PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, December 2010

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Q4F (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…?] Sing Christmas Carols   1) Yes   2) No   99) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	566	59%	59%
No	393	40.9%	99.9%
Don't know/Refused	1	.1%	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	44.3% 77	52.7% 99	64.7% 112	65.5% 165	68.2% 105	8	59.3% 558
No	55.7% 97	47.3% 89	35.3% 61	34.5% 87	31.2% 48	11	40.6% 382
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0	0.1% 1
Missing	6	2	9	12	10	0	39
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 188	100.0% 173	100.0% 252	100.0% 154	19	941

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	58.0% 40	51.7% 139	54.3% 102	58.8% 47	66.2% 145	72.1% 88	4	59.2% 561
No	42.0% 29	48.3% 130	45.2% 85	41.3% 33	33.8% 74	27.9% 34	7	40.7% 385
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	2	9	3	5	10	9	0	38
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 269	100.0% 188	100.0% 80	100.0% 219	100.0% 122	11	947

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	62.7% 178	60.1% 191	54.3% 163	66.7% 6	27	59.1% 538
No	37.3% 106	39.9% 127	45.3% 136	33.3% 3	21	40.8% 372
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	3	15	16	0	0	34
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 318	100.0% 300	100.0% 9	48	911

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	57.7% 101	55.4% 118	63.3% 226	56.0% 121	58.9% 566
No	42.3% 74	44.6% 95	36.4% 130	44.0% 95	41.0% 394
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	10	7	11	12	40
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 213	100.0% 357	100.0% 216	961

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Something else	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	68.9% 297	57.0% 135	57.1% 4	100.0% 1	60.0% 60	36.5% 57	12	59.4% 554
No	30.9% 133	43.0% 102	42.9% 3	0.0% 0	40.0% 40	63.5% 99	15	40.5% 377
Don't know/Refused	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
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% 156	27	932

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	48.9% 230	68.6% 336	59.0% 566
No	51.1% 240	31.2% 153	40.9% 393
Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1
Missing	14	25	39
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 490	960