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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 25, 2018
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 25, 2018: Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Americans are celebrating Christmas today.[1]
Among those who celebrate, a ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 33% consider it primarily a religious holiday, 29% think of it primarily as a secular holiday, and 38% include both religious and secular elements in their celebration.
Gift-giving has long been part of the Christmas tradition. Sixty percent (60%) of those celebrating this year are opening presents this morning. Another 29% did their primary gift exchange last night on Christmas Eve. Seven percent (7%) do so at some other time, and 4% do not exchange gifts at all.
As part of the season, 89% of the celebrants put up decorations and 61% sing Christmas carols.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 24, 2018 – 46 million people will travel by plane this holiday season
- December 21, 2018 – 50 years ago today, Apollo 8 took off for the moon
- December 20, 2018 – 20% get news from social media, surpassing print newspapers
- December 19, 2018 – 900 million packages shipped by Postal Service during holiday season
- December 18, 2018 – 0.4% of American workers are paid the federal minimum wage
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