Q. Do you or did you encourage your children to believe in Santa Claus/Father Christmas? (Based on those who have children)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | 2015 | ||||
| Yes | 78% | 77% | 82% | 60% | 84% | 76% | 79% | 69% | 78% | 83% | 80% | |||
| No | 19% | 19% | 14% | 36% | 15% | 20% | 17% | 24% | 20% | 14% | 16% | |||
| Not sure | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
78% of those who have or had children say they encouraged their children to believe in Santa Claus or Father Christmas. 19% said they did not.
These results are similar to those when this question was asked 12 months ago.
69% of those aged under 35 say they encouraged their children to believe in Santa Claus or Father Christmas compared to 83% of those aged 55+.