SELECTED RESULTS FROM THE DIGNITY

:: 49 per cent of Canadians say that if poor people really want to work, they can always find a job.

:: 43 per cent agree that "a good work ethic" is all you need to escape poverty"

:: 41 per cent say that if we gave poor people more assistance, the would "take advantage"

:: 28 per cent believe living in poverty "usually have lower moral values"

:: 25 per cent believe people are poor because they're lazy

:: 37 per cent agree that people living in poverty in Canada "still have it pretty good"

:: 24 per cent say they don't see many people in Canada who are "truly poor"

:: 18 per cent say poverty is a problem we can't do much about

(Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, January, 2011)

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