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Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted November 26 - 27, 2006

Daily Snapshot

November 26 - 27  Have you started your holiday gift shopping yet?                                            
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 52% 48% 55% 60% 46% 50% 59% 46% 61% 53% 60% 43% 60% 37% 56% 29% 46% 60% 56% 55% 46% 42% 32% 48% 57% 59% 72% 60%
No 46% 49% 43% 39% 50% 47% 41% 51% 39% 44% 38% 54% 38% 59% 42% 65% 52% 40% 43% 43% 52% 49% 64% 50% 41% 39% 27% 39%
                                                         
November 26 - 27  Have you finished your holiday gift shopping yet?                                            
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 9% 8% 11% 9% 7% 12% 11% 7% 9% 12% 8% 11% 10% 9% 10% 1% 11% 10% 9% 9% 8% 12% 9% 9% 11% 5% 11% 12%
No 87% 89% 86% 89% 88% 85% 86% 90% 88% 85% 89% 86% 88% 87% 87% 94% 86% 87% 89% 89% 90% 81% 85% 87% 85% 94% 88% 88%
                                                         
November 26 - 27  This holiday season, will you spend more or less on gifts than you did last 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>
More 22% 26% 18% 28% 18% 21% 39% 23% 31% 15% 23% 21% 23% 21% 21% 29% 21% 35% 26% 18% 16% 16% 23% 22% 25% 16% 20% 28%
Less 44% 38% 50% 36% 51% 44% 19% 43% 37% 53% 38% 50% 44% 44% 44% 43% 45% 28% 49% 45% 53% 44% 54% 49% 44% 32% 43% 38%
About the same 29% 29% 28% 34% 23% 29% 27% 30% 28% 28% 34% 23% 29% 28% 31% 17% 22% 27% 21% 34% 28% 34% 17% 24% 27% 49% 33% 30%
                                                         
November 26 - 27  When all is said and done, will you spend more money on specific gifts for people or on gift cards?                                    
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>
Specific gifts 64% 63% 65% 67% 59% 67% 80% 59% 83% 61% 67% 61% 70% 54% 69% 40% 56% 81% 68% 61% 64% 44% 54% 60% 65% 67% 79% 83%
Gift cards 18% 20% 17% 18% 22% 15% 11% 23% 8% 19% 18% 19% 15% 24% 16% 29% 23% 10% 18% 23% 16% 26% 19% 21% 22% 17% 13% 10%
                                                         
November 26 - 27  Do you consider holiday gift shopping a fun experience or an unpleasant chore?                                        
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>
A fun experience 48% 43% 54% 57% 45% 44% 73% 35% 75% 48% 46% 50% 50% 45% 50% 41% 46% 74% 54% 42% 41% 30% 44% 46% 49% 49% 60% 50%
An unpleasant chore 36% 43% 30% 32% 36% 42% 19% 49% 15% 34% 38% 35% 36% 37% 36% 32% 44% 17% 35% 41% 42% 46% 42% 38% 35% 34% 28% 38%
Somewhere in between 13% 12% 14% 10% 15% 12% 5% 14% 8% 15% 14% 11% 12% 13% 13% 18% 9% 7% 11% 14% 15% 17% 12% 13% 12% 17% 12% 12%