These poll numbers were released earlier today by Rasmussen Reports -- "an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information."
7% Already Have Finished Their Holiday Shopping
Friday, November 27, 2009
While Christmas is still several weeks away, seven percent (7%) of Americans say they've already completed their holiday shopping.
But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also finds that 57% of adults say they haven't even begun shopping yet. Forty-one percent (41%) have started. Ninety percent (90%) of all adults say they aren't done yet.
Not surprisingly, 45% of women say they've begun their holiday shopping, while only 37% of men say the same. Still, nine percent (9%) of men say they've finished their shopping, compared to five percent (5%) of women.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of all Americans say they generally finish their holiday shopping early, but 37% say they wait until the last minute. More men (45%) tend to wait till the last minute than women (30%).
When Americans are shopping for gifts this year, 37% plan to pay cash. Twenty-seven percent (27%) say they will use their debit card, while another 25% intend to pay with a credit card. Five percent (5%) will pay by check, and three percent (3%) will use layaway to string out payment.
The day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and has been dubbed Black Friday. Thirty-four percent (34%) of adults say they're likely to shop on Black Friday, but 65% plan to skip the sales that day.
In a reflection of the continuing bad economy, just eight percent (8%) of adults plan to spend more this year than last year. That's a little over half the number who planned to spend more last holiday season. Nearly three-out-of-four adults (71%) will spend less this year, while 19% think they'll spend about the same amount this season as they did a year ago.
These findings come as the Discover (R) Consumer Spending Monitor, a measure of consumer spending confidence, showed a three-point drop in October .
Adults who earn between $60,000 and $75,000 a year plan to spend more this holiday season than those in any other income bracket.
To avoid checkout lines and the holiday shopping crush, 10% of adults say they plan to do most, if not all, of their shopping online. A plurality (42%) say they don't intend to do any online shopping. Thirty-five percent (35%) plan some shopping online, while 11% say they will do about half of their shopping that way.
Just before Christmas last year , ten percent (10%) said they did all their holiday shopping online while another 12% did at least half their shopping by clicking at an online store. Forty-seven percent (47%) said that they didn't buy any Christmas gifts online.
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