October 2, 2001
Portraits of Canada - Part 5
Canada Outside Quebec
PN5025
Environics Questionnaire
Introduction
Hello, my name is ______and I’m calling from Environics Research.
We are conducting a study on current issues of importance to Canadians. Please be assured that we are not selling nor soliciting anything. Your answers will be kept strictly confidential and your participation is important if the results of the survey are to be accurate.
May I please speak to the ______in your household who is 18 years of age or older and has had the most recent birthday?
01 Yes
02 Not available SCHEDULE CALL-BACK
03 Refused DISCONTINUE AND THANK
IF NEW RESPONDENT, REPEAT INTRODUCTION
Do you or does anyone in your household work for an advertising or market research firm or the media?
01 Yes TERMINATE
02 No
RECORD RESPONDENT’S GENDER
DO NOT ASK
01 Male
02 Female
LANGUAGE OF INTERVIEW
01 English
02 French
Main Questionnaire
040-01
1. In general, would you say you follow politics and public issues very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not at all?
01 very closely
02 somewhat closely
03 not too closely
04 not at all
231-01
2. Would you say that in the last few years, the Canadian economy has been very strong, strong, weak, very weak or neither strong nor weak?
01 very strong
02 strong
03 weak
04 very weak
05 neither strong nor weak
232-01
3. In the next few years, do you expect the Canadian economy to become stronger, to become weaker or to stay about the same?
01 stronger
02 weaker
03 stay about the same
027-01
4. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:
a) I feel profoundly attached to [name of province]
01 strongly agree
02 somewhat agree
03 somewhat disagree
04 strongly disagree
028-01
b) I feel profoundly attached to Canada
01 strongly agree
02 somewhat agree
03 somewhat disagree
04 strongly disagree
CROP QUESTION
240-01
15: Q5
5. How do you define yourself IN THE FIRST INSTANCE? Would you say...
( 2/ 77)
01 ...as an English Canadian 1
02 ...as a Quebecer 2
03 ...simply as a Canadian 3
04 ...or as a Canadian of another origin? 4
05 * DNK/refusal 9
«Q5 »
241-01
6. When you think where you will be five years from now, how likely is it that you will still be living in [name of province]? Very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely or very unlikely?
01 very likely
02 somewhat likely
03 somewhat unlikely
04 very unlikely
045-01
7. If you were offered a better job than the one you have now, but in the United States, would you be very willing, somewhat willing, not very willing or not at all willing to consider moving to take the job?
01 very willing
02 somewhat willing
03 not very willing
04 not at all willing
233-01
8. When you think about CANADA AND THE U.S., which country would you say has a better health care system?
01 Canada
02 the U.S.
036-01
9. Thinking about reforming the health care system, would you say that the federal government should take the lead in reforming health care to ensure a national approach, or that the provincial governments should take the lead because the provinces actually run the health care system?
01 the federal government should take the lead in reforming health
care
02 the provincial governments should take the lead in reforming
health care
037-01
10. In your opinion, should Canada allow privately-owned companies to deliver some health care services in Canada, or should the health care system be operated entirely as a public program?
01 Canada should allow privately-owned companies to deliver some
health care services in Canada
02 health care system should operated entirely as a public program
234-01
11. Health care costs are expected to rise in the future because of our aging population and because of the costs of new treatments and medications. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? Would you say...
01 ...governments should significantly INCREASE THEIR
SPENDING on health care to cover these rising costs
02 ...governments should LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY of some
treatments or medications..
03 ...or governments should allow THE PRIVATE SECTOR to
provide some health care services to those people who can afford
to pay for them
235-01
12. Do you think Canada should have much closer ties to the U.S., somewhat closer, about the same as now, somewhat more distant or much more distant ties to the US than it has now?
01 much closer ties
02 somewhat closer
03 about the same as now
04 somewhat more distant
05 much more distant ties
SPLIT SAMPLE
236-01
13a. Do you think it would be a very good, somewhat good, not very good, or not at all a good idea for Canada and the United States to have a common currency - that is the same dollar?
01 a very good idea
02 a somewhat good idea
03 not a very good idea
04 not at all a good idea
SPLIT SAMPLE
237-01
13b. Do you think it would be a very good, somewhat good, not very good, or not at all a good idea for Canada to use the U.S. dollar as its currency?
01 a very good idea
02 a somewhat good idea
03 not a very good idea
04 not at all a good idea
215-01
- Do you think Canadian and American citizens should or should not be
allowed to move freely across the Canada-US border - that is to say
without having to report to a Customs and Immigration post?
01 yes, should be allowed
02 no, should not be allowed
238-01
- Recently, the Canadian government has started talking with the
American and Mexican governments about creating a common energy
policy for all of North America. Which of the following two
statements about this is closer to your view?
01 a common energy policy will benefit Canada because we will be
able to sell more energy to the U.S. and Mexico
02 a common energy policy will harm Canada because we will lose
some control over our energy resources
239-01
- From what you have heard or read, do you think that the Free Trade
Agreement with the United States has resulted in a loss of Canada's
control over our energy and natural resources?
01 yes
02 no
03 * depends
057-01
17. Do you think relations between aboriginal peoples and other Canadians
are improving, are deteriorating or are staying about the same?
01 improving
02 deteriorating
03 staying about the same
058-01
- When it comes to the land claims made by Aboriginal peoples, do you
think that all of their land claims are valid, that many are valid, that
few are valid or that no Aboriginal land claims are valid?
01 all are valid
02 many are valid
03 few are valid
04 none are valid
175-01
ENVIRONICS QUESTION
100 Do you think that Aboriginal peoples should have some type of
preferential access to hunting and fishing grounds in areas where
they have traditionally lived, or do you think that when
governments regulate access to hunting and fishing grounds they
should treat everyone the same?
01 Aboriginal peoples preferential access
02 Treat everyone the same
243-01
- Sometimes, negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the
Canadian government break down. When this happens, do you think it
is USUALLY the fault of the Aboriginal peoples involved - because they are asking for too much - or usually the fault of the Canadian
government - because it is not prepared to give enough?
01 the fault of the Aboriginal peoples involved
02 the fault of the Canadian government
QUESTION 21 GOES BEFORE QUESTION20:
061-01
- Do you think Canada should accept more immigrants, fewer
immigrants, or about the same number as we accept now?
01 more immigrants
02 fewer immigrants
03 about the same number
20a. For each of the following statements please tell me whether you agree
strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat or disagree
strongly:
[ROTATE 1 AND 2]
277-01
1) many people claiming to be refugees are not real refugees
01 agree strongly
02 agree somewhat
03 disagree somewhat
04 disagree strongly
278-01
2) Canada ought to be accepting more immigrants from those parts of the
world which are experiencing major conflicts
CROP QUESTIONS
062-01
34: Q22
22. If a referendum were held today on the same question as that asked in 1995, that is, sovereignty with an offer of partnership with the rest of Canada, would you vote YES or would you vote NO?
( 3/ 17)
01 YES 1
02 NO 2
03 * would not vote/spoil 8 => Q24
04 * DNK 9 => Q24
«Q22 »
063-01
35: Q23
23. Would you say that your intention to vote <Q23 >is:
( 3/ 18)
01 ...completely firm 1 => Q25A
02 ...quite firm, or 2 => Q25A
03 ...that it could still change? 3 => Q25A
04 * DNK/refusal 9 => Q25A
«Q23 »
064-01
36: Q24
24. Though you might not have made up your mind yet, if there was a referendum today on the same question, would you be more tempted to vote YES or more tempted to vote NO?
( 3/ 19)
01 YES 1
02 NO 2
03 * would not vote/spoil 8
04 * DNK 9
«Q24 »
079-01
37: Q25A
=> +1 if NON(Q22=#1 OU Q24=#1)
CEUX QUI VOTERAIENT OUI
25a. If at the time of a referendum on this question, you were not certain that there would be a partnership with the rest of Canada, would you still vote FOR this option or not?
( 3/ 20)
01 yes 1 => Q26
02 no 2 => Q26
03 * DNK/refusal 9 => Q26
«Q25A »
080-01
38: Q25B
=> +1 if NON(Q22=#2 OU Q24=#2)
CEUX QUI VOTERAIENT NON
25b. If at the time of a referendum on this question, you were certain that there would be a partnership with the rest of Canada, would you still vote AGAINST this option or not?
( 3/ 21)
01 yes 1
02 no 2
03 * DNK/refusal 9
«Q25B »
053-01
39: Q26
26. Did you vote YES or NO in the October 1995 referendum on sovereignty- partnership?
( 3/ 22)
01 yes 1
02 no 2 => Q28
03 * did not vote 3 => Q29
04 * DNK/refusal 9 => Q29
«Q26 »
054-01
40: Q27
CEUX QUI ONT VOTÉ OUI EN 1985
27. Since the referendum on sovereignty in 1995, would you say that you have become more sovereignist, you have become less sovereignist, or would you say that your opinion on Quebec sovereignty has not changed?
( 3/ 23)
01 more sovereignist 1 => Q29
02 less sovereignist 2 => Q29
03 my opinion has not changed 3 => Q29
04 * DNK/refusal 9 => Q29
«Q27 »
055-01
41: Q28
CEUX QUI ONT VOTÉ NON EN 1985
28. Since the referendum on sovereignty in 1995, would you say that you have become more federalist, you have become less federalist, or would you say that your opinion on federalism has not changed?
( 3/ 24)
01 more federalist 1
02 less federalist 2
03 my opinion has not changed 3
04 * DNK/refusal 9
«Q28 »
274-01
42: Q29
29. Are you personally very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat opposed or very much opposed to the Parti Quebecois, if it is re-elected at the next election, holding a referendum on sovereignty before the year 2005?
( 3/ 25)
01 very favourable 1
02 somewhat favourable 2
03 somewhat opposed 3
04 very much opposed 4
05 * DNK/refusal 9
«Q29 »
075-01
43: Q30
30. If in a referendum, the question was: "Do you want Quebec to remain a province of Canada?", would you vote or be tempted to vote YES or NO?
( 3/ 26)
01 would vote YES 1
02 would vote NO 2
03 * would not voted/spoiled 3
04 * DNK 8
05 * Refusal 9
«Q30 »
077-01
44: Q31
31. If a referendum were held on the following question: "Do you want Quebec to become a completely independant country", would you vote or be tempted to vote YES or NO?
( 3/ 27)
01 would vote YES 1
02 would vote NO 2
03 * would not voted/spoiled 3
04 * DNK 8
05 * Refusal 9
«Q31 »
45: Q32A
267-01
=> +1 if ECHAN=#2
ECHANTILLON 1
32a. When they speak about the sovereignty of Quebec, some sovereignist leaders say they want Quebec to become a sovereign country and then to enter into a confederal kind of union with the rest of Canada. This would mean that there would be two separate countries - Quebec and Canada- but with some common institutions. Personally, are you very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat opposed or very opposed to this
option?
( 3/ 28)
01 very favourable 1
02 somewhat favourable 2
03 somewhat opposed 3