AP/AOL News Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Americans Say "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" with 90% Supporting Christmas Decor in Public Spaces.Classic Holiday Traditions See a Boost from Technology 70% Expect to Shop Online As Much or More Than Last Year DULLES, Va. -- Religious affiliation aside - 90% of Americans give their seasonal blessings to Christmas decorations in public buildings, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent Associated Press/AOL News poll (http://news.aol.com). In contrast, nearly half (48%) lean towards more of a non-denominational approach when being greeted by stores and businesses, supporting a more general "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" customer greeting rather than "Merry Christmas." However, there is still a hold out of traditionalists (42%), who believe it is a bad thing for shops to replace the traditional "Merry Christmas" greeting. When it comes to tradition versus modern technology, survey participants indicated that they are slowly adopting new tech-enabled practices to simplify their holiday activities. In fact, 38% say the Internet has made it easier to stay in touch with loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl this holiday season. Although most Americans (64%) say that they have sent traditional holiday cards by mail this year, a third of adults say they sent a holiday e-mail to a friend or family member this year. The Associated Press/AOL News Poll also found that Internet holiday shopping is still a vital boon for the majority of Americans (70 percent), with more than half (52 percent) saying that they are relying on the Internet just as much as last year, and 18 percent using the Web even more this holiday season. Methodology The AP-AOL poll of 1,000 adults was conducted by telephone December 12-14, 2006 by Ipsos, an international public opinion research company. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for all adults. About The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP. About AOL AOL is a global Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs the country's largest Internet access See how to access the Internet. business, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. . AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. |
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