(ZENIT News / Washington, DC, 02.04.2024).- A recent national survey, carried out by Scott Rasmussen among 1,000 registered voters, showed revealing results about perceptions and practices regarding Easter this year. The data compiled on March 20-21, highlights the strong backing of the celebration of this Christian feast, as well as a solid belief, among the voters surveyed, of Jesus Christ’s physical Resurrection.
According to the findings, an impressive 73% of those surveyed planned to celebrate Easter this year. When asked about the nature of the feast, 56% said they would do so primarily as a religious celebration, whereas 16% opted for a more secular celebration. Surprisingly, 27% planned to commemorate Easter from both a secular as well as religious perspective.
The survey also revealed a strong adherence to belief in Jesus Christ’s physical Resurrection, with a margin of 68% to 13% of those surveyed. Moreover, the religious affiliations of the participants were explored, highlighting that Christianity, Protestantism and Catholicism, each attracted 21% of those surveyed, whereas Evangelical Christianity was chosen by 12%. Atheists constituted 6% and 16% opted for “none of the above.”
In regard to participation in religious services, almost half (49%) of those surveyed said it was “very probable” that they would go to church on Easter Sunday, with 23% saying that this option was somewhat probable. However, on inquiring about regular attendance at religious services, 49% said that they attend them rarely or never, whereas 9% do so more than once a week.
In regard to the practice of prayer, 45% said they pray every day or almost every day, whereas 21% do so several times a week. On the other hand, 18% said the prayed rarely or never.
In regard to the importance of Easter for the nation, 48% responded that the feast was of intermediate importance, 33% said it was the most important and 15% said it was the least important.
Finally, when asked if Jesus Christ really existed and walked on earth, 83% of the voters said yes, as opposed to 5% that had doubts about His existence.
With a margin of error of more or less 3.1 percentage points, this survey gives a fascinating vision of the attitudes and practices related to Easter among registered voters in the United States.
