2006 Harris Polls
| December 21 |
U.S. Adults Desire Ongoing Review of Pharmaceuticals |
| December 13 |
American Red Cross, AARP, The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are Among the Most Trusted Beltway Groups |
| December 12 |
Intruders in Our Public Schools: Two-thirds of Youth and Three-quarters of Parents Find it Likely that an Intruder Could Enter a School |
| December 5 |
Spending Time with Friends and Family is What Majority Look Forward to This Holiday Season |
| December 4 |
Iraq: Numbers Get Even Worse |
| November 29 |
A 68 Percent to 14 Percent Majority Believes That There is Now a Civil War in Iraq |
| November 28 |
After Mid-Term Elections, President Bush’s Job Approval Drops |
| November 16 |
Fewer People Have Felt Alienated During the Years of George W. Bush’s Presidency than Under Presidents Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter or Gerald Ford |
| November 10 |
Many U.S. Adults Claim to Have Been Notified that Personal Information Has Been Improperly Disclosed |
| October 31 |
While Most U.S. Adults Believe in God, Only 58 Percent are "Absolutely Certain" |
| October 25 |
Democrats Continue to Hold Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot |
| October 24 |
Oil, Pharmaceutical, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Utilities and Tobacco Top the List of Industries That Many People Think Need More Regulation |
| October 19 |
President Bush Receives Negative Ratings on All 11 Issues Included in Latest Harris Poll, With Healthcare, Iraq, Hurricane Relief, Taxes and Economy Getting Worst Marks |
| October 13 |
Democrats Continue to See Gains in Generic Congressional Ballot |
| October 6 |
The Many Sources of Stress and the Hassles of Daily Life |
| September 28 |
U.S. Adults Continue To Give First Lady Laura Bush High Marks |
| September 26 |
Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are Favorite Teams Among U.S. Adults Who Follow Professional Football |
| September 22 |
U.S. Adults Attitudes on Iraq Highly Polarized by Political Party |
| September 15 |
Political Ratings of U.S. Leaders Rise Moderately Since Last Month |
| September 6 |
California and New York City Remain Most Popular Places People Would Choose to Live |
| September 1 |
Majority of U.S. Adults’ Attitudes toward Flying Not Changed by Recent Terrorist Threat |
| August 30 |
More U.S. Adults See Israeli Government as an Ally or Friend than They Do Twelve Other Middle Eastern Countries |
| August 30 |
Plurality of Public in Five Major European Countries Continues to See the U.S., Over Five Other Countries, as the Greatest Threat to Global Stability |
| August 25 |
U.S. Adults Deeply Pessimistic About Middle East, Believing None of Parties are Willing to Compromise to Secure Peace |
| August 24 |
No Post-Terrorism Threat Bounce for President Bush |
| August 22 |
Seniors’ Votes in November May Be Influenced by Their Attitudes toward the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit |
| August 17 |
Large Majorities of Public Support Surveillance of Suspected Terrorists |
| August 11 |
Democrats Continue to Hold Substantial Lead over Republicans in Race for Congress |
| August 8 |
Doctors and Teachers Most Trusted Among 22 Occupations and Professions: Fewer Adults Trust the President to Tell the Truth |
| August 3 |
Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Israel and Japan Continue to be Countries Most Widely Seen as Close U.S. Allies |
| August 1 |
Number of "Cyberchondriacs" – Adults Who Have Ever Gone Online for Health Information– Increases to an Estimated 136 Million Nationwide |
| July 26 |
Firefighters, Doctors and Nurses Top List as "Most Prestigious Occupations" |
| July 21 |
Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially |
| July 20 |
Democrats Increase Lead over Republicans in Race for Congress |
| July 12 |
Sony on Top in Annual ‘Best Brands’ Harris Poll for Seventh Consecutive Year |
| July 10 |
It’s All New York: Yankees and Mets – First and Second Favorite Baseball Teams |
| July 6 |
Half of U.S. Adults say They are Unlikely to Visit a Casino in the Next Year |
| June 30 |
News Reporting is Perceived as Biased, though Less Agreement on Whether it is Liberal or Conservative Bias |
| June 26 |
For the 10th Year in a Row, Australia Is Top Choice for a Vacation Destination, if Cost is Not an Option, According to U.S. adults |
| June 16 |
Over Thirty Million Adults Claim to be Victims of Domestic Violence |
| June 15 |
Majority of U.S. Adults Think Domestic Violence is a Serious Problem in the United States Today |
| June 9 |
President Bush’s Approval Rating Rises Slightly from All-Time Low |
| June 8 |
Tiger Woods Becomes Nation’s Favorite Sports Star as Michael Jordan Drops to Number Two for First Time in 13 Years |
| June 6 |
Despite Understanding Risks Many U.S. Adults Still Use Cell Phones While Driving |
| June 2 |
Few U.S. Adults Give High Marks to the Nation’s Public Schools for Quality of Education |
| May 31 |
Large Majorities of U.S. Adults Support Easy – and Free – Online Access to Federally-Funded Research Findings on Health Issues and Other Topics |
| May 26 |
U.S. Adults Remain Very Pessimistic About Situation in Iraq |
| May 25 |
More than Four in 10 Car Owners are Cutting Back Due to High Gas Prices |
| May 24 |
Over Three-Quarters of All U.S. Adults – An Estimated 172 million – Now Go Online |
| May 17 |
Majorities Say White House Staff Changes Mostly Cosmetic and Things Will Not Change in the Administration, Designed to Boost President Bush’s Job Approval Rating |
| May 16 |
Hurricanes Are the Most Destructive |
| May 12 |
President Bush’s Job Approval Rating Reaches New Low of 29 Percent Positive, Down Seven Points since April (Part 1) |
| May 12 |
President Bush’s Job Approval Rating Reaches New Low of 29 Percent Positive, Down Seven Points since April (Part 2) |
| May 10 |
Doctors, Dentists and Nurses Most Trusted Professionals to Give Advice, According to Harris Poll of U.S. Adults |
| May 9 |
Americans Look into the Crystal Ball: What is Likely to Happen in the Next 10 Years? |
| May 4 |
Support for Roe vs. Wade Declines to Lowest Level Ever |
| May 3 |
Majority of U.S. Adults Say Wall Street Benefits the Country |
| April 27 |
While a Third of Adults Think the Nonprofit Sector in the United States is Headed in the Wrong Direction, a Vast Majority of Households have Donated to Charities in the Past Year |
| April 26 |
Many Support Favorable Treatment of Family Members, Asylum Seekers, Skilled Workers and Professionals Who Want to Immigrate into the United States |
| April 25 |
Supermarkets, Banks, Computer Software Companies, and Packaged Goods Top the List of Industries Doing a Good Job for Their Consumers |
| April 19 |
President Bush’s Job Approval Ratings Remain Low |
| April 14 |
One-third of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Homeschools Their Child |
| March 29 |
Duke May Not Be in the Final Four, but They Continue to be the Nation’s Favorite College Basketball Team |
| March 23 |
Nearly Half of Adults Think U.S. Efforts to Prevent Iran from Building Nuclear Weapons Should Happen With U.N. Support |
| March 22 |
As March Madness Heats Up, New Poll Finds That 13 Percent of All Adults and More than Half Who Follow College Basketball May Participate in an Office Pool |
| March 17 |
More U.S. Adults Pessimistic About Situation in Iraq in Light of Increased Violence |
| March 14 |
President Bush’s Job Approval Ratings Continue to Drop |
| March 9 |
Obesity Epidemic Continues to Worsen in the United States |
| March 2 |
Overall Confidence in Leaders of Major Institutions Remains Steady |
| March 1 |
"Crash," Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon Should Take Home Oscars, According to Harris Poll of U.S. Adults |
| February 24 |
Support for Government Surveillance Programs Increases among U.S. Adults, but Many Still Worry About Civil Liberty Safeguards |
| February 24 |
Seven in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Watch Broadcast News at Least Several Times a Week |
| February 23 |
Majority of U.S. Adults Feel President is Justified in Authorizing Wiretaps Without Court Approval to Monitor Suspected Terrorists |
| February 22 |
Small Percentages of U.S. and British Online Adults Admit to Gambling Online |
| February 16 |
‘State of the Union’ Address Does Not Raise President Bush’s Job Approval Rating |
| February 13 |
Two-thirds Plan to Watch Coverage of the Winter Olympic Games, Shows Harris Poll of U.S. Adults Before the Games Opening |
| February 8 |
Americans Would Like to See a Larger Share of Passengers and Freight Going By Rail in Future |
| February 7 |
Adults Nationwide Agree that a Good Transportation System is Important, But Half Give System Positive Ratings |
| February 3 |
For Fourth Consecutive Year, Oprah is America’s Top Favorite TV Personality |
| January 31 |
Optimism Significantly Increases in Regard to Situation in Iraq, According to Recent Harris Poll |
| January 26 |
As the State of the Union Draws Near, Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Rate Current State of the Country as Poor, According to Latest Harris Poll |
| January 24 |
Very Few U.S. Adults Believe the Jack Abramoff Case is an Isolated Incident |
| January 20 |
American Public Split on Legitimacy of Wiretapping U.S. Citizens Without Court Warrants ¯ But Strongly Polarized By Political Party |
| January 18 |
Harris Polls Throughout 2005 Suggest Modest Gain by Democrats in Party Affiliation |
| January 18 |
Tom Hanks Again Reigns as America’s Favorite Movie Star |
| January 13 |
Democrats Start in the Lead as Election Year Dawns |
| January 13 |
Two in Five U.S. Adults Plan to Take a Vacation within the Next Six Months |
| January 12 |
National Do-Not-Call Registry: Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Registered |
| January 11 |
Majorities of U.S. Adults Do Not Believe Abstinence Programs are Effective in Preventing or Reducing HIV/AIDS, Unwanted Pregnancies or Extra-Marital Sex |
| January 4 |
Public Split Three Ways on Alito Confirmation |
