Adult awareness of opioid issues Canada 2020 | Statista

The percentage of adults who followed the opioid issue in Canada very closely decreased by more than half from February 2019 to November 2020. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who saw various levels of media coverage about the opioid issue in Canada and their level of discussion on the topic in November 2017, February 2019, and November 2020.

Percentage of adults in Canada who followed the issue of opioid use in 2017, 2019, and 2020

Characteristic	Seeing a lot of coverage and having discussions with family/friends	Seeing some coverage and having the odd conversation	Just seeing a little bit of coverage	Haven't seen or heard anything about it
Nov. 2020	16%	42%	33%	9%
Feb. 2019	42%	36%	17%	6%
Nov. 2017	33%	38%	21%	8%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

in November 2017, February 2019, and November 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Members of Angus Reid Forum

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: "First, how closely are you following news and commentary (either online or offline) about the issue of opioid use in Canada? Would you say you are:"

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