How should governments deal with crime? Should they focus on punishing criminals, or should they aim to prevent crime happening in the first place? It’s important for government policy to take public opinion into account, so Angus Reid conducted a poll to determine public opinion on this issue. It surveyed 1013 Canadian adults and got the results in the following table in response to the question, “In your view, what should be the main priority for the federal government when it comes to crime?” (Note that “ATL” in the table is all of the Atlantic provinces combined.)

Assume that the sample surveyed is distributed among the provinces according to the percentage of the Canadian population in each province.

Determine whether there is a significant difference among the provinces on this issue.

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AB MB/SK ON QC ATL Total BC 49% 47% 46% 49% 50% 61% 50% Punishing Criminals 48% 50% 48% 43% 46% 38% 45% Preventing Crime 3% 3% 8% 4% 1% 5% Not Sure 6% AB MB/SK 0N 39% 23% 7% 100% QC ATL | Total BC % Population| 13% | 11% | 7%