Deeker's Message of the Week

Number of responses received: 39

Gender:

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Male	35	92.1%
Female	3	7.9%
Total:	38

Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	0	0.0%
Mostly	16	66.7%
Somewhat	5	20.8%
No	3	12.5%
Total:	24

If you didn't get what you wanted, what do you suspect were the reasons?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Too expensive	4	17.4%
Not available/hard to find	6	26.1%
Nobody knew what I wanted	8	34.8%
Nobody willing to give such a gift	3	13.0%
Others thought I might not like such a gift or would tire of it	1	4.3%
I did not reciprocate with a gift in return	1	4.3%
Total:	23

How many family members/guests (including yourself) were present for your Christmas gathering?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Just myself	2	5.1%
2	2	5.1%
3	4	10.3%
4-5	10	25.6%
6-8	10	25.6%
9-10	4	10.3%
11-15	3	7.7%
16-20	3	7.7%
More than 20	1	2.6%
Total:	39

How far did you travel for your Christmas gathering?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Had it at home	19	48.7%
Less than 1 mile	1	2.6%
1 to 3 miles	5	12.8%
3 to 5 miles	1	2.6%
5 to 10 miles	4	10.3%
10 to 25 miles	1	2.6%
25 to 50 miles	3	7.7%
50 to 100 miles	0	0.0%
100 to 250 miles	1	2.6%
250 to 500 miles	3	7.7%
500 to 1000 miles	0	0.0%
1000 to 1500 miles	0	0.0%
1500 to 2000 miles	0	0.0%
2000 to 2500 miles	0	0.0%
More than 2500 miles	1	2.6%
Total:	39

How much of a white Christmas did you get?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No snow	23	60.5%
Patchy/spotty/trace amounts of snow	6	15.8%
1 to 3 inches	0	0.0%
3 to 6 inches	4	10.5%
6 to 12 inches	4	10.5%
1 to 2 feet	1	2.6%
2 to 3 feet	0	0.0%
Total:	38

How often do you get white Christmases where you live?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Never	6	15.8%
Rarely	8	21.1%
Sometimes	6	15.8%
Usually	11	28.9%
Always	7	18.4%
Total:	38

If not a white Christmas, did you get a wet Christmas this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	15	40.5%
Somewhat	7	18.9%
No	15	40.5%
Total:	37

How much Christmas lighting was put up on your house/family's house this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
None	12	30.8%
Very little	6	15.4%
Little	3	7.7%
Some	9	23.1%
A lot	8	20.5%
We went completely 'Griswold'	1	2.6%
Total:	39

Did you have to work on Christmas this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No, my workplace is not open on Christmas	15	38.5%
No, I got lucky and had the day off while others had to work	5	12.8%
I was asked to work but I refused	0	0.0%
I was told to work but I refused	0	0.0%
Yes (Less than 4 hours)	1	2.6%
Yes (4 to 6 hours)	1	2.6%
Yes (6 to 8 hours)	0	0.0%
Yes (over 8 hours)	3	7.7%
I'm too young to have a job	4	10.3%
I am not currently employed or am retired	10	25.6%
Total:	39

Was it your choice to work on Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, I volunteered	3	60.0%
Yes, though with some coertion	0	0.0%
I reluctantly agreed to work	0	0.0%
No, it was mandatory that I work	0	0.0%
No, but I didn't mind that I work	2	40.0%
Total:	5

Were you still able to spend time with your family in spite of having to work on Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No, because I was away from home	1	20.0%
No, because I live away from my family	0	0.0%
No, but I chose to avoid my family	0	0.0%
No, but I was not invited to join my family	0	0.0%
No, I had to miss out on it completely	0	0.0%
Yes, but my time with the family was limited	2	40.0%
Yes, my family accommodated me around my work schedule	2	40.0%
Total:	5

If you had to work on Christmas, how did things go?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
It was good	1	20.0%
It was okay	3	60.0%
It sucked	1	20.0%
Total:	5

If it sucked, what made it suck?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Being away from my family/friends	0	0.0%
Being one of the unlucky ones amongst my coworkers for having to work	0	0.0%
Knowing that almost everyone else had the day off	0	0.0%
Seeing people enjoying the day when I had to work it	0	0.0%
Not getting paid extra to work on Christmas	0	0.0%
Workplace was very busy/hectic	1	33.3%
Being short-staffed	1	33.3%
Had to work extra long hours/shift	1	33.3%
Had to cover for someone who called in sick or no-showed	0	0.0%
Got called in after expecting to get the day off	0	0.0%
Total:	3

Overall, how did your Christmas turn out this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
It was great	14	36.8%
It was good	15	39.5%
It was okay	5	13.2%
It sucked	4	10.5%
Total:	38

If there were any shortcomings this Christmas, what were they?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Being away from my family/friends	2	5.6%
Having to work	2	5.6%
Being sick	4	11.1%
Being injured	0	0.0%
Not getting the gifts I wanted	7	19.4%
Not being able to give people gifts	4	11.1%
Christmas dinner was poor/inferior	3	8.3%
Unpleasant house guests or being a guest of an unpleasant person	2	5.6%
Observed or got involved in family fights	4	11.1%
I was grounded or on other punishment during Christmas	1	2.8%
Had run-in with the law on Christmas	1	2.8%
Was a victim of a crime on Christmas	1	2.8%
Recent death or severe illness/injury of family member	5	13.9%
Total:	36

At what age did you stop believing in Santa Claus?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
3 or younger	1	2.6%
4	0	0.0%
5	3	7.7%
6	2	5.1%
7	3	7.7%
8	9	23.1%
9	5	12.8%
10	9	23.1%
11	3	7.7%
12	0	0.0%
Past age 12	2	5.1%
Never believed	1	2.6%
Still believe	1	2.6%
Total:	39

What made you stop believing in Santa Claus?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I caught mom/dad in the act	7	11.9%
Parents told me	10	16.9%
Brother told me	4	6.8%
Sister told me	5	8.5%
Friend told me	3	5.1%
Read something about it	2	3.4%
Figured it out on my own	24	40.7%
Other	4	6.8%
Total:	59

Age Distribution
7 or under	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	2
14	1
15	2
16	1
17	4
18	1
19	1
20	0
21-30	10
31-40	1
41-50	2
51-60	4
Over 60	0

Your age:

---------- 7 or under 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Over 60

Gender:

------ Male Female

Did you make a New Year's Resolution for 2005?

----- Yes No

What were your New Year's Resolutions for 2005?
Quit smoking
Quit chewing tobacco
Quit drinking
Quit using drugs
Be nicer to people
Abstain from or reduce using profanity
Quit gambling or gamble less
Control my temper/anger
Attend church more
Read the Bible daily
Lose weight/exercise more
Eat better
Watch my health more closely
Abstain from viewing porn
Abstain from other sexual activity
Be less selfish/more generous
Do better in my work/at school
Give up some other bad habit
Start some other good practice

For how long were you able to keep your resolution(s) before breaking them?

----- Same day Next day Less than one week 1 to 2 weeks 2 to 4 weeks 1 to 2 months 2 to 3 months 3 to 4 months 4 to 6 months 6 to 9 months 9 to 12 months Kept it/them all year

For which reasons were you not able to keep your resolutions?
Lack of willpower
No incentive to stick with it
Apathy
Ridicule from peers/family
Too stubborn to change
Temptation
Insecure about changing my ways
Didn't seem to matter after awhile
Did not see any benefit/improvement after awhile
Discouraged by previous failures
Attempt to change caused me too much stress
Other reasons

Did you make any New Year's Resolutions for 2006?

----- Yes No

What are your New Year's Resolutions for 2006?
Quit smoking
Quit chewing tobacco
Quit drinking
Quit using drugs
Be nicer to people
Abstain from or reduce using profanity
Quit gambling or gamble less
Control my temper/anger
Attend church more
Read the Bible daily
Lose weight/exercise more
Eat better
Watch my health more closely
Abstain from viewing porn
Abstain from other sexual activity
Be less selfish/more generous
Give up some other bad habit
Start some other good practice

Honestly, do you think you will be able to keep your resolutions this year?

----- Probably not Maybe, if I try I'll give it a good shot I'm determined to do it

If you don't make New Year's Resolutions, what are your reasons?
I've tried before and failed
Lack of self-confidence to succeed
Not worth the trouble
Don't want to be ridiculed if I fail
Resolutions are just plain stupid
I'd rather watch other people make resolutions and fail
If you want to change something about yourself, why not just do it right then and there, no matter what time of the year it is?
Other reasons

   

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Have a good week, everyone, and a happy, safe and prosperous 2006! Stay happily and thickly diapered!

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