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Almost 9-in-10 think
Housing Prices in BC High
More than half think the government hasn't done enough
Toronto, April 11th
– In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1040
British Columbia voters, almost 9-in-10 (88% TOP2) think the cost of housing in
British Columbia is high. Only (2% BTM2) say the cost of housing is low, with
(6%) saying it is neither high, nor low.
Respondents most
likely to say that the cost of housing is too high include those aged 34 and
younger (90%), 35-44 (89%), 45-54 (87%), 55-64 (89%), with a college/university
degree (92%), supporting the NDP (93%) or Greens (94%).
Respondents most
likely to say the cost of housing is neither high, nor low, include males (8%),
the least wealthy (9%), those earning $40,000-$60,000 (7%) or $60,000-$80,000
(7%) and supporting the Liberals (12%) or Conservatives (9%).
More than 5-in-10 say the government hasn't done enough
(51%) say that the
government hasn't done enough to fight rising housing prices in BC. (27%) say
the government has done some, but not enough, with (14%) responding that the
government has done enough. (8%) say they don't know.
Respondents most
likely to say the government hasn't done enough include those aged 35-44 (56%),
females (53%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (56%), $80,000-$100,000 (59%), with a
college/university degree (56%), living on Vancouver Island (58%), and
supporting the NDP (65%).
Respondents most
likely to say the government has done some to combat the problem, but not
enough, include those aged 34 and younger (35%), the least wealthy (32%), and
the most wealthy (33%), with some college/university (33%), living in BC
Interior North (33%), and supporting the Liberals (35%).
Respondents most
likely to say the government has done enough include males (18%), the most
wealthy (18%), or those earning $60,000-$80,000 (16%) or $80,000-$100,000
(15%), and supporting the Liberals (27%).
"Housing may be
the defining issue on May 9th. The Liberals should be concerned that more than
half of voters respond that they haven't done enough to combat this issue,
particularly given the overwhelming number of those that say the cost of
housing is high," said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research.
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
