Sentences with phrase «per cent of those polled»

The Munk Debates website has announced that the «Pros» managed to add 12percentage points to their portion of the opinion pie, as 70 per cent of those polled after the debate last night decided that we should indeed, tax the rich (more).

Those polled in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta (65 per cent) were the most likely to say they intended to put away savings in their RRSP or TFSA this year, while only 53 per cent of those polled in Quebec said they would.

Alberta is the most entrepreneurial province with 75 per cent of poll respondents in that region saying that they had thought of owning a business.

While 51 per cent of those who took part in the survey said they were Christians, only six per cent of those polled read the Bible, prayed and attended church at least once a week.

(A CBS - New York Times poll in mid-September of this year found that only 28 per cent of those polled back a constitutional amendment banning all abortions; only 46 per cent of churchgoing and 21 per cent of non-churchgoing Catholics want such a ban.)

Seventy per cent of those polled think so.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta maintained his strong lead in the presidential election count with 85 per cent of polling stations reporting.

When people were asked which of the four runners would do most harm to Labour's election prospects, Mr Corbyn was chosen by 33 per cent of those polled, Ms Cooper by 26 per cent, Mr Burnham by 22 per cent and Ms Kendall by 19 per cent.

63 per cent of those polled would not be comfortable with private companies running police services for profit 60 per cent were not comfortable with private firms handling 999 calls.

23 per cent of those polled believe that there will be a minority Conservative Government (down slightly from 24 per cent).

That adds up to 65 per cent of those polled expecting David Cameron to return to Downing Street as Prime Minister after the next general election.

Only 1.7 per cent of those polled were 2010 Labour who switched to vote UKIP in 2015.

The former Foreign Secretary was backed by 32 per cent of those polled, with Harriet Harman in second place on 11 per cent.

Better still, 81 per cent of those polled were positively in favour of science, judging it to have a moderately, or even «enormously beneficial» effect on their lives.

To find out about how life began, 20 per cent of those polled said they would visit a religious leader, but almost twice as many, 37 per cent, would consult a biologist.

Perhaps this is because of the stereotypes Canadians associate with politicians: 60 per cent of those polled admitted that politicians» reputation for dishonesty would put them off, while others would be concerned about time and attention at home.

The charity consulted 1,167 youngsters aged between 11 and 15, with 73 per cent of those polled believing children would be safer if classes on the subject was provided.

However, 62 per cent of the poll's participants said this often wasn't the case for many students.

A survey of teachers last year found that the single most popular motivation for joining the profession was a desire to make a difference to pupils» lives - cited by a staggering 93 per cent of those polled.»

Furthermore, 10 per cent of those polled have been refused the increase.

Only 21 per cent of those polled are aware of / or familiar with bond ETFs and that number drops to 7 per cent for both active and smart beta ETFs.

The Toronto - based bank says debt reduction or elimination was the top priority for 25 per cent of the poll respondents.

Even with finances being at the forefront for many working Canadians, only 28 per cent of those polled said a higher salary is their top priority compared with 48 per cent who said they value a better work - life balance and healthy work environment more.

The Leger survey for Credit Canada and the Financial Planning Standards Council also found 34 per cent of those polled keep financial secrets from their current romantic partner.

11 per cent confessed to forgetting to take underwear, while another 11 per cent of those polled missed out on capturing those special holiday moments after leaving their camera at home.

Over the next 12 months, 73 per cent of those polled will be looking for labour and employment advice: 57 per cent will need assistance with mergers and acquisitions; followed by 56 per cent looking for tax law help, 55 per cent probably requiring assistance with litigation, 33 per cent with intellectual property protection, 31 per cent with succession planning, and 28 per cent with environmental law.

A new study of recent Ontario home buyers and home sellers, commissioned by RECO, found that 47 per cent of those polled would consider paying up to 10 per cent over their budget and 31 per cent would consider offering 10 to 20 per cent more to outbid the competition.

By the way, the Royal Bank survey is «big picture positive», reinforcing that 83 per cent of those polled by Ipsos Reid believe a home is a good investment and that one in four owners or renters intend to buy in the next two years.

Twenty - two per cent of those polled said they will buy recreational property, and 24 per cent of those people said they would be willing to spend more on recreational property than on their prime residences.

It found that 28 per cent of those polled are planning to sell their homes as part of their retirement plans.

Not exact matches

A poll commissioned by Google and released in May suggested only 20 per cent of Canadians had ever made a mobile purchase and only 16 per cent expected to boost their mobile shopping in the following year.

In contrast, 34 per cent of Gen - Xer poll respondents say they've done so.

A poll of ICAA members found that 73 per cent were not satisfied with the amount of progress made by the tax office.

Separatist parties will get 45.8 per cent of the vote, according to the latest poll by newspaper El Periodico, with 43.8 per cent going to unionist parties.

According to the latest polls Esquerra will get the biggest share of the vote in the region, 20.5 per cent, narrowly leading Junts per Catalunya, the new name for the party led by Puigdemont, on 19.3 per cent.

According to an Associated Press - CNBC poll released Monday, some 36 per cent of Americans say buying stock in the 7 - year - old company would be a good investment, while 47 per cent disagree.

Analysts polled by FactSet had on average expected earnings of 66 cents per share for the latest quarter.

In a poll of the audience taken as they trickled into Roy Thomson Hall, 58 per cent said they agreed that the rich should be taxed more.

According to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, the company had been expected to earn an adjusted per share profit of 77 cents on revenue of $ 8.9 billion of revenues.

A Pew poll predating the accident showed that 66 per cent of Americans support TransCanada's project to link Canada's oilsands to Texas refineries and, I argued earlier this week, there's no reason why they should change their minds.

The Pew Research Center found in a recent poll that 9 per cent of American cellphone owners use Snapchat.

The Montreal - based carrier was expected to post an adjusted loss of 21 cents per share on $ 2.8 billion of revenues in the quarter, and five cents on $ 12.1 billion of revenues for the year, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

The poll also found that 31 per cent of those surveyed say they aren't planning on putting away retirements savings at all this year, a jump from 28 per cent in 2012.

That's better than the loss of 6 cents per share expected by analysts, according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research.

The company posted adjusted earnings of $ 1 per share, topping the 90 cents per share analysts polled by Thomson Reuters anticipated.

A poll of 1,000 Texans last year for Texas Lyceum found 43 per cent of respondents saying NAFTA has been good for the Texas economy and just 24 per cent saying it was bad.

Transcontinental was expected to post 56 cents per share in adjusted profits on $ 476 million of revenues, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

Adjusted losses from continuing operations was $ 67 million, or 13 cents per share, deeper than predictions of six cents per share, according to a poll of analysts by Thomson Reuters.

Although the new Conservatives are stuck in the low - to mid-20 per cent range in national polls, voter discontent and the prospect of a Liberal minority government have made Harper a force to be taken seriously.

Meanwhile, a new poll shows that more than 50 per cent of Canadians are pooping like puffins over the possibility of a Tory majority, but most are unwilling to change their votes to stop it.