It’s Christmas Time In America
Christmas remains the top holiday for most Americans.
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December 25, 2015
December 24, 2015
Religious Attendance Up This Christmas
More Americans will be at religious services this holiday season.
December 24, 2015
14% Still Have Not Yet Begun to Holiday Shop
‘Tis the day before Christmas, and Americans are still shopping at a record pace.
December 23, 2015
Americans Favor Getting the Feds Out of the Classroom
Congress and the president earlier this month scrapped the national education dictates of George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law and returned control of school standards to states and localities. This is expected to lessen the focus on standardized testing. Americans, especially those with school-age children, approve.
December 23, 2015
Are You Traveling This Holiday Season?
Many Americans will be traveling this holiday season, but twice as many will be hosting loved ones.
December 16, 2015
Christmas is a Joyous Time for Most Americans
Christmas cheer is spreading more than ever this holiday season.
December 15, 2015
Americans Want Christmas, More Religion in Schools
Americans continue to strongly support the celebration of Christmas in public schools, places that most already believe lack enough religion.
December 10, 2015
Americans Want to Keep Christ in Christmas
Americans are putting a lot more stock in religion this Christmas season.
December 9, 2015
Most Americans Are Feeling Charitable
Americans are embracing the holiday season this year and are in the giving spirit.
December 7, 2015
Is Media Breeding More Mass Murderers?
Following another week of high-profile mass murders, Americans are more convinced than ever that media coverage of such tragedies inspires others to commit violence.
December 3, 2015
Expecting A Drone From Santa This Year?
All I want for Christmas is - my very own drone?
One-in-five American Adults (19%) say they or an immediate family member is at least somewhat likely to purchase an unmanned drone for personal use in the next year, including 11% who say they are Very Likely to do so. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 78% are unlikely to purchase a drone in the near future, with 56% who say that is Not At All Likely to happen.
November 26, 2015
Americans Will Be Home for Thanksgiving
More Americans will be home this year for Thanksgiving, a holiday they still attach a lot of importance to.
November 25, 2015
Most Will Be on the Lookout This Thanksgiving
Americans will have their eyes open this Thanksgiving holiday with the threat of terrorism in the air. A lot fewer plan to travel, too.
November 25, 2015
Black Friday Is Coming
One-in-three Americans plan on braving the crowds of holiday shoppers this Friday, but a sizable number still hopes to spend less on gifts this holiday season.
November 24, 2015
Holiday Shoppers Are Off to the Races
Americans are shopping at a faster pace this holiday season than they have in the past several years.
In Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the 2015 holiday season, 43% of American Adults say they have started their gift shopping. Fifty-four percent (54%) have not.
November 18, 2015
Do You Get Enough Sleep?
Americans agree on the importance of sleep, but a sizable number say they don't get enough of it.
November 18, 2015
Is It Time to Put Out Smoking in Public Housing?
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed banning smoking in all of the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units. Voters like the idea but seriously doubt that it will work.
November 12, 2015
Do College Athletic Programs Have Too Much Clout?
Most Americans still think college sports programs are too powerful and a bad influence on institutions of higher learning.
November 11, 2015
Americans Don't See False Arrest As A Major Problem
Local crime remains a problem for most Americans who also feel that local cops aren't aggressive enough in dealing with it.
