreasing, Same, Increasing	3
Rights better protected post-Charter As far as you know, are your rights and freedoms better protected, about the same, or not as well protected now as they were before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect? `gal_soim_015`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Not as well, About the same, Better	3
Same benefits for gay couples Do you think that homosexual couples who are living as married should receive the same tax and employment benefits as heterosexual married couples? `gal_soim_027`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not same benefits, Same benefits	3
Serious crime in neighbourhood Do you think there is a serious crime problem in your neighbourhood, or not? `env_soim_039`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	5
Sex education in schools Do you approve or disapprove of schools giving courses in sex education? `gal_soim_003`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Disapprove, Qualified, Approve	2
Small marijuana possession an offence Do you think that possession of small amounts of marijuana should be a criminal offense, an offense subject only to a fine similar to a traffic violation, or not an offense at all? `bri_soim_006`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Never / sometimes / always No offence, Fine only, Criminal offence	5
Sunday retail sales: allow/special In your opinion, should retail outlets in this area be allowed to sell goods or services on Sunday or not? `gal_soim_013`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Never / sometimes / always Should not, Special cases, Should	4
Support fed firearms ownership laws In general, do you support or oppose the federal laws in Canada concerning the ownership of firearms? `env_soim_050`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more Oppose, Neither, Support	2
Support gay/lesbian couples marrying Do you support or oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry? `bri_soim_014`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Oppose, Support	5
Unmarried couple counts as family Would you definitely call a man and a woman who live together for a long time but are not married a family, or definitely not? `env_soim_036`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Not a family, A family	2
Vote for reinstating death penalty If a national referendum were held today on the question of executing a person for murder, would you vote for reinstating the death penalty in Canada, or would you vote against it? `bri_soim_004`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Against, For	14
Willing to undergo drug testing Would you yourself be willing to undergo such drug testing? `env_soim_037`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary No, Yes	2
Willing undergo drug testing, indiff opt Would you yourself be willing to undergo such drug testing, or are you indifferent? `env_soim_017`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Less / same / more No, Indifferent, Yes	3
Women's movement reflects women's views Do you think the women's movement in Canada today does or does not accurately reflect the views of most women? `env_soim_034`	Social Issues, Rights and Justice	Binary Does not, Does	3
Vote choice `vote_choice`	Vote Intention & Choice	Party Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Social Credit, Labour Progressive, Bloc Quebecois, Bloc Populaire, Reform/Alliance, Other, Green	475
Vote intention `vote_intention`	Vote Intention & Choice	Party Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Social Credit, Labour Progressive, Bloc Quebecois, Bloc Populaire, Reform/Alliance, Other, Green	656

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