ABC News/Washington Post Poll #1, March 2006

This poll, conducted March 2-5, 2006, is part of a
continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on the
presidency and on a range of other political and social issues.
Respondents were asked their opinions of President George W. Bush and
his handling of the presidency as well as his handling of issues such
as the situation in Iraq and health care. Those polled also gave their
opinions of the condition of the national economy, the United States
Congress, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator
John McCain, and the Democratic and Republican parties. A series of
questions asked whether the war in Iraq was worth fighting, whether
United States military forces should be increased, decreased, or
maintained, whether progress was being made to restore civil order in
Iraq and establish a democratic government, and whether the Bush
Administration and the Democrats in Congress had a clear plan for
handling the situation in Iraq. Views were also sought on the use of
wiretapping and surveillance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) and the National Security Agency in conducting the war on
terrorism, whether the government was doing enough to protect the
rights of American citizens, and whether the country was safer from
terrorism now, as compared to before September 11, 2001. Additional
topics addressed the bird flu virus, the Terri Schiavo case, the
recent controversy surrounding a merger deal that would give
management of six United States ports to a company owned by the United
Arab Emirates, the religion of Islam, and whether respondents and any
of their friends and relatives were prejudiced against Muslims and
Arabs. Demographic variables included sex, age, race, household
income, education level, religious affiliation, political party
affiliation, political philosophy, and type of residential area (e.g.,
urban or rural).

本项民意调查于2006年3月2日至5日开展，是月度民意调查持续系列的一部分，旨在征集公众对总统任期及一系列其他政治与社会议题的看法。
受访者被问及对乔治·W·布什总统及其总统工作表现的看法，以及他在伊拉克局势、医疗保健等议题上的处理方式。被调查者还就国民经济状况、美国国会、副总统迪克·切尼、参议员希拉里·克林顿、参议员约翰·麦凯恩，以及民主党和共和党发表了看法。
一系列问题询问了伊拉克战争是否值得发动、美国军力应增加、减少还是维持现状、伊拉克在恢复社会秩序与建立民主政府方面是否取得进展，以及布什政府和国会中的民主党人是否有处理伊拉克局势的明确计划。
调查还征集了公众对联邦调查局（FBI）和国家安全局在反恐战争中使用窃听与监视手段的看法，以及政府在保护美国公民权利方面是否做得足够，与2001年9月11日之前相比，美国现在是否更安全免受恐怖主义威胁。
其他议题包括禽流感病毒、特里·夏沃案、近期围绕将六个美国港口管理权交给阿联酋某公司的并购交易争议、伊斯兰教，以及受访者及其亲友是否对穆斯林和阿拉伯人存在偏见。人口统计学变量包括性别、年龄、种族、家庭收入、教育水平、宗教信仰、政党归属、政治理念及居住区域类型（如城市或农村）。