Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted December 17-18, 2006
| December 17 - 18, 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 | 88% | 86% | 89% | 93% | 87% | 83% | 96% | 84% | 92% | 89% | 91% | 85% | 92% | 82% | 90% | 78% | 83% | 94% | 90% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 82% | 88% | 93% | 94% | 86% | 94% |
| No | 8% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 15% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 17% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| December 17 - 18, 2006 | Do you celebrate Christmas primarily as a religious holiday or a secular holiday? | Do you celebrate Christmas primarily as a religious holiday or a secular holiday? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Religious holiday | 77% | 78% | 76% | 89% | 71% | 70% | 77% | 78% | 65% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 74% | 76% | 89% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 82% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 84% | 79% | 73% | 65% |
| Secular holiday | 17% | 18% | 17% | 9% | 21% | 22% | 15% | 18% | 24% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 10% | 23% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| December 17 - 18, 2006 | Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God sent to earth to die for our sins? | Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God sent to earth to die for our sins? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 85% | 83% | 88% | 94% | 84% | 78% | 83% | 82% | 88% | 88% | 82% | 88% | 87% | 83% | 84% | 99% | 80% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 75% | 77% |
| No | 8% | 9% | 7% | 2% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 15% |
| December 17 - 18, 2006 | Do you believe Jesus Christ was born to a virgin? | Do you believe Jesus Christ was born to a virgin? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 79% | 74% | 83% | 88% | 77% | 72% | 59% | 79% | 83% | 84% | 75% | 82% | 82% | 75% | 77% | 90% | 80% | 71% | 78% | 86% | 81% | 79% | 78% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 78% | 69% |
| No | 10% | 13% | 7% | 5% | 13% | 13% | 27% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 1% | 5% | 19% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 15% |
| December 17 - 18, 2006 | Did the person known in history as Jesus Christ actually walk the earth 2000 years ago? | Did the person known in history as Jesus Christ actually walk the earth 2000 years ago? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 83% | 82% | 83% | 91% | 78% | 79% | 73% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 85% | 81% | 87% | 76% | 85% | 77% | 73% | 78% | 90% | 88% | 82% | 74% | 75% | 87% | 90% | 91% | 82% | 84% |
| No | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 1% |