Canadian Gallup Poll, January 1983, #469_1

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country and abroad. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as unemployment, inflation and surrogate motherhood. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing surrogate motherhood; the closeness of UK-Canada relations; the closeness of US-Canada relations; confidence in U.S. problem solving; the effect of unemployment on a family's life; the government's handling of inflation; the government's handling of unemployment; the legal claims to a child produced by surrogate motherhood; the main causes of unemployment; the political party that would best handle unemployment and inflation; recognizing housework as a contributing factor in divorce court; and test-tube babies. Basic demographic variables are also included.