Results: Holiday Gatherings 2024
Source: https://carrollspaper.com/news/national/are-americans-over-holiday-gatherings/article_fce4026f-8dcb-5194-94f7-7be3ceacefe9.html
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A survey of 2,000 adults looked at how respondents' winter social calendars have evolved from last year. Thirty-nine percent of Americans said that this is their busiest holiday season yet, according to new research. Is this your busiest holiday season?
Yes
25%
•
664 votes
No
44%
•
1197 votes
Undecided
16%
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424 votes
Not Applicable
15%
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415 votes
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Looking at where exactly they'll be spending their time, the most popular kinds of gatherings respondents will attend this year are Thanksgiving dinner (79%), Christmas dinner (73%) and Christmas parties (45%); attendance at all of these events are up from last year. However, fewer respondents will attend New Year's parties (36% vs. 54% last year) and Friendsgiving dinners (17% vs. 54% last year). Which do you plan to attend (or have attended) this year? Thanksgiving dinner
45%
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1207 votes
Christmas dinner
50%
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1362 votes
Christmas party
19%
•
510 votes
Chanukah
3%
•
88 votes
New Year's Party
13%
•
348 votes
Friendsgiving
5%
•
132 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
48 votes
Not Applicable
28%
•
768 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.24% | 9 | |
| Don't know yet | 0.05% | 2 |
| None | 0.05% | 2 |
| Not sure | 0.05% | 2 |
| Christmas dinner for my cats !! Special shrimp pie ! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Get together with friends between Christmas and New Years | 0.03% | 1 |
| Unsure | 0.03% | 1 |
| I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL SPEND MONEY ON THIS YEAR | 0.03% | 1 |
| Holiday lights tour, Christmas Eve service | 0.03% | 1 |
| family dinners | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| After Thanksgiving dinner and after Christmas Dinner. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not sure there is anything to celebrate yet...for me anyway. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Birthday Celebration | 0.03% | 1 |
| Two Thanksgiving get togethers | 0.03% | 1 |
| Perhaps none. I've not been invited to any get togethers so far this year. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Holiday Professional Travels | 0.03% | 1 |
| Work for christmas | 0.03% | 1 |
| birthday party | 0.03% | 1 |
| NOT SURE YET. | 0.03% | 1 |
| birthday celebrations | 0.03% | 1 |
| Church | 0.03% | 1 |
| my birthday, my daughter's birthday, my wedding anniversary | 0.03% | 1 |
| Our 30th wedding anniversary | 0.03% | 1 |
| uncertain | 0.03% | 1 |
| No idea | 0.03% | 1 |
| Christmas Eve Dinner | 0.03% | 1 |
| Sit home and watch movies | 0.03% | 1 |
| Thanksgiving and christmas dinners ON the Saturday after each Holiday due to schedule issues. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Festivus | 0.03% | 1 |
| Going on a cruise | 0.03% | 1 |
| I usually do the hosting | 0.03% | 1 |
| Birthday Dinner | 0.03% | 1 |
| Religious service | 0.03% | 1 |
| Too early to tell | 0.03% | 1 |
| No plans if we have a holiday gathering, if approached by family we'll probably attend because they are important to us, but it's a busy time for some family members so if nothing is planned or discussed is very understandable | 0.03% | 1 |
| Vacation | 0.03% | 1 |
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