North American Tracker (January 19, 2021): Curfews, Trump and Social Media

Posted on January 19th, 2021 in Surveys

DISCOVER OUR MOST RECENT RESULTS BELOW!

This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

A COVID-19 CURFEW

  • 3 out of 4 Quebecers are in favour of the night-time curfew imposed to help control the spread of the virus, but 32% doubt its effectiveness.
  • 39% of Canadians who live outside Quebec feel that a night-time curfew would be an effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in their community, 41% do not, and 20% are unsure.

AT THEIR LOWEST…

  • The proportion of Canadians who report that their mental health has been excellent/very good since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis (32%) has been gradually trending downward since November 16, 2020, and has reached its lowest point.
  • Canadians’ overall satisfaction with the measures put in place by their federal (60%), provincial (58%) and local/municipal (57%) governments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is at its lowest since March 23, 2020.

TRUMP AND SOCIAL MEDIA

  • 78% of Canadians and 56% of Americans agree with the social media sites that have decided to ban Donald Trump.
  • 86% of Canadians and 66% of Americans think social media sites should ban users who are inciting violence, promoting hatred, or sharing misinformation.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from January 15, 2021 to January 17, 2021, with 1,506 Canadians and 1,003 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel To view the January 19, 2021 report, CLICK HERE.

Do you support the use of night-time curfews to fight the COVID-19 pandemic? Why or why not?

TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

  • 3 out of 4 Quebecers are in favour of the night-time curfew imposed to help control the spread of the virus, but 32% doubt its effectiveness.
  • 39% of Canadians who live outside Quebec feel that a night-time curfew would be an effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in their community, 41% do not, and 20% are unsure.

AT THEIR LOWEST…

  • The proportion of Canadians who report that their mental health has been excellent/very good since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis (32%) has been gradually trending downward since November 16, 2020, and has reached its lowest point.
  • Canadians’ overall satisfaction with the measures put in place by their federal (60%), provincial (58%) and local/municipal (57%) governments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is at its lowest since March 23, 2020.

TRUMP AND SOCIAL MEDIA

  • 78% of Canadians and 56% of Americans agree with the social media sites that have decided to ban Donald Trump.
  • 86% of Canadians and 66% of Americans think social media sites should ban users who are inciting violence, promoting hatred, or sharing misinformation.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from January 15, 2021 to January 17, 2021, with 1,506 Canadians and 1,003 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel To view the January 19, 2021 report, CLICK HERE.

Do you support the use of night-time curfews to fight the COVID-19 pandemic? Why or why not?

TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

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