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Six in Ten (60%) Canadians Report Eating Breakfast Every Day
Of the Remaining Four in Ten, 42% Say they Are Just Not Hungry -- 38% Blame a Lack of Time; As for Ways to Save Time in the Morning, One in Four (26%) Say They Have Skipped Breakfast, While One in Five (21%) Report Eating Breakfast on the Go
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Debt Loads Are Growing Faster Than Assets: Is Financial Stress On The Rise For Canadian Households?
Just Under One-Third (31%) Of Canadians Are Concerned About Managing Their Current Debt Load
However, Four-In-Ten (42%) Are Optimistic That Their Own Financial Situation Will Improve In The Upcoming Year -
Parent Care: The Latest, Greatest Challenge for Baby Boomers
An address by John Wright, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Ipsos-Reid to the Empire Club of Canada, in Toronto on May 8th, 2003.
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Canadians' Concern of Contracting SARS (51%) Decreases 10 Points Since Beginning of April
Concern Lower in All Regions and Among All Demographic Groups - Ontario Records a Decline of 13 points Moving From 69% to 56%
Seven in Ten (70%)Canadians Say Their Provincial Governments and Public Health Offices Have Done Best Job They Can To Protect Public From SARS
However, Half (51%) are Alarmed that Governments and Healthcare Officials Have Not Taken Enough Steps To Contain the SARS Outbreak -
The Canadian Boycott Factor in the U.S.: Mainly Out of Sight, Out of mind
Half (47%) of Americans Believe Canada Supports U.S. in Iraq While 44% Say They Don't. One Quarter (26%) of Americans Avoiding Canadian Products and Services -- But 17% Buying More (Net Effect: -9 Points). But, if Americans Hear Canada Doesn't Support U.S. in Iraq, Potential Boycott Factor Rises to 40% (as Buying More Drops to 8% -- Net Effect: -- 32 Points)
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Canadians With Internet Access At Work Spend 1.6 Billion Hours A Year Surfing The Net For Personal Reasons
38% of Canadians With Internet Access From Work Spend An Average of 4.5 Hours Per Week Surfing For Personal Reasons, Double The Number From 2000
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Seven-in-Ten (67%) Canadians Approaching Retirement Are Unsure About Their Retirement Future
The 12th Annual RBC RRSP Poll Also Found That 59% Of Those Aged 45 And Up, Who Are Not Yet Retired, Are Feeling Behind In Meeting Their Retirement Goals
And 56% Have Not Determined The Amount They Will Need To Save To Ensure They Have A Comfortable Retirement