The FINANCIAL — Happy Fourth of July everyone! As we embrace the anniversary of our independence, 63% of American Adults say that the Fourth of July is one of our nation’s most important holidays. Just 5% declare it among the least important, while 32% think it’s somewhere in between, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
The overwhelming majority (79%) of Americans are likely to watch fireworks on Sunday night with 60% very likely to do so.
Among holiday traditions, most (63%) will have a barbecue with friends and family, 33% will sing patriotic songs and 20% will participate or go to a parade.
A fifth (20%) will be traveling this holiday season but 75% will be staying home.
This nationwide survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on June 30-July 1, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
Men consider the holiday more important than women. Married adults are much more likely to sing patriotic songs than non-married adults. Slightly more adults with children at home are likely to participate or attend a parade than those without children.
Americans continue to view Independence Day and Christmas as the nation’s most important holidays, while Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day have been at the bottom of the list for several years now.
Nearly a third (32%) of Americans deem the country’s first president, George Washington, as the greatest Founding Father. Twenty-eight percent (28%) declare Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, as the greatest Founding Father, while 17% say the same of Benjamin Franklin. Only five percent (5%) list John Adams, the nation's second president, and four percent (4%) pick James Madison, the chief author of the U.S. Constitution. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided which Founding Father was the greatest.
Overall, this year’s results are virtually unchanged from a year ago.
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