CBS News Monthly Poll #1, January 2007

This poll, conducted January 1-3, 2007, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way President George W. Bush was handling the presidency and issues such as the economy and foreign policy. Views were sought on the way things were going in the United States, the newly elected United States Congress, the condition of the national economy, and the Iraq war. Respondents gave their opinions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and the potential 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Other topics addressed the use of herbal supplements, concern over health care costs, the effect of the Iraq war on the respondent's community, and whether respondents were more likely to vote in a Democratic or Republican primary in the 2008 presidential election. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, marital status, religious preference, military service, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, and the presence of children and household members between the ages of 18 and 24.