VUX POP LABS Vote Compass Results ISSUE IMPORTANCE Embargo date: April 18, 2017 at T100 pm in About Vote Compass Data Vote Compass is a democratic engagement initiative developed by a team of political scientists from Vox Pop Labs. Its objective is to promote public engagement with the campaign platforms of the political parties vying for election. A derivative benefit of Vote Compass is its function as a rich source of public opinion data. We apply a series of statistical treatments to the data to weight for respondents’ selection into the survey, allowing us to yield unique insights about the electorate during the campaign. This extends the utility of Vote Compass as a government accountability mechanism because it reflects the opinions of a much larger sample of the population than is captured by conventional public opinion research techniques. When referencing this report or any findings contained herein, please use the following methodological note and attribution: Developed by a team of social and statistical scientists from Vox Pop Labs, Vote Compass is a civic engagement application offered in British Columbia exclusively by CBC News. The findings are based on 20,656 respondents who participated in Vote Compass from April 11 to April 18, 2017. Unlike online opinion polls, respondents to Vote Compass are not pre-selected. Similar to opinion polls, however, the data are a non-random sample from the population and have been weighted in order to approximate a representative sample. Vote Compass data have been weighted by geography, gender, age, educational attainment, occupation, religion, income and language to ensure the sample’s composition reflects that of the actual population of British Columbia according to census data and other population estimates. What issue is most important to you in this election? British Columbia Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% Source: Vox Pop Labs 1 What issue is most important to you in this election? CON LIB NDP GRN OT Economy Housing Education Healthcare Environment Social welfare Labour Civil rights Land and water management Transportation Immigration Finance Government operations Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: Vox Pop Labs 2 What issue is most important to you in this election? Undecided Decided Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Transportation Civil rights Immigration Finance Government operations Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 3 What issue is most important to you in this election? Men Women Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 4 What issue is most important to you in this election? 18−34 35−54 55+ Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 5 What issue is most important to you in this election? High school or below College or trade school Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 6 What issue is most important to you in this election? Less than $60k Between $60k and $100k More than $100k Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 7 What issue is most important to you in this election? Catholic Protestant Other religion No religion Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Civil rights Transportation Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 8 What issue is most important to you in this election? Left Centre−left Centre Centre−right Right Economy Housing Education Healthcare Environment Labour Social welfare Civil rights Transportation Finance Immigration Government operations Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: Vox Pop Labs 9 What issue is most important to you in this election? Born in Canada Immigrant Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Transportation Civil rights Finance Government operations Immigration Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 10 What issue is most important to you in this election? English French Other language Economy Housing Education Environment Healthcare Social welfare Labour Transportation Immigration Finance Civil rights Government operations Energy Land and water management 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 11 What issue is most important to you in this election? Metro Vancouver north of Fraser Metro Vancouver south of Fraser Fraser Valley Outside Metro Vancouver Economy Housing Education Healthcare Environment Social welfare Labour Transportation Civil rights Immigration Finance Government operations Land and water management Energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: Vox Pop Labs 12