Ipsos News and Polls

Six in Ten (62%) Canadian Parents Say They’d Like to Spend More Time Helping Their Child Learn at Home

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:15:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Six in ten (62%) parents ‘agree’ (15% strongly/46% somewhat) that they ‘don’t have as much time as I would like to spend’ helping their child learn, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of ABC Life Literacy. In fact, most (63%) ‘disagree’ (24% strongly/39% somewhat) that ‘the primary place for a child to learn is at school, not at home’, while four in ten (37%) ‘agree’ (11% strongly/27% somewhat). But while seven in ten (70%) ‘agree’ (22% strongly/48% somewhat) that they are their child’s best teacher – a feeling even stronger among those with young children – many Canadian parents appear to missing teachable moments with their children.

Post-Secondary Education in BC

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:00:30 GMT

Vancouver, BC – This report presents the findings of an Ipsos Reid online poll conducted on behalf of The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE).

‘How America Pays for College’ Study Reveals Shifts in Reasons for Attending College: From Aspirational to Practical

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:30:30 GMT

Newark, DE — Students attend college with increasingly practical reasons in mind: better jobs and earning more money, says Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College,” a national study of 1,600 college students and parents conducted by Ipsos. Ninety percent of students strongly agreed that college is an investment in the future, an increase from 84 percent in 2010. In addition, 70 percent of students and parents strongly agreed that a college education is necessary for their desired occupation and that college is required to earn more, up from 63 and 59 percent, respectively, in 2010.

Canadians Prepare for Canada Day by Writing a Book

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – In preparation for Canada Day, Canadians were asked to write a book about this country, and the stories they tell are as diverse as the country itself, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Historic Dominion Institute. On an open-ended basis, Canadians could set the story wherever they wanted, starring whoever they wanted, set whenever they wanted, and write whatever kind of book they wanted, and the results tell a multitude of stories about this great country.

Ipsos Global @dvisory: Is Religion A Force For Good In The World? Combined Population of 23 Major Nations Evenly Divided in Advance of Blair, Hitchens Debate.

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 01:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – A new Ipsos poll commissioned for the November 26th Munk Debates on Religion in Toronto Canada featuring Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens has found that the world is evenly divided on one of history’s most vexing questions: is religion a force for good in the world?

Parents Consider School Health and Physical Education Classes Important, Seek Improvements to Current Offering

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Parents of public elementary school children in Ontario generally recognize the importance of Health and Physical Education classes in school, a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Ophea reveals.

Kiss Me Kate: Majority (55%, + 12) of Canadians Think Nuptials Between Prince William and Kate Middleton Should Put William, Not Charles on the Royal Throne

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Canadians have given their blessing to the pending nuptials between Prince William and Kate Middleton in a very profound way, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global Television. On the heels of the announcement of the royal wedding, which will be held on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, a majority (55%) of Canadians now believe that ‘Prince Charles should skip his place in line for the throne as King and instead pass the reign of King on to his son Prince William’, a significant increase of 12 points over one year ago prior to the visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, to Canada.

Knowledge of First and Second World War Lowest Among Young Canadians

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – As Canadians prepare to mark Remembrance Day on November 11th, a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of The Historica-Dominion Institute has revealed that knowledge about the First and Second World Wars is much lower among younger Canadians than it is among middle-aged and older Canadians, but younger Canadians are leading the way on knowledge about Afghanistan.

Le niveau de connaissance de la Première et de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale est le plus faible parmi les jeunes Canadiens

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:30:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Alors que les Canadiens se préparent à observer le jour du Souvenir, les résultats d’un nouveau sondage Ipsos-Reid, mené pour le compte de l’Institut Historica-Dominion, révèlent que le niveau de connaissance de la Première et de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale est plus faible parmi les jeunes Canadiens que parmi les Canadiens d'âge moyen ou d'âge mûr. Par contre, les jeunes Canadiens sont plus sensibilisés sur la question de l’Afghanistan.

Nine in Ten Hispanics See a Good Education as Necessary for Immigrants to Improve their Standard of Living

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:00:30 GMT

New York, NY – No one can argue the value of a good education and its impact in our society; with this in mind, the latest Ipsos Telemundo Poll, explores the perceptions of Hispanics about education. The study conducted among Hispanic adults living in the United States shows that this increasingly growing demographic group considers education to be very important. Among the 434 Hispanic adults interviewed, nine in ten (89%) subscribe to the belief that a good education is necessary for Hispanic immigrants in the United States to improve their standard of living – including 73% who completely agree. In comparison, just eight percent disagree.