PRRI Religion & Politics Tracking Poll, December 2013

The Religion & Politics Tracking Poll was conducted by Public Religion Research Institute to examine attitudes on breaking news and emerging issues at the intersection of religion and politics. This survey examined public attitudes toward holidays in December. Questions explored the celebration of Christmas, participation in Christmas traditions, as well as questions about Christmas and holiday gifts.

Data File

Cases: 1,056
Variables: 74
Weight Variable: WEIGHT

Data Collection

Date Collected: December 4-12, 2013

Original Survey (Instrument)

PRRI Religion and Politics Tracking Survey December 2013

Funded By

Public Religion Research Institute

Collection Procedures

The survey was designed and conducted by Public Religion Research Institute. Results of the survey were based on bilingual (Spanish and English) RDD telephone interviews conducted between Dec. 4-12, 2013 by professional interviewers under the direction of Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS).

Sampling Procedures

Interviews were conducted among a random sample of 1,056 adults, 18 years of age or older in the continental United States (433 respondents were interviewed on a cell phone).

Principal Investigators

Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox

Notes on Weighted Data

The final sample was weighted to six different parameters -- age, sex, geographic region, race, education and telephone usage -- to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total adult population