Saturday, November 23, 2024

Survey Results: Holiday Spending
by Scott Bilker
Scott Bilker is the author of the best-selling books, Talk Your Way Out of Credit Card Debt, Credit Card and Debt Management, and How to be more Credit Card and Debt Smart. He's also the founder of DebtSmart.com. More about and DebtSmart can be found in the online media kit.

Scott Bilker This survey originally ran in the 10/24/01 DebtSmart E-mail Newsletter.

How much money did you spend last holiday season (2000)?

46% of respondents said $0-$500
35% of respondents said $501-$1,000
11% of respondents said $1,001-$1,500
3% of respondents said $1,001-$1,500

How much are you planning on spending this year (2001)?

56% of respondents said $0-$500
28% of respondents said $501-$1,000
13% of respondents said $1,001-$1,500

Did you fly anyplace last year for the holidays?

97% of respondents said No
0% of respondents said Yes

Do you plan to fly anyplace this year for the holidays?

94% of respondents said No
3% of respondents said Yes

Do you believe that people will spend more, less, or the same, this holiday season as compared to last season?

47% of respondents said Less
6% of respondents said More
6% of respondents said The Same

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