64% Celebrate Christmas as a Religious Holiday
While the message sometimes gets lost in all the commercialization, 64% of Americans say they will celebrate Christmas this Thursday as a religious holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ.
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December 21, 2008
December 20, 2008
66% Say Christmas Is One of the Most Important Holidays
Two-thirds (66%) of American adults say Christmas is one of the nation’s most important holidays in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 18, 2008
22% Say Smoking Should Be Against The Law
Over one-out-of-five U.S. voters (22%) say the federal government should outlaw tobacco smoking, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 17, 2008
State Football Roundup: Floridians More Confident About Bucs Playoff Bid than Dolphins
As the National Football League playoff picture begins to take shape, the battles for the two wild card positions in each conference are among the most intriguing stories as the season winds down. Recent Rasmussen Reports surveys in Florida, Georgia and Massachusetts examined the confidence among adults in those states in their team’s ability to make the post season tournament.
December 17, 2008
47% Willing To Pay More for ‘Green’ Goods and Services
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters say they are willing to pay more for goods and services if it means a cleaner environment, even as President-elect Obama promises to move ahead aggressively on both the economic and ecological fronts.
December 16, 2008
31% Still Haven’t Started Holiday Shopping with Nine Days Left Until Christmas
With just one weekend left until Christmas Day, nearly a third of adults (31%) still have not started their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 29% have already finished.
December 16, 2008
69% Say Merry Christmas, but Few Offended by Happy Holidays
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans generally say “Merry Christmas” to greet people at this time of year, but 71% are not offended by others who say “Happy Holidays.”
December 15, 2008
42% Likely to Watch Leno’s New Prime Time Show
Jay Leno, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," is moving to prime time next fall, and 42% of adults are at least somewhat likely to watch his new show, according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 14, 2008
Giants, Titans Favored for Super Bowl XLIII
With just three games left in the National Football League’s regular season, 22% of football fans think the New York Giants will win their second straight Super Bowl this year while 17% expect the Tennessee Titans to emerge victorious from the championship game.
December 10, 2008
33% Still Haven’t Started Holiday Shopping, 22% Have Finished
With only two weeks left until Christmas, 33% of Americans nationwide still haven’t begun their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 22% have already finished leaving nearly half somewhere in the middle.
December 9, 2008
66% Cutting Back On Gift Giving This Year
In another measure of the country's troubled economy, two-out-of-three adults (66%) are cutting down on the number of people they are buying gifts for this year and concentrating on their families this holiday season.
December 5, 2008
Minnesota More Confident than Illinois About an NFL Playoff Bid
The Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears are in first and second place in the National Football Conference Northern division respectively, and Vikings fans are much more confident than their rivals about a playoff bid.
December 2, 2008
Just 25% Concerned about TV Reception in February Transition
When TV turns digital this February, only a quarter (25%) of adults say they are at least somewhat concerned about their reception following the transition. Just 11% are Very Concerned.
December 2, 2008
Holiday Sales Picture Improves Slightly
Holiday shoppers are feeling a little more generous now than a month ago despite the seemingly endless flow of economic bad news, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 28, 2008
77% Say Children Should Say Pledge At School Every Day
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say school children should say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 27, 2008
68% Prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”
Christmas is just around the corner, and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of American adults prefer stores to show signs saying “Merry Christmas” rather than "Happy Holidays."
November 27, 2008
Most Adults Have A Lot to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Today, Americans will express their gratitude for the good things they and others have in life. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, most adults (86%) say they have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, even in a time of historic economic uncertainty. Only seven percent (7%) say they do not.
November 25, 2008
72% Say Christmas Season Comes Too Soon
With stores starting their Christmas sales in October and radio stations playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, 72% of Americans say the joyous holiday season now comes too early.
November 20, 2008
57% Eating Out Less Than Six Months Ago
With the country in the midst of an historic economic slowdown, over half of Americans (57%) say they are going out to eat less often now than they were six months ago, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 17, 2008
56% Say Lower Prices Will Send Them to Wal-Mart
With consumer confidence at the lowest levels ever, shoppers are looking for the best prices this year. Wal-Mart has announced it will be lowering prices every week until Christmas, and a new Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 56% of adults will take advantage of the superstore’s lower prices this holiday season.
