2006 Datasets

Welcome to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press data archive, where you can download many of our survey datasets. This page is organized by survey, where each dataset is identified by the name of the survey, and below each dataset are links to the reports released from that data. In some cases, reports draw from multiple datasets.

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December 2006 News Interest Index

Publications from this dataset

12.19.06

Free Trade Agreements Get a Mixed Review

51% Say U.S. Has Responsibility to

12.14.06

Public to ’08 Contenders – It’s Too Early

Favorable Ratings Are Mixed for Pelosi, Reid

12.12.06

Baker-Hamilton Report Evokes Modest Public Interest

Growing Number Sees Iraq Becoming 'Another Vietnam'

November 2006 Post-Election Survey

Publications from this dataset

11.16.06

Public Cheers Democratic Victory

Expectations As High As for GOP in 1994

2006 Election Weekend Survey

Publications from this dataset

11.05.06

Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign’s Final Days

Democrats Hold 47%-43% Lead Among Likely Voters

October 2006 Survey on Electoral Competition

Publications from this dataset

10.27.06

Lack of Competition in Elections Fails to Stir Public

Most Have Heard Little or Nothing about Redistricting Debate

10.26.06

Democrats Hold Double-Digit Lead in Competitive Districts

GOP Troubles Extend into Home Territory

Early October 2006 Turnout Survey

Publications from this dataset

10.18.06

Who Votes, Who Doesn’t, and Why

Regular Voters, Intermittent Voters, and Those Who Don't

10.11.06

November Turnout May Be High

Democrats Hold Enthusiasm, Engagement Advantage

10.05.06

Iraq Looms Large in Nationalized Election

Congressional Race Unchanged After Foley's Resignation

September 2006 News Interest Index

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09.14.06

Democrats Hold Solid Lead; Strong Anti-Incumbent, Anti-Bush Mood

Terrorism Focus Increases, But No GOP Boost

August 2006 News Interest Index

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09.06.06

Diminished Public Appetite for Military Force and Mideast Oil

Five Years Later…

08.24.06

Katie Couric: Perky and Cute, But Smart, Informed and Liberal, Too

All Three Commercial Evening News Anchors Viewed Positively

08.17.06

American Attitudes Hold Steady in Face of Foreign Crises

Strong Support for Israel - No Surge in Terror Concerns or Boost for Bush

2006 Religion & Public Life Survey

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08.24.06

Many Americans Uneasy with Mix of Religion and Politics

69% Say Liberals Too Secular, 49% Say Conservatives Too Assertive

08.08.06

Public Holds Conflicting Views of Press Reports about Government Monitoring Bank Records

08.03.06

Pragmatic Americans Liberal and Conservative on Social Issues

Most Want Middle Ground on Abortion

07.26.06

Americans’ Support for Israel Unchanged by Recent Hostilities

Domestic Political Distemper Continues

Biennial Media Consumption 2006

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07.30.06

Online Papers Modestly Boost Newspaper Readership

Maturing Internet News Audience Broader Than Deep

June 2006 News Interest Index/Believability

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07.30.06

Online Papers Modestly Boost Newspaper Readership

Maturing Internet News Audience Broader Than Deep

07.12.06

Little Consensus on Global Warming

Partisanship Drives Opinion

06.27.06

Democrats More Eager to Vote, But Unhappy with Party

Gay Marriage, Inheritance Tax Among the Lowest Public Priorities

06.20.06

Iraq Views Improve, Small Bounce for Bush

After Zarqawi's Death…

May 2006 15-Nation Survey (U.S. only)

Publications from this dataset

05.16.06

Public Worried about Iran but Wary of Military Action

Big Oil and Bush Blamed for High Gas Prices

March 2006 Landline and Cellular Phone Study

Publications from this dataset

05.15.06

The Cell Phone Challenge to Survey Research

National Polls Not Undermined by Growing Cell-Only Population

April 2006 News Interest Index

Publications from this dataset

04.20.06

Public Disillusionment with Congress at Record Levels

Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Echoes 1994

2006 Immigration Survey

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03.30.06

America’s Immigration Quandary

No Consensus on Immigration Problem or Proposed Fixes

March 2006 News Interest Index

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03.22.06

Less Opposition to Gay Marriage, Adoption and Military Service

Only 34% Favor South Dakota Abortion Ban

03.16.06

Pessimism Grows As Iraq War Enters Fourth Year

Two-Thirds Say U.S. Is 'Losing Ground' in Preventing Civil War

03.15.06

Bush Approval Falls to 33%, Congress Earns Rare Praise

Dubai Ports Fallout

February 2006 News Interest Index

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02.09.06

Bush a Drag on Republican Midterm Prospects

Hillary Clinton Seen as Leader of Democratic Party

02.07.06

Iran a Growing Danger, Bush Gaining on Spy Issue

85% See U.S. Addicted to Oil - 50% Say We Can Quit

January 2006 News Interest Index

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01.24.06

Economy Now Seen Through Partisan Prism

Emerging Priorities for '06 Energy, Crime and Environment

01.11.06

Americans Taking Abramoff, Alito and Domestic Spying in Stride

Democrats Hold Huge Issue Advantage

2005 Right to Die II

Publications from this dataset

01.05.06

Strong Public Support for Right to Die

More Americans Discussing - and Planning - End-of-Life Treatment