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• Healthcare Survey

  Nine in Ten (87%) of Ontarians Believe Vision Is Important in Development and Early Learning of Children

  86% Agree All Children Should Have Eye Exam Each Year Before Starting School

  09.09.03
• Politics Survey

  Toronto: Crime and Safety in the City

  Over Eight in Ten (85%) Torontonians Satisfied with Local Police Services, Just as Many (84%) Approve of Police Chief Fantino
  Eight in Ten (78%) Would Feel Safe Walking Alone in Their Neighourhood After Dark
  However, Four in Ten (43%) Very Concerned About Child Abductions in Their Neighbourhood

  09.09.03
• Politics Survey

  Toronto: My City, My Neighbourhood, My Home

  Nine in Ten (92%) Feel at Home in Toronto - 67% Strongly
  One Quarter (24%) Feel Their Neighbourhood is a Better Place to Live Today than It Was Five Years Ago; Almost as Many (21%) Feel It Is Worse
  Four in Ten (40%) Say It's Hard Making New Friends in Toronto, While 43% Say They Would Like to Get Together with Their Neighbours . . . But Never Have

  09.08.03
• Politics Survey

  Leading Toronto: The Race for A New Mayor

  Barbara Hall (44%) Leads Race to Replace Mel Lastman, by Large Margin Followed by Nunziata (15%), Tory (13%), Miller (12%) and Jakobek (4%)
  
  Biggest Momentum to Hall and Miller, Jakobek Effectively Out of the Race for Votes
  
  Galvanizing "Ballot Box" Issue to Get Votes Yet to Emerge

  09.05.03
• Trends & Prospective Survey

  Eight in Ten (85%) Canadian Parents Concerned About Increase in Costs of a Post-Secondary Education

  Total Cost of a Post-Secondary Education Estimated to be More than $50,000
  Over Four in Ten (44%) Parents Expect to Split Costs with Child
  Four in Ten (38%) Have a Registered Education Savings Plans for their Children

  09.04.03

• Ipsos i3 – Inform, Innovate, Inspire

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• Consumer Behavior Survey

  Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High

  Expectations About Interest Rates, Home Purchase Intentions, Job Security, and Personal Economic Forecasting Continue to Fuel Economic Confidence
  Seven in Ten (70%) Say Overall State of Canadian Economy is "Good," One in Three (34%) Think it will Improve
  Ipsos-Reid Canadian Economic Confidence Index Dips Slightly to 112.33, But Remains High

  09.01.03
• Media Measurement Survey

  More Canadians Look To The Internet To Book Travel Plans

  Over one-third (36%) of Internet users have booked elements of travel plans, and even more (56%) have researched travel plans online, but the average number of bookings has dropped

  08.28.03
• Consumer Behavior Survey

  BRITISH COLUMBIANS SEE ECONOMIC GOLD IN 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

  Public Predicts Games Will Be a Boon to Provincial Economy (71%), Retail Sales (81%) and Tourism Spending (88%)
  Benefit Expected to Extend Beyond Host Cities; Majority Expect Games to Benefit Retail Sales (72%) and Tourism Spending (78%) In Their Own Region of the Province

  08.27.03
• Politics Survey

  Two-Thirds (66%) of Canadians Believe Blackout Result of Technical, Not Supply Problems - 61% in Ontario Agree

  Seven in Ten (71%) Confident Electricity Companies Will Be Able to Sustain Demand Over the Next Number of Years, However Just 58% of Ontarians Concur
  One in Three (34%) Willing to Pay More for Hydro In Order to Invest in a More Fail-Safe System - 42% in Ontario
  Premier Eves (71% - 73% in Ontario) Leads List as Doing a `Good Job' During Blackout

  08.22.03
• Healthcare Survey

  Canadians and The Question of a Low-Carb Diet

  Nine in Ten (93%) Try to Make Healthy Eating Decisions
  Eight in Ten (78%) Aware Low-Carbohydrates Diet Can be Part of Weight Reduction Plan
  One in Three (35%) Likely to Try a Premium Low-Carbohydrate Light Beer

  08.22.03
• Politics Survey

  WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT:

  Governing Conservatives Hold Steady (36%, +1 from June), However they Continue To Trail Liberals (49%, +1) by 13 Points
  
  But Public Mixed on Eves Leadership
  
  And Six in Ten (60%) Still Say it is Time for a Change in Government

  08.20.03