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Market research and public opinion have an impact on our world. Here’s a sampling of news stories where studies and surveys completed with the Angus Reid Forum have had an impact or appeared in the media.
Market research and public opinion have an impact on our world. Here’s a sampling of news stories where studies and surveys completed with the Angus Reid Forum have had an impact or appeared in the media.
From Global News
November 14, 2018
An Angus Reid Survey suggests Manitobans aren’t happy with the legal cannabis consumption age. The poll shows 39 per cent of the province would like to see the legal age reduced to 18. Only 17 per cent agreed the legal age the provincial government set, should stay at 19.
From StarMetro Vancouver
November 6, 2018
Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute, said the findings reflect Canadians’ concerns about Saudi Arabia, especially with regard to human-rights abuses in the war in Yemen. The survey was conducted between Oct. 24 and Oct. 29 among a representative randomized sample of 1,500 Canadian adults who have signed up to receive surveys as part of the Angus Reid Forum.
From National Post
November 1, 2018
According to Angus Reid, the main objection from people who don’t support the plan is the belief, held by two-thirds of dissenters, that it amounts to a “tax grab.” Thirty-six per cent say they have concerns about its effectiveness at fighting climate change and only six per cent of respondents say their opposition came from doubts about human-caused climate change.
From Financial Post
October 23, 2018
Close to 50 per cent of respondents felt the USMCA is worse than NAFTA, and only 18 per cent thought it was better. The results were based on an online survey of 1,500 representative members of the permanent Angus Reid Forum.
From MobileSyrup
October 19, 2018
According to a new Angus Reid study, three-in-ten Canadians are ditching home TV packages for online streaming options. 48 percent of those under age 35 have cancelled their cable or satellite service or never signed up for it in the first place. Additionally, 63 percent are ditching landline phones.
From Yahoo! Finance
October 2, 2018
Angus Reid said it questioned a randomized sample of 1,500 Canadian adults between Sept. 4 and Sept. 7 who are members of the Angus Reid Forum.
From the CBC
September 28, 2018
The Angus Reid Institute conducted the online survey from Sept 10 – 14, 2018 among a representative randomized sample of 800 adult B.C. residents who are members of Angus Reid Forum.
From iPolitics
September 25, 2018
A new poll shows most Canadians lack confidence in the ability of their community police to spot drug-influenced drivers and to enforce new penalties after recreational cannabis is legal next month.
From the CBC
August 3, 2018
The poll — which was conducted between July 25-30 based on interviews with 1,500 members of the Angus Reid Forum, an online panel — suggests that the border issue is resonating with Canadians. Fully 70 per cent of respondents to the poll said they were either “following it in the news and discussing it with friends and family” or “seeing some media coverage and having the odd conversation.”
From 980 CJME News Regina
July 26, 2018
The poll results come from an online survey conducted between July 18 and 23 from a representative, random sample of 1,500 people who signed up to respond to Angus Reid polls as part of the Angus Reid Forum.
From the National Post
July 9, 2018
And, yes, 65 per cent of respondents — the sample included 1,509 adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum, a community of opinion-givers, and 494 members of Ethnic Corner, a research group focusing on ethnic groups and new Canadians — said they found a spiritual home among Canada’s religious communities. The polling includes both refugees and those who immigrated for different reasons.