BELIEFS

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Christmas poll
Here are excerpts from a national poll of 1,001 adult residents of the United States conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Numbers are percentages of respondents.
Would you generally say that Christmas is your favorite holiday of the year or not?
Yes 57
No 41
Don't know 2
Will you attend a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day religious service this year?
Yes62
No34
Don't know4
Will you put a decorated tree in your home during this Christmas season?
Yes81
No17
Don't know2
Do you, personally, know anyone who does not believe in God but still celebrates Christmas?
Yes45
No51
Don't know4
Do you think most people focus on the birth of Jesus at Christmas time, or has the holiday become less religious than it used to be?
Still about Jesus11
Holiday less religious87
Don't know2
Source: Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University