September 15 th , 2009 International Association for the Study of Canada (a division of the Association for Canadian Studies)
September 15 th, 2009 International Association for the Study of Canada (a division of the Association for Canadian Studies)
Dec 17, 2015
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
September 15th, 2009International Association for the Study of Canada
(a division of the Association for Canadian Studies)
On September 16th Prime Minister Stephen Harper made his first official visit to the White House since President Obama took office. To mark the occasion to the International Association for the Study of Canada commissioned the firm Leger Marketing to conduct a survey on how Canadians see their relationship with the United States.
Administered by web panel to 1,366 Canadians during the week of August 24 the probabilistic random sample of same size would yield maximum margin of error of 3.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
Highlights from the Survey A narrow majority of Canadians (54%) agreed
that the US was Canada’s best friend in the world.
One in four Canadians support getting rid of the border with the United States this is unchanged from 2007.
35% would like to live in the United States part time 17% of Canadians say they have recently considered purchasing real estate in the U.S.
68% of Canadians agree that it is a good thing that our dollar rises against the US dollar
I frequently travel to the US
I have considered moving to the US
I would like to live in the US part of the year.
Atlantic 42.1% 24.7% 35.6%
QC 28.6% 20.0% 32.3%
ON 40.1% 24.1% 35.0%
MB /SK 38.9% 31.1% 45.5%
AB 31.4% 31.4% 37.4%
BC 43.7% 27.9% 35.0%
Total 37.7% 24.9% 35.3%
I think that it is good that the Canadian dollar rises against the US dollar.
We should get rid of the border with the .
The is our best friend in the world.
I have recently considered purchasing real estate in the
Atlantic 70.6% 24.5% 56,8% 15,9%
QC 75.1% 31.7% 48.0% 13.5%
ON 61.9% 21,6% 54.9% 15.0%
MB /SK 76,9% 31,5% 58.9% 24.8%
AB 63.6% 32.6% 72.4% 20.7%
BC 75.3% 24.8% 42.9% 19.8%
Total 68.6% 26.5% 53.9 16.6%
We should get rid of the border with the.
The is our best friend in the world.
18-24 years of age 15.6% 33.2%
25-34 years of age 19.9% 43.3%
35-44 years of age 21.2% 48.5%
45-54 years of age 32.0% 55.3%
55-64 years of age 32.0% 63.3%
65-74 years of age 37.4% 75.4%
Total 26.5% 53.9%
I have considered moving to the United States.
I would like to live in the United States part of the year.
We should get rid of the border with the United States.
I frequently travel to the United States.
The United States is our best friend in the world.
AGREE
Strongly agree
47.0 68.3 56.9 65.8
Somewhat agree
24.6 37.5 28.3 41.9
Somewhat disagree
20.7 27.6 16.6 29.5
Strongly disagree
15.7 17.5 14.8 20.0
I have considered moving to the United States.
I would like to live in the United States part of the year.
We should get rid of the border with the United States.
I have recently considered purchasing real estate in the U.S
. I frequently travel to the United States.
AGREE
Strongly agree 51.9 70.1 46.4 43.5
Somewhat agree
32.8 48.5 31.4 22.6
Somewhat disagree
20.0 30.2 20.6 15.3
Strongly disagree
13.2 17.5 20.3 3.5
17% of Canadians say they have recently considered purchasing real estate in the U.S.; 38% of Canadians say they frequently traveled to the U.S.
17%
5%12%
83%
16%
67%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
TOTAL YES Strongly agree Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
I have recently considered purchasing real estate in the U.S.
38%
13%
24%
62%
26%
36%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
TOTAL YES Strongly agree Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
I frequently travel to the United States.
A narrow majority of Canadians agree that the U.S. is our best friend in the world
54%
13%
41%46%
29%
17%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
TOTAL YES Strongly agree Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
The United States is our best friend in the world.
One in four Canadians agree with getting rid of the border with the U.S.; seven in ten say it is a good thing
26%
11%16%
74%
25%
48%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
TOTAL YES Strongly agree Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
We should get rid of the border with the United States.
25% of Canadians say they have considered moving to the United States…35% said they would like to live there part of the year
25%
8%
17%
75%
18%
57%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
TOTAL YES Stronglyagree
Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
I have considered moving to the United States.
35%
11%
25%
65%
23%
41%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
TOTAL YES Stronglyagree
Somewhatagree
TOTAL NO Somewhatdisagree
Stronglydisagree
I would like to live in the United States part of the year.
Percentage of Canada’s non-francophones who have considered moving to the U.S. has risen since 2007
Crosstabulation of "I have considered moving to the United States" with What is your first language
16% 18% 16%14%
28% 29%
81% 84%87%
72% 71%
86%
%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Total Agree 2007 16.0% 18.0% 16.0%
Total Agree 2009 14.0% 28.0% 29.0%
Total Disagree 2007 86.0% 81.0% 84.0%
Total Disagree 2009 87.0% 72.0% 71.0%
French English Other
First language:
Younger Canadians more likely to have considered move to the U.S.
Crosstabulation of "I have considered moving to the United States" with What is your age
21%17%
24%17% 15%
8% 8%
35%29% 29% 27%
20%14%
5%
79%83%
75%82% 85%
92% 92%
65%72% 71% 73%
80%86%
95%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Total Agree 2007 21% 17% 24% 17% 15% 8% 8%
Total Agree 2009 35% 29% 29% 27% 20% 14% 5%
Total Disagree 2007 79% 83% 75% 82% 85% 92% 92%
Total Disagree 2009 65% 72% 71% 73% 80% 86% 95%
18-24 years of age25-34 years of age35-44 years of age45-54 years of age55-64 years of age65-74 years of age75 years of age or older
How old are you?
Lower income Canadian’s percentage considering move to the U.S. has risen since 2007
Crosstabulation of "I have considered moving to the United States" with How much do you earn?
14%10%
18%21%
23%
28%
23%
15%
33%
47%
33%
84%
90%
82%
77%
72%
77%
85%
78%
67%
53%
67%
22%24%
78%76%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
...$19,999 andless
...between$20,000 and
$39,999
... between$40,000 and
$59,999
... between$60,000 and
$79,999
... $80,000 and$99,999
...between$100,000 and
$149,999
...between$150,000 and
$199,999
...$200,000 ormore
How much do you earn?
Total Agree 2007 Total Agree 2009 Total Disagree 2007 Total Disagree 2009
Related Documents
