Americans who say Christmas should be more about Jesus
Percent of U.S. adults, 2018 (in percent)
Key finding
- Americans who say Christmas should be more about Jesus: 65%. Of Americans say Christmas should be more about Jesus
Source: Lifeway Research, Survey Finds Americans Want More Christ This Christmas · Lifeway Research study of 1,004 Americans; sampling error no more than plus or minus 3 percentage points. Article published 2018-12-11.
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Americans who say Christmas should be more about Jesus: 65%. Of Americans say Christmas should be more about Jesus.
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Lifeway Research, 2018. Source: Lifeway Research, Survey Finds Americans Want More Christ This Christmas (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/12/11/survey-finds-americans-want-more-christ-this-christmas/).
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