{"id":14799,"date":"2013-12-19T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/what-do-americans-like-least-about-christmas-follow-the-money\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:24:04","slug":"what-do-americans-like-least-about-christmas-follow-the-money","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/12\/19\/what-do-americans-like-least-about-christmas-follow-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Americans like least about Christmas? Follow the money."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/FT_Material.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebf0f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebf0f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"262\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/12\/FT_Material.png?resize=442,262 442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-27114 not-transparent\" alt=\"FT_Material\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/12\/FT_Material.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/12\/18\/celebrating-christmas-and-the-holidays-then-and-now\/\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a> asked respondents an open-ended question (with multiple responses accepted): What do you like the least about Christmas or the holiday season?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three top responses all involve shopping or money: a third of Americans (33%) say they dislike the commercialism or materialism of the holidays; roughly one-in-five (22%) cite the high expenses of the season or the expectation of buying gifts; and one-in-ten (10%) mention shopping or crowded stores.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of the public (86%) plan to buy gifts this year. Americans may be spending somewhat less on Christmas gifts than in previous years, but they\u2019re still forking over a considerable amount. Americans will spend an average of $740 this year on the holiday, down from $770 last year, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/166226\/consumers-holiday-spending-intentions-remain-modest.aspx\">Gallup poll<\/a>. (The figure declined sharply in the midst of the recession, falling from $866 in 2007 to $616 in 2008; it has since rebounded somewhat, but not to pre-recession peaks.)<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/FT_christmas-look-forward-to.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-252465\" alt=\"FT_christmas-look-forward-to\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/FT_christmas-look-forward-to.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/12\/18\/celebrating-christmas-and-the-holidays-then-and-now\/\">Christmas survey<\/a>\u00a0also asked what people look forward to the most about Christmas. A majority (69%) say they look forward to spending time with family and friends. A smaller number say they look forward to the religious elements of the holiday (11%). 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