Halloween is the second most favorite holiday for decorating one's home, surpassed only by Christmas. Sixty-six percent of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween compared to ninety-one percent at Christmas. The top six holidays for home decoration are shown in the figure below. The survey compared a dozen holidays and the results ranged from Christmas to Cinco de Mayo, for which four percent of Americans decorated. The survey was conducted in 2004 and the authors report the results are unlikely to vary much by year.

Top Holidays for Home Decoration

Source: Unity Marketing, 2007

--Ira Silvergleit
isilvergleit@safnow.org

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