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Feelings about Christmas

15 Dec 2015

Q. Which of the following best describes how you feel about Christmas?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Men

Women

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Agecd 55+

I enjoy Christmas a lot

36%

38%

41%

32%

32%

32%

40%

40%

34%

36%

I enjoy some things about Christmas

44%

43%

45%

44%

45%

48%

40%

44%

44%

44%

I don’t enjoy Christmas at all

6%

7%

4%

12%

10%

5%

8%

6%

7%

7%

I don’t really care one way or the other about Christmas

12%

12%

10%

11%

13%

14%

10%

9%

14%

12%

Don’t know

1%

*

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

36% say they enjoy Christmas a lot and 44% enjoy some things about Christmas.

There were not major differences across demographic groups. Women were a little more likely to say they enjoy it a lot (40%) as were younger respondents (40% of aged 18-34).

16% of those on incomes under $1,000 pw say they don’t care one way or the other.
44% of those with children say they enjoy it a lot compared to 31% of those without children.

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