Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 25, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 25, 2024: Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters say the main elements of the Christmas story, including the star of Bethlehem, angels appearing to the shepherds, and the visit of the magi, really happened. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found just 16% say this was false.
The survey also found that 68% of voters believe Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. Seventeen percent (17%) say this is false.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on December 11-12, 2024. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Survey questions
Please let me know if each of the following statements is true or false:
The main elements of the Christmas story, including the star of Bethlehem, angels appearing to shepherds, and the visit of the magi, really happened.
- 64%-True
- 16%-False
- 20%-Not sure
Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
- 68%-True
- 17%-False
- 15%-Not sure
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 24, 2024-81% of voters plan to do Christmas or holiday shopping this year
- December 23, 2024-58% of voters say Christmas is one of our nation's most important holidays
- December 20, 2024-50% of voters favor preventing the government from giving taxpayer dollars to NGOs
- December 19, 2024-20 states have released AI guidance for public schools
- December 18, 2024-57% of voters say federal office workers should be required to return to the office
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