National Research (NRC) 10-Q 2005 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

        Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of National Research Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the nine month period ended September 30, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Michael D. Hays

      Michael D. Hays

      Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Patrick E. Beans

      Patrick E. Beans

      Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 11, 2005

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