Twenty-eight percent (28%) of adults nationwide believe that veterans of today’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan face more challenges when they return home than veterans of the Vietnam War.
Most Americans say Halloween is one of the country's least important holidays, but they also think it's not just a holiday for kids.
BOOOOO! If things that go bump in the night scare you, chances are you’re among the 23% of American adults who believe in ghosts.
Many schools are replacing the word "Halloween" with “Fall Festival” because of negative connotations some see in the long-standing holiday name. But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 66% of adults do not think it’s a good idea to change the name.
Intrepid explorer who discovered America or merciless oppressor of the native peoples who already lived here? Some historians paint a darker picture of Christopher Columbus these days, and nearly a quarter (24%) of adults now don't think America should honor him with a national holiday.
Just 13% of Americans now believe that Labor Day is one of the nation's most important holidays, down seven points from a year ago.
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans celebrate Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer.
Most Americans (62%) agree that the Fourth of July is one of the country’s most important holidays. That figure is up four points from last year.
Americans are celebrating the nation's 233rd birthday, and the words of the Declaration of Independence will be heard at countless patriotic ceremonies across the land. The core ideals articulated by those words are still embraced by solid majorities of the American public.
As America prepares to celebrate its 233rd birthday this weekend, 82% of American adults say that if given the choice of living anywhere in the world, they would still choose to live in the United States.
Sixty-two percent (62%) of American adults whose parents are still living say they will visit their fathers this Sunday for Father's Day. That's up five points from last year's Father's Day survey.
With Father's Day coming this weekend, the overwhelming majority of Americans remain quite clear that being a dad is serious business.
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans say Memorial Day, which honors those who gave their lives for our country, is the one of the nation's most important holidays.
As the nation prepares to celebrate Memorial Day honoring those who lost their lives in military service, 75% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military.
This Mother’s Day, two-out-of-three adults (66%) believe that being a mother is the most important role for a woman to fill. Only 17% disagree and 16% are not sure.
Wednesday is Earth Day, a day first celebrated 39 years ago to inspire awareness and appreciation of the environment. But, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, only 31% of American adults believe their fellow countrymen are environmentally aware.
As Christians gather to celebrate Easter this Sunday, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 88% of adults nationwide think the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans say Easter is one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's up seven points from a year ago.
Nearly one-out-of two-Americans (48%) plan to wear green today to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
It’s a good thing today’s holiday isn’t Father’s Day because the Father of our Country sure isn’t getting much respect.
