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Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted November 18 - 19, 2006

Daily Snapshot

November 18 - 19  Do you consider Thanksgiving to be 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 46% 42% 49% 54% 41% 42% 51% 40% 51% 49% 44% 47% 47% 43% 46% 42% 45% 51% 37% 47% 44% 49% 48% 48% 45% 38% 42% 47%
Least important 6% 7% 6% 4% 6% 9% 4% 8% 5% 6% 4% 8% 6% 8% 5% 13% 8% 4% 4% 7% 9% 8% 13% 8% 6% 5% 1% 2%
Somewhere in between 43% 47% 39% 38% 45% 46% 38% 49% 41% 39% 48% 38% 43% 43% 44% 36% 42% 40% 55% 41% 44% 36% 29% 40% 47% 53% 54% 50%
                                                         
November 18 - 19  Will you attend a Thanksgiving Day Parade?                                              
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 12% 14% 11% 11% 12% 14% 18% 13% 20% 9% 11% 14% 13% 11% 9% 21% 23% 19% 11% 13% 9% 12% 17% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10%
No 80% 79% 81% 81% 80% 78% 74% 80% 75% 82% 81% 79% 79% 81% 84% 66% 71% 75% 83% 79% 84% 77% 73% 81% 81% 87% 76% 89%
                                                         
November 18 - 19  Do you have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving?                                            
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% 84% 86% 92% 83% 79% 84% 83% 84% 86% 89% 81% 88% 79% 85% 88% 81% 84% 90% 86% 83% 81% 76% 82% 89% 94% 87% 95%
No 9% 10% 8% 4% 10% 13% 10% 10% 9% 8% 6% 12% 6% 13% 9% 7% 12% 9% 7% 9% 10% 9% 13% 11% 7% 3% 6% 2%
                                                         
November 18 - 19  Looking ahead… Would you prefer stores to show signs saying Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?                                    
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>
Merry Christmas 69% 72% 66% 85% 61% 62% 64% 74% 58% 68% 72% 67% 72% 64% 73% 57% 54% 61% 67% 75% 71% 70% 69% 72% 73% 74% 68% 66%
Happy Holidays 23% 20% 25% 11% 32% 23% 27% 19% 31% 24% 20% 25% 19% 28% 20% 33% 32% 29% 23% 18% 22% 22% 25% 18% 19% 23% 27% 25%
                                                         
November 18 - 19  Will you attend a Christian Church service on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day this year?                                       
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 59% 58% 60% 72% 54% 51% 64% 56% 56% 62% 64% 55% 64% 52% 61% 66% 41% 60% 58% 58% 59% 61% 53% 62% 61% 70% 54% 58%
No  32% 34% 31% 19% 38% 39% 27% 36% 32% 30% 30% 34% 30% 36% 31% 22% 51% 30% 34% 35% 32% 31% 35% 28% 29% 26% 40% 40%