For some Americans, it’s a big night out of partying while others view New Year’s Eve as just another night. Surveys conducted by Rasmussen Reports found the following plans to say goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011.
Americans expected the current year to be better than it turned out but are more hopeful about the year to come. This is similar to findings in previous years. Still, adults are less optimistic about the upcoming year than they’ve been in the previous seven years of surveying.
As 2010 turns to 2011 on Friday night, most adults plan to be home and wide awake.
This New Year’s Eve, most Americans don’t plan on attending a party or even a dinner, but a sizable number intend to enjoy a drink. Even more will offer up a prayer as 2010 becomes 2011.
On Christmas morning, more than eight-out-of-ten Americans celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and 66% will open holiday gifts.
Christmas is still number one as far as most Americans are concerned.
For an overwhelming number of Americans who celebrate Christmas, Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and one-in-three adults still has holiday gift shopping left to do.
And the award goes to … the most popular? Maybe that helps explain why Americans overwhelmingly say entertainment awards don't determine what movies or TV shows they watch or what music they buy.
Americans overwhelmingly plan to celebrate Christmas with their families this year, but many indicate that they are having difficulty getting into the holiday spirit.
With Christmas this Saturday, the number of Americans who’ve completed their holiday gift shopping has doubled from a week ago. But just over half still have shopping to be done.
There has been much controversy over the new National Football League helmet-to-helmet contact rules, but a strong majority of professional football fans support these safety penalties.
Two of the more compelling stories in the National Football League this year are the resurrection of Michael Vick’s career and the impending end of Brett Favre’s.
The New England Patriots were the first team in the National Football League to punch their ticket to the playoffs, and now one in three football fans expects they will win this year’s Super Bowl.
Despite the stress and the expense of shopping at this time of year, Americans overwhelmingly like the idea of giving gifts.
Guess Americans have been a little nicer this year. More Adults think Santa will find them on his nice list this Christmas season compared to last year.
This past week, President Obama signed into law a measure that, for the first time, gives the federal government the authority to regulate all foods at schools, including what's in vending machines. But most Americans would rather see that authority in someone else's hands.
The holiday season is meant to be joyful and uplifting, but Americans aren’t as enthusiastic this year as they have been in the past.
Americans appear to be in a more charitable mood this holiday season than they were last year.
The countdown to Christmas continues.
