Do you think that Americans, in general, take too much time off from work to observe holidays? |
Yes, we take too much time off from work:
7%
No, we don't take enough time off from work:
66%
We take just about the right amount of time off from work:
27%
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If you chose not to take a day off from work for a formal holiday observance, do you think you should have the option of working and taking a different day off? |
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Do you think you should be required to actually attend a formal memorial or holiday observance if you have a day off work or school to celebrate it? |
Yes:
8%
No:
73%
No, next you'll expect me to be sick on my sick days:
19%
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In order to cope with the Highway 40 (I-64) rebuilding, would you support a plan under which half of the local businesses along the construction corridor observe state, City, or county holidays on Fridays and the other half on Mondays? |
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Do you believe that bars should be closed on Election Day while the polls are open? |
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Do schools, in general, have too many holidays or too few? |
Too many:
37%
Too few:
9%
Just about right:
54%
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Should public school districts in Missouri be required to make up class days lost for major snow or ice storms? |
Yes:
71%
No:
22%
No, not if the school district is in an officially designated disaster area:
7%
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Which of the following days should be the earliest that Missouri public schools are allowed to begin classes each year? |
The first Monday in August:
13%
The second Monday in August:
7%
The third Monday in August:
11%
The last Monday in August:
17%
The Tuesday after Labor Day:
52%
The official first day of autumn:
1%
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The Federal Government recognizes 11 holidays for its employees, including Inauguration Day. Is this enough? |
It's not enough:
23%
It's too many:
28%
It's about right:
49%
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Which of the following Missouri state holidays would you be most willing to exchange for an extra day off after Christmas or Thanksgiving? |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:
19%
Lincoln Day:
7%
Washington's Birthday (observed):
9%
Truman Day:
23%
Memorial Day:
1%
Labor Day:
0%
Columbus Day (observed):
20%
Veterans Day (observed):
3%
None of them:
19%
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Which of the following widely observed holidays is your favorite? |
New Year's Day:
4%
Independence Day:
11%
Thanksgiving:
32%
Christmas Day:
47%
Festivus:
6%
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Which of the following holiday cuisines do you like best? |
Christmas:
14%
Independence Day:
4%
Thanksgiving:
58%
Cinco de Mayo:
16%
Easter:
5%
St. Patrick's Day:
4%
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Should September 11 be a national holiday? |
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Should the Presidential Election Day every four years be a national holiday? |
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Should Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, be a national holiday? |
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Should Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, be a national holiday? |
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Should St. Louis Day, August 25, be a St. Louis holiday? |
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Should the St. Louis Cardinals home opener be a St. Louis holiday? |
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Do you think that widely observed holidays with clear religious connections should change their names (e.g. Easter would become the Spring Festival) so that their history is less obvious? |
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Should a Christian holiday like Christmas or Easter be removed from the roster of national and state holidays? |
Yes:
5%
No:
58%
No, but let's add a few holidays observed by other religions:
37%
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Which holiday will you celebrate next month? |
Christmas:
77%
Hanukkah:
4%
Kwanzaa:
0%
Christmas and Hanukkah:
6%
Christmas and Kwanzaa:
4%
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa:
0%
All three of them:
5%
None of them:
4%
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Do you think that St. Louis should follow the lead of Berkeley, California, and change the name of Columbus Day to "Indigenous Peoples Day"? |
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Which of the following movies due out over the holidays are you most certain to watch? |
The Mist:
4%
The Golden Compass:
13%
I Am Legend:
5%
No Country For Old Men:
17%
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium:
11%
Beowulf:
14%
Enchanted:
4%
Alvin and The Chipmunks:
9%
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets:
13%
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:
11%
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