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4 in 10 Canadians Likely to Watch Royal Wedding
Majority approves
Toronto, May
17th, 2018 – In a random
sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1484 Canadian voters,
three-quarters (TOP2: 75%) say they are aware of the wedding between Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle, with half (48%) saying they are very aware.
One-quarter (BTM2: 25%) say they aren’t
aware of the wedding, with about one-sixth (14%) saying they are not at all
aware.
4 in 10 likely to watch
More than a third (TOP2: 37%) say they are likely to watch the royal
wedding, with about one-fifth (18%) saying they are very likely watch.
About two-thirds (BTM2: 63%) say they are not likely to watch, with 4 in
10 (41%) saying they are not at all likely to watch.
Respondents (TOP2) most likely to say they are likely to watch the royal
wedding include those aged 65+ (56%), females (50%), the least educated (44%),
living in the Atlantic Provinces (42%) or Ontario (45%), and supporting the
Liberals (45%).
Respondents (BTM2) most likely to say they are not likely to watch the
royal wedding include those aged 34 and younger (75%), males (77%), the least
wealthy (72%), and living in Alberta (74%) or BC (71%).
Majority approve of the wedding
The majority (53%) say that they approve of the wedding between Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle. Few (5%) say they disapprove.
A high proportion (42%) of respondents say they do not know.
Respondents most likely to say they approve include those aged 65+ (63%),
females (61%) earning $20,000-$40,000 (57%) or the most wealthy (54%), the
least educated (63%), and living in the Atlantic Provinces (59%) or Ontario
(61%).
Prince William the most admired royal, next to the Queen
One-quarter (26%) say that they admire Prince William the most, with his
wife, Catherine (16%) Canadians’ second-most admired royal.
Prince Harry (8%), Prince Charles (6%), and Prince Philip (5%) are tied
for third, with Meghan Markle (4%), Princess Charlotte (2%), and Prince George
(2%) following behind.
A third (31%) say that they don’t admire the royal family.
Respondents most likely to say they admire Prince William include those
aged 65+ (42%), females (30%), earning $80,000-$100,000 (31%) or the most
wealthy (30%), and living in the Atlantic Provinces (30%), Ontario (30%), or the
prairies (MB/SK) (31%).
Respondents most likely to say they do not admire the royal family
include those aged 34 and younger (40%), males (43%), the least wealthy (38%),
with some college/university (38%), living in Québec (37%), Alberta (39%), or
BC (36%).
“News about the royal wedding has been difficult to avoid as the date
nears, and three-quarters of Canadians say they’re aware of it,” said Dr. Lorne
Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “Fewer people say they’re likely to
watch the wedding than have heard about it, but the majority of Canadians say
they approve of the wedding, overall.”
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.
