Christmas & Religion

Survey of 1,000 Adults

December 16-17, 2007

1* Should the holiday season focus more on the birth of Jesus or less?

64% More

27% Less

9% Not sure

2* Do you celebrate Christmas in your family?

91% Yes

6% No

3% Not sure

3* Do you celebrate Christmas primarily as a religious holiday or as a secular holiday?

75% Religious holiday

20% Secular holiday

5% Not sure

4* Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God sent to earth to die for our sins?

85% Yes

10% No

5% Not sure

5* Do you believe that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin?

77% Yes

13% No

10% Not sure

6* Did the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walk the earth 2000 years ago?

84% Yes

5% No

11% Not sure

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