Toplines - Thanksgiving - November 21-24, 2007

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted November 21-24, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished…Will you have Thanksgiving dinner this week at your home, a relative’s home, a friend’s home or a restaurant?

40% At home
44% At a relative’s home

7% At a friend’s home

3% At a restaurant

3% You will not have Thanksgiving dinner

3% Not sure

2* Okay…will the main course be turkey or ham?

80% Turkey

7% Ham

6% Something else

6% Not sure

3* Will you watch football on Thanksgiving?

47% Yes
41% No
12% Not sure

4* Will you eat too much on Thanksgiving?

46% Yes
41% No
13% Not sure

5* Will you do any work at your job on Thanksgiving?

12% Yes
81% No
6% Not sure

6* We’re just about finished…Do you consider Thanksgiving to be one of our nation’s most important holidays, least important holidays or somewhere in between?

53% Most important

3% Least important

43% Somewhere in between

1% Not sure

7*Okay… Will you attend a Thanksgiving Day Parade?

8% Yes
83% No
8% Not sure

8* Do you have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving?

86% Yes
7% No
7% Not sure

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