These poll numbers were released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports -- "an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information."
Only 13% Rate Labor Day One of the Nation's Most Important Holidays
Monday, September 7, 2009
Just 13% of Americans now believe that Labor 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that even more adults (20%) say Labor Day is one of the country's least important holidays, while 65% say it's somewhere in between.
By comparison, 44% say Memorial Day , which unofficially begins summer but more importatntly honors those who gave their lives for our country, is one of the nation's most important holidays.
More adults ages 18 and 29 say Labor Day is one of the nation's most important holidays than their elders. Republicans (16%) also view the holiday as slightly more important than Democrats (13%).
But then only 28% of adults actually celebrate the "labor" part of the holiday, honoring the contributions workers, particularly in organized labor, have made to society . Most Americans think of Labor Day instead as the unofficial end of summer.
To commemorate Labor Day, 44% of adults say they'll enjoy a cookout with friends and family, but 37% will not. Those figures are relatively unchanged from the survey conducted this time last year .
Adults who are married (47%) or with children at home (51%) are much more likely attend a barbecue than those who aren't married (38%) or who don't have any children at home (38%).
Overall, only 10% plan to go to a Labor Day parade, but 83% won't watch one. Men (18%) and women (23%) under 40 are much more likely to attend a parade than men (7%) and women over 40 (7%).
Separate polling found that this summer's most popular activities included barbecuing, reading, playing board games and watching fireworks.
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