National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 9-10, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you consider Columbus Day one of our nation's most important holidays, least important holidays, or somewhere in between?

12% Most important
37% Least important

49% Somewhere in between
2% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Christopher Columbus?

25% Very favorable
44% Somewhat favorable

14% Somewhat unfavorable

7% Very unfavorable
10% Not sure

3* What year did Columbus arrive in the Americas?

4% 1392

5% 1482

72% 1492

3% 1592

17% Not sure

4* Should America still honor Christopher Columbus with a national holiday?

58% Yes
24% No
17% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence