Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted December 26-27, 2006
| Dec 26 - 27, 2006 | Looking back, how would you rate the year 2006…was it one of the best years ever, an excellent year, a good year, a fair year, or a poor year? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Best ever | 4% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% |
| Excellent | 11% | 14% | 8% | 17% | 2% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 18% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 28% |
| Good | 29% | 31% | 27% | 44% | 20% | 25% | 26% | 32% | 37% | 25% | 35% | 24% | 33% | 24% | 29% | 18% | 38% | 32% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 33% | 22% | 21% | 29% | 55% | 51% | 32% |
| Fair | 34% | 26% | 42% | 22% | 49% | 28% | 21% | 27% | 31% | 45% | 31% | 38% | 30% | 41% | 30% | 61% | 31% | 26% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 37% | 33% | 52% | 39% | 21% | 12% | 21% |
| Poor | 19% | 22% | 16% | 8% | 24% | 24% | 31% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 12% | 26% | 14% | 26% | 20% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 16% | 17% | 22% | 15% | 30% | 23% | 19% | 8% | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 26 - 27, 2006 | Looking ahead, do you expect the year 2007 to be one of the best years ever, an excellent year, a good year, a fair year, or a poor year? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Best ever | 9% | 12% | 6% | 16% | 2% | 10% | 20% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 19% | 7% | 16% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 14% | 5% | 8% | 13% |
| Excellent | 11% | 12% | 10% | 18% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 7% | 15% | 6% | 13% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 34% | 28% |
| Good | 37% | 33% | 41% | 40% | 36% | 36% | 26% | 35% | 49% | 39% | 41% | 34% | 35% | 40% | 35% | 45% | 42% | 37% | 45% | 34% | 31% | 38% | 24% | 49% | 38% | 54% | 40% | 29% |
| Fair | 29% | 28% | 30% | 20% | 38% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 32% | 27% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 20% | 27% | 22% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 22% | 11% | 27% |
| Poor | 10% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 17% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 0% | 19% | 8% | 13% | 4% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 2% |
| Dec 26 - 27, 2006 | On New Year's Eve, will you have a drink to celebrate the New Year? | On New Year's Eve, will you have a drink to celebrate the New Year? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 36% | 46% | 27% | 37% | 32% | 40% | 62% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 45% | 27% | 34% | 38% | 38% | 21% | 36% | 49% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 21% | 25% | 29% | 41% | 37% | 48% | 56% |
| No | 48% | 41% | 55% | 50% | 51% | 44% | 34% | 44% | 52% | 55% | 42% | 54% | 52% | 43% | 48% | 48% | 51% | 42% | 38% | 49% | 56% | 60% | 62% | 56% | 39% | 49% | 43% | 30% |
| Dec 26 - 27, 2006 | On New Year's Eve, will you say a prayer for the New Year? | On New Year's Eve, will you say a prayer for the New Year? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 71% | 63% | 77% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 61% | 64% | 62% | 81% | 73% | 68% | 73% | 68% | 69% | 92% | 61% | 62% | 70% | 76% | 74% | 72% | 70% | 78% | 71% | 62% | 59% | 68% |
| No | 20% | 27% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 18% | 36% | 24% | 23% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 0% | 30% | 30% | 21% | 14% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 20% | 34% | 35% | 25% |
| Dec 26 - 27, 2006 | On New Year's Eve, will you kiss someone at midnight to welcome the New Year? | On New Year's Eve, will you kiss someone at midnight to welcome the New Year? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 58% | 66% | 52% | 66% | 56% | 53% | 71% | 64% | 49% | 53% | 69% | 49% | 71% | 41% | 62% | 44% | 53% | 61% | 58% | 68% | 59% | 43% | 40% | 49% | 62% | 74% | 68% | 83% |
| No | 26% | 20% | 32% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 10% | 23% | 30% | 32% | 17% | 35% | 17% | 40% | 23% | 38% | 36% | 20% | 33% | 17% | 29% | 34% | 44% | 38% | 16% | 19% | 13% | 13% |