Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted December 15-16, 2006
| December 15 - 16, 2006 | Do you consider Christmas to be one of our nation's most important holidays, least important holidays or somewhere in between? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Most important | 54% | 53% | 55% | 72% | 45% | 48% | 56% | 52% | 44% | 58% | 58% | 51% | 55% | 53% | 56% | 48% | 48% | 50% | 62% | 54% | 54% | 52% | 57% | 56% | 50% | 44% | 66% | 60% |
| Least important | 6% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 19% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 11% |
| Somewhere in between | 34% | 35% | 34% | 21% | 41% | 41% | 23% | 38% | 48% | 31% | 31% | 38% | 34% | 35% | 33% | 38% | 39% | 35% | 32% | 35% | 37% | 32% | 29% | 35% | 44% | 45% | 22% | 29% |
| December 15 - 16, 2006 | Do you celebrate Christmas in your family? | Do you celebrate Christmas in your family? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 91% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 92% | 86% | 91% | 89% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 92% | 91% | 93% | 88% | 82% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 89% | 85% | 92% | 95% | 94% | 98% | 93% |
| No | 5% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| December 15 - 16, 2006 | Will you have a large dinner with family and friends on Christmas? | Will you have a large dinner with family and friends on Christmas? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 80% | 81% | 80% | 85% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 77% | 80% | 84% | 76% | 84% | 74% | 82% | 76% | 71% | 76% | 82% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 71% | 81% | 77% | 77% | 89% | 87% |
| No | 15% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 12% | 18% | 13% | 19% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 25% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 10% | 8% |
| December 15 - 16, 2006 | Do you open Christmas presents on Christmas morning or Christmas Eve? | Do you open Christmas presents on Christmas morning or Christmas Eve? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Christmas morning | 70% | 69% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 67% | 77% | 67% | 80% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 70% | 57% | 78% | 77% | 73% | 66% | 57% | 71% | 73% | 68% | 77% | 67% | 72% |
| Christmas Eve | 23% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 21% | 16% | 22% | 26% | 30% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| December 15 - 16, 2006 | Should Christmas holiday symbols such as a baby lying in a manger be allowed on public land? | Should Christmas holiday symbols such as a baby lying in a manger be allowed on public land? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 75% | 72% | 77% | 90% | 64% | 72% | 57% | 76% | 73% | 78% | 72% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 76% | 78% | 64% | 65% | 79% | 81% | 73% | 77% | 84% | 75% | 82% | 64% | 81% | 66% |
| No | 16% | 19% | 14% | 6% | 24% | 17% | 32% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 19% | 24% | 9% | 16% | 20% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 26% | 17% | 25% |