PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, December 2010

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Q4E (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 story ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas'   1) Yes   2) No   99) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	408	42.5%	42.5%
No	549	57.2%	99.7%
Don't know/Refused	3	.3%	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	32.2% 56	52.7% 99	43.4% 75	42.1% 106	40.6% 63	10	42.4% 399
No	67.8% 118	47.3% 89	56.1% 97	57.5% 145	58.7% 91	9	57.3% 540
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.6% 1	0	0.3% 3
Missing	6	2	9	12	10	0	39
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 188	100.0% 173	100.0% 252	100.0% 155	19	942

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	39.1% 27	33.5% 90	39.2% 74	60.0% 48	49.1% 108	44.3% 54	7	42.3% 401
No	60.9% 42	66.5% 179	60.3% 114	40.0% 32	50.5% 111	54.9% 67	4	57.4% 545
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.8% 1	0	0.3% 3
Missing	2	9	3	5	10	9	0	38
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 269	100.0% 189	100.0% 80	100.0% 220	100.0% 122	11	949

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	41.5% 118	46.7% 148	37.9% 114	33.3% 3	25	42.0% 383
No	58.1% 165	53.0% 168	61.8% 186	66.7% 6	23	57.6% 525
Don't know/Refused	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 3
Missing	3	15	16	0	0	34
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 317	100.0% 301	100.0% 9	48	911

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	34.7% 61	48.1% 102	44.3% 158	40.7% 88	42.6% 409
No	64.8% 114	51.4% 109	55.7% 199	58.8% 127	57.1% 549
Don't know/Refused	0.6% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.3% 3
Missing	10	7	11	12	40
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 212	100.0% 357	100.0% 216	961

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Something else	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	48.5% 209	40.5% 96	28.6% 2	100.0% 1	37.0% 37	34.4% 54	10	42.8% 399
No	51.0% 220	59.1% 140	71.4% 5	0.0% 0	63.0% 63	65.6% 103	18	56.9% 531
Don't know/Refused	0.5% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 3
Missing	9	0	8	4	3	11	0	35
TOTAL	100.0% 431	100.0% 237	100.0% 7	100.0% 1	100.0% 100	100.0% 157	28	933

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	36.2% 170	48.6% 238	42.5% 408
No	63.6% 299	51.0% 250	57.2% 549
Don't know/Refused	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 3
Missing	14	25	39
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 490	960