PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, December 2010

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Q4D (Weighted by WEIGHT) [WHEN YOU CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU USUALLY DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DURING THE HOLIDAYS. FIRST, DOES YOUR FAMILY…?] Read the Christmas story from the Bible   1) Yes   2) No   99) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	387	40.3%	40.3%
No	571	59.5%	99.8%
Don't know/Refused	2	.2%	100%
Missing	40	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Political party Region Religion Sex

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	27.0% 47	39.9% 75	43.1% 75	44.0% 111	46.5% 72	8	40.3% 380
No	73.0% 127	59.6% 112	56.9% 99	56.0% 141	52.9% 82	11	59.5% 561
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0	0.2% 2
Missing	6	2	9	12	10	0	39
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 188	100.0% 174	100.0% 252	100.0% 155	19	943

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma	High school complete (grade 12)	Some college, but no degree	Associates degree	College graduate/Bachelors degree	Postgraduate Degree, such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	30.4% 21	32.7% 88	45.5% 86	41.3% 33	43.4% 95	48.8% 60	5	40.4% 383
No	69.6% 48	67.3% 181	54.5% 103	58.8% 47	55.7% 122	51.2% 63	7	59.4% 564
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
Missing	2	9	3	5	10	9	0	38
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 269	100.0% 189	100.0% 80	100.0% 219	100.0% 123	12	949

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	50.4% 143	34.0% 108	36.7% 110	88.9% 8	18	40.5% 369
No	49.6% 141	65.7% 209	63.0% 189	11.1% 1	31	59.3% 540
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
Missing	3	15	16	0	0	34
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 318	100.0% 300	100.0% 9	49	911

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	27.4% 48	40.6% 86	50.1% 179	34.7% 75	40.4% 388
No	72.6% 127	59.0% 125	49.9% 178	64.8% 140	59.4% 570
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 2
Missing	10	7	11	12	40
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 212	100.0% 357	100.0% 216	960

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Something else	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	58.3% 252	26.6% 63	42.9% 3	100.0% 1	45.5% 45	10.8% 17	8	40.8% 381
No	41.4% 179	73.0% 173	57.1% 4	0.0% 0	54.5% 54	89.2% 141	19	59.0% 551
Don't know/Refused	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
Missing	9	0	8	4	3	11	0	35
TOTAL	100.0% 432	100.0% 237	100.0% 7	100.0% 1	100.0% 99	100.0% 158	27	934

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	34.5% 162	45.9% 225	40.3% 387
No	65.3% 307	53.9% 264	59.5% 571
Don't know/Refused	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.2% 2
Missing	14	25	39
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 490	960