How Are You Spending the Holidays?
It's interesting to see how Americans are planning to observe upcoming holidays given the situation with COVID-19
a Trendency COVID-19 Data Project feature
With Passover having started this week and the Easter Holiday just around the corner, it is interesting to see how Americans are planning to observe the holiday given the COVID-19 pandemic plaguing the nation.
Over 50 percent of Americans who are planning to celebrate are planning to do so in a virtual manner. Just 5 percent say they are planning on attending services in person.
Across genders, proportionately we see very similar behavior. For the most part, men and women either don’t practice, not intending to practice, or practicing virtually.
Men are three times more likely to say that they are going to attend services in person than women.
Breaking down holiday plans by race, we observe a couple of things.
African Americans and Hispanics on a percentage basis are more religious than whites.
The vast majority of Americans are not planning on attending services in person, however the higher rate among African Americans and Hispanics is troubling to say the least. This equates to roughly 4 million African Americans who are planning on attending services and a similar number of Hispanic Americans.
Also concerning is that even though the percent of whites saying they are going to celebrate is much lower (3 percent) given the population size this is equal to roughly 8 million attendees.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many different intentions regarding religious practice this week and weekend.
Among mainline Protestants and Jewish Americans, there is a strong consensus to stay home and not attend a service in person. Catholics and Born-Again Christians are almost twice as likely to say they are planning on attending in person.
Among Muslims and those within the Church of Latter-Day Saints, around a third of followers intend to practice in person.
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