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Opinion Polls/Surveys

I. Introduction	V. Degree of Trust in Organization
II. Methodology	VI. Trust in Organization Trend
III. Organization Familiarity	VII. Trust in Organization by Party Affiliation in 2006
IV. Familiarity with Organization Trend

I. Introduction

National surveys concerning public opinion of the ACLU have been done by Harris Poll in 2005 and 2006. The 2006 poll was conducted online by Harris Interactive between Nov. 13-20 among 2,429 adults (aged 18 and over). The survey asked participants to "Please indicate your familiarity with the following organizations." Those who were familiar with an organization were then asked "How much do you trust these organizations?" The poll results are provided below.

II. Methodology

Figures for age, sex, race, education, region, and household income were weighted by Harris to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents’ propensity to be online. The surveys were not based on a probability sample, and therefore no margin of error can be calculated.

III. Organization Familiarity

Organization	% Familiar	% Not Familiar
American Red Cross	96	4
AARP	88	12
NRA	87	13
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	78	22
Greenpeace	77	23
ACLU	76	24
AFL-CIO	67	33
Sierra Club	54	46
Heritage Foundation	32	68
Brookings Institution	22	78
Common Cause	18	82
Cato Institute	17	83
Business Roundtable	10	90

IV. Familiarity with Organization Trend

Organization	2005 % Familiar	2006 % Familiar	% Change
American Red Cross	NA	96	NA
NRA	90	87	-3
AARP	89	88	-1
Greenpeace	81	77	-4
ACLU	80	76	-4
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	76	78	+2
AFL-CIO	75	67	-8
Sierra Club	64	54	-10
The Nature Conservancy	47	40	-7
Heritage Foundation	33	32	-1
Brookings Institution	28	22	-6
Common Cause	24	18	-6
Cato Institute	21	17	-4
Business Roundtable	11	10	-1

V. Degree of Trust in Organization

Organization	Trust (Net)	Great Deal	Fair Amount	Don't Trust (NET)	Not Very Much	Not at All
American Red Cross	84	43	41	16	12	4
AARP	84	33	51	16	12	4
The Nature Conservancy	80	26	54	20	16	4
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	77	14	63	23	20	4
Brookings Institute	73	14	58	27	23	4
Heritage Foundation	68	17	51	32	22	10
Sierra Club	65	19	46	35	24	11
Common Cause	64	16	49	36	28	8
Greenpeace	60	16	44	40	24	16
Business Roundtable	60	8	53	40	31	8
Cato Institute	58	11	48	42	32	10
NRA	54	19	36	46	27	18
AFL-CIO	51	10	41	49	36	13
ACLU	49	13	35	51	23	29

VI. Trust in Organization Trend

Organization	2005 Trust (NET) %	2006 Trust (NET) %	% Change
American Red Cross	NA	84	NA
The Nature Conservancy	79	80	+1
AARP	77	84	+7
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	70	77	+7
Brookings Institution	63	73	+10
Sierra Club	59	65	+6
Common Cause	58	64	+6
Business Roundtable	58	60	+2
Heritage Foundation	57	68	+11
Greenpeace	56	60	+4
Cato Institute	51	58	+7
ACLU	49	49	0
NRA	48	54	+6
AFL-CIO	41	51	+10

VII. Trust in Organization by Party Affiliation in 2006

Organization	Trust (NET) %	Republican %	Democrat %	Independent %
American Red Cross	84	85	87	81
AARP	84	80	92	78
The Nature Conservancy	80	71	86	79
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	77	83	75	77
Brookings Institution	73	77	74	73
Heritage Foundation	68	84	66	63
Sierra Club	65	49	80	60
Common Cause	64	42	76	71
Business Roundtable	60	84	48	62
Greenpeace	60	42	79	56
Cato Institute	58	70	44	67
NRA	54	71	40	54
AFL-CIO	51	30	71	44
ACLU	49	21	70	49

(Source: Harris Poll

, Nov. 13-20, 2006)