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September 6, 2010

Just 15% Declare Labor Day One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays

It’s Labor Day, but, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, just 15% of Americans rate it as one of the nation’s most important holidays.

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September 4, 2010

52% Celebrate Labor Day as Unofficial End of Summer

When it comes to celebrating Labor Day, 52% consider the holiday as the unofficial end of the summer. A third (32%), however, actually celebrate it to honor workers, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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July 4, 2010

63% Consider Fourth of July One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays

Happy Fourth of July everyone! As we embrace the anniversary of our independence, 63% of American Adults say that the Fourth of July is one of our nation’s most important holidays. Just 5% declare it among the least important, while 32% think it’s somewhere in between, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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June 20, 2010

71% Still Say Being a Father Most Important Role for A Man

The majority (71%) of American Adults continue to believe that being a father is one of the most important roles a man can fill in today’s world, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twelve percent (12%) disagree, and 17% are not sure.?

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May 30, 2010

50% Say Memorial Day Nation’s Most Important Holiday

Fifty percent (50%) of Americans view Memorial Day, officially celebrated tomorrow, as one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just three percent (3%) say it’s one of the least important holidays, while 47% rate it somewhere in between.

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May 29, 2010

74% Have Favorable Opinion of U.S. Military

This Memorial Day, nearly three-out-of-four Americans (74%) have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 12% hold an unfavorable opinion, and 13% are not sure.

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May 9, 2010

64% Still Rate Being A Mother As A Woman’s Most Important Role

Happy Mother’s Day! Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans think that being a mother is the most important role for a woman to fill in today’s world, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Eighteen percent (18%) disagree, and another 18% aren’t sure.

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April 4, 2010

78% Think Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead

Today's the day Christians believe Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, and 78% of Americans share that belief.

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April 2, 2010

51% Rate Easter As One of Most Important Holidays

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say Easter is one of the nation's most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Nine percent (9%) think it’s one of the least important holidays, while 37% say it’s somewhere in between the two.

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March 17, 2010

20% Will Drink To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

A pint of stout or a glass of Irish whiskey are synonymous in many minds with St. Patrick's Day. But as people worldwide prepare to celebrate the Irish holiday, it's perhaps reassuring to note that only one-out-of-five Americans (20%) plan to toast the day with a drink.

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February 15, 2010

Lincoln, Washington Rank High, But Presidents' Day Ranks Low As A Holiday

Americans have a high regard for the presidents it honors, but just 14% think Presidents' Day is one of our nation's most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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February 14, 2010

36% Look Forward to Valentine’s Day, 20% Dread It

Americans have a love-hate relationship with Valentine’s Day.

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February 12, 2010

67% Want to Dine with Someone Special on Valentine's Day

February 14 is upon us, and this Valentine's Day 67% want to celebrate by having dinner with someone special.

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January 18, 2010

83% Have A Favorable View of Martin Luther King

As the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday today, 83% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. That group includes 47% with a very favorable view of him.

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January 1, 2010

39% Plan A New Year's Resolution, 93% Say They'll Keep It

Five-four-three-two-one ... It's 2010, and 39% of Americans say they plan to make a New Year's resolution.

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December 31, 2009

22% Give 2009 Positive Ratings, 38% See A Bright 2010

It looks like 2009 didn't quite measure up to the expectations many Americans had for it.

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December 31, 2009

New Year’s Day Ranks Low on Holiday List

As America prepares to wave goodbye to 2009, only 11% of adults believe New Year’s Day is one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 31, 2009

As 2009 Becomes 2010, 21% Will be Asleep

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, 62% of American adults say they’ll be awake to welcome in the new year.

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December 25, 2009

Christmas Comes But Once A Year

The cares and woes of the preceding year are set aside on Christmas Day. Even the shopping, mercifully, is done. For most Americans, it’s a day off to celebrate the joys of family, peace on Earth – and, most importantly, the birth of Jesus Christ.

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December 24, 2009

66% Rate Christmas as Nation's Most Important Holiday

Two-out-of-three (66%) Americans rate Christmas as one of the nation’s most important holidays in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That puts it at the top of the list for American holidays.