HuffPost: Seasons greetings December 4-6, US Adults

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1 1. Celebrate Christmas Do you celebrate Christmas? Yes 85% 84% 87% 80% 82% 87% 91% 88% 84% 88% 63% No 9% 11% 8% 9% 8% 12% 8% 9% 11% 2% 21% Not sure 5% 5% 5% 11% 10% 0% 1% 3% 5% 10% 16% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N Yes 85% 90% 77% 95% 84% 89% 93% 79% 86% 87% 84% 86% No 9% 9% 13% 3% 10% 8% 6% 12% 10% 9% 10% 9% Not sure 5% 1% 10% 2% 6% 3% 1% 9% 4% 5% 6% 5% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N

2 2. War on Christmas Do you believe there is a war on Christmas going on? Yes 34% 38% 31% 19% 31% 38% 47% 39% 23% 29% 20% No 45% 48% 43% 53% 47% 44% 37% 44% 48% 51% 47% Not sure 20% 14% 27% 28% 22% 17% 16% 17% 29% 20% 34% Totals 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N Yes 34% 19% 32% 62% 32% 35% 41% 36% 33% 33% 34% 37% No 45% 63% 43% 23% 44% 51% 50% 37% 48% 44% 48% 39% Not sure 20% 18% 25% 15% 25% 14% 8% 28% 18% 23% 18% 24% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N

3 3. Christmas winning Do you think Christmas is winning or losing the war? Asked of those who believe there is a war on Christmas Winning 44% 44% 43% 49% 43% 35% 53% 43% Losing 29% 28% 29% 27% 32% 31% 23% 30% Not sure 28% 28% 28% 25% 24% 34% 23% 27% Totals 101% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 99% 100% Unweighted N Winning 44% 53% 38% 45% 42% 48% 36% 49% 27% 50% 47% 46% Losing 29% 29% 30% 27% 25% 32% 41% 23% 45% 20% 30% 20% Not sure 28% 18% 32% 28% 33% 21% 23% 28% 27% 29% 23% 35% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 101% Unweighted N

4 4. Preferred greeting Which seasonal greeting do you prefer? Merry Christmas 55% 54% 55% 44% 56% 51% 70% 59% 49% 53% 27% Happy holidays 11% 10% 13% 11% 9% 16% 8% 10% 19% 17% 6% I have no preference 29% 31% 28% 30% 31% 33% 21% 29% 26% 21% 49% Not sure 4% 5% 4% 15% 4% 0% 0% 2% 5% 8% 18% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 99% 100% Unweighted N Merry Christmas 55% 46% 48% 80% 53% 58% 59% 50% 49% 54% 58% 54% Happy holidays 11% 22% 6% 6% 10% 12% 16% 11% 18% 8% 10% 12% I have no preference 29% 32% 35% 14% 31% 29% 25% 28% 31% 32% 29% 26% Not sure 4% 0% 10% 0% 5% 1% 0% 11% 3% 5% 3% 8% Totals 99% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100% Unweighted N

5 5. Most common greeting Which seasonal greeting do you think is more commonly used in the U.S. these days? Merry Christmas 33% 37% 29% 31% 34% 32% 37% 32% 36% 38% 27% Happy holidays 23% 23% 23% 25% 19% 22% 25% 23% 23% 27% 17% They re both used about equally 35% 30% 40% 29% 37% 41% 31% 38% 33% 25% 35% Not sure 9% 10% 8% 15% 10% 5% 8% 7% 8% 10% 21% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N Merry Christmas 33% 42% 28% 29% 35% 36% 27% 28% 33% 37% 36% 24% Happy holidays 23% 19% 19% 34% 23% 22% 33% 14% 22% 22% 22% 26% They re both used about equally 35% 34% 38% 32% 34% 33% 38% 42% 36% 32% 34% 40% Not sure 9% 4% 15% 4% 8% 9% 2% 17% 9% 9% 8% 11% Totals 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N

6 6. Offended by happy holidays Would you personally be offended if someone wished you "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas"? Asked of those who prefer merry christmas Yes, I would be offended 19% 19% 18% 12% 10% 19% 31% 19% 15% 19% No, I would not be offended 76% 76% 75% 80% 84% 76% 65% 75% 80% 79% Not sure 6% 5% 6% 8% 7% 5% 4% 6% 4% 1% Totals 101% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% Unweighted N Yes, I would be offended 19% 14% 20% 21% 17% 15% 21% 27% 17% 24% 17% 17% No, I would not be offended 76% 84% 72% 73% 76% 82% 78% 60% 74% 67% 79% 79% Not sure 6% 3% 7% 6% 7% 2% 0% 14% 9% 9% 3% 4% Totals 101% 101% 99% 100% 100% 99% 99% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% Unweighted N

7 7. Most offended by merry Christmas Do you think most people who prefer to be wished "happy holidays" would be offended if someone wished them "merry Christmas"? Asked of those who prefer merry christmas Yes, they would be offended 29% 30% 28% 33% 28% 29% 28% 32% 12% 27% No, they would not be offended 43% 46% 41% 53% 40% 36% 49% 40% 62% 44% Not sure 28% 24% 31% 14% 31% 36% 22% 28% 26% 29% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N Yes, they would be offended 29% 19% 36% 31% 26% 31% 30% 37% 18% 32% 34% 27% No, they would not be offended 43% 52% 36% 44% 46% 43% 46% 30% 38% 40% 40% 57% Not sure 28% 30% 28% 25% 28% 26% 24% 33% 44% 28% 26% 16% Totals 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N

8 8. Offended by merry Christmas Would you personally be offended if someone wished you "merry Christmas" instead of "happy holidays"? Asked of those who prefer happy holidays Yes, I would be offended 11% 9% 13% 16% 14% 11% No, I would not be offended 87% 89% 86% 84% 84% 88% Not sure 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% Unweighted N Yes, I would be offended 11% 14% 3% 16% 10% 18% No, I would not be offended 87% 84% 96% 84% 87% 81% Not sure 1% 2% 1% 0% 3% 1% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N

9 9. Most Offended by happy holidays Do you think most people who prefer to be wished "merry Christmas" would be offended if someone wished them "happy holidays"? Asked of those who prefer happy holidays Yes, they would be offended 22% 30% 16% 34% 7% 29% No, they would not be offended 57% 54% 59% 38% 72% 49% Not sure 21% 17% 25% 28% 21% 22% Totals 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N Yes, they would be offended 22% 23% 27% 17% 17% 28% No, they would not be offended 57% 58% 46% 70% 56% 59% Not sure 21% 19% 27% 12% 26% 13% Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% Unweighted N

10 10. Obama wish a merry Christmas To the best of your knowledge, did former president Barack Obama ever wish Americans a merry Christmas? Yes, he did 28% 29% 28% 33% 28% 30% 22% 26% 45% 19% 33% No, he did not 20% 23% 17% 10% 13% 22% 32% 23% 11% 16% 14% Not sure 52% 48% 56% 57% 59% 48% 46% 52% 44% 65% 53% Totals 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N Yes, he did 28% 47% 21% 13% 26% 26% 36% 35% 33% 30% 24% 30% No, he did not 20% 11% 18% 36% 19% 19% 20% 23% 22% 17% 20% 21% Not sure 52% 42% 61% 51% 55% 55% 44% 43% 46% 53% 56% 50% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N

11 Interviewing Dates December 4-6, 2017 Target population Sampling method Weighting U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from YouGov s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, 2012 and 2016 Presidential votes. The weights range from to 6.112, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 4.3% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 53 questions not reported. 11