- 2,008 adults aged 15+ were interviewed between 26-30 October 2000 on the MORI Omnibus
- All interviews were conducted face-to-face
- Data are weighted to ensure results represent the GB population
- Where data does not add to 100%, this is due to rounding
- * denotes percentage between 0 and 0.5
Q1 Which, if any, of the following situations do you find stressful?
| % | |
| Moving house | 37 |
| Driving in heavy traffic | 35 |
| Being late for an appointment | 34 |
| Christmas shopping in December | 31 |
| Loud music from neighbours at night | 29 |
| Visiting the dentist | 24 |
| Looking after crying babies | 19 |
| My job/Working | 16 |
| Travelling in a plane | 14 |
| Changing jobs | 12 |
| None | 6 |
Q2 What is the total time you spend on Christmas shopping, on average, each year?
| % | |
| More than 4 shopping days | 33 |
| 2-4 shopping days | 28 |
| 1 shopping day | 13 |
| 1-6 hours | 15 |
| Less than an hour | 5 |
| None | 5 |
| Don't know | 2 |
Q3 If your Christmas shopping was done for you and you had two spare days free during the Christmas season which, if any, of the following would you rather do with the spare time?
| % | |
| Spend time with family and friends | 63 |
| Weekend away/weekend break | 29 |
| Watch Christmas television | 13 |
| Catch up on sleep | 12 |
| Organise a party | 6 |
| Work for a charity | 6 |
| Go into work | 4 |
| None of these | 4 |
| Don't know | 1 |
Q4 Which of the following, if any, would you say are the worst things about Christmas shopping? Please select up to 3 statements
| % | |
| Fighting your way through crowded stores | 61 |
| Long queues | 50 |
| Difficulty finding a parking space | 34 |
| Heavy traffic on the way to the shops | 22 |
| The amount of time it takes | 22 |
| Taking children to busy shops | 20 |
| Rude sales staff | 17 |
| Lack of popular products in stock | 11 |
| Spending money on parking, drinks and food | 8 |
| None of these | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Don't know | 1 |
Q5 Reading the following statements about Christmas shopping, please could you tell me which statements, if any, you agree with?
| % agree | |
| I have a difficulty deciding what to buy people for Christmas | 55 |
| I try to finish my Christmas shopping early to avoid the crowded shops | 36 |
| Christmas shopping is very stressful | 24 |
| Christmas is my least favourite time of the year to shop | 19 |
| Christmas shopping is something I look forward to doing | 19 |
| I wish I could get all my shopping in one place without leaving the house | 17 |
| I would be perfectly happy if I never had to buy another Christmas present in my life | 15 |
| I would consider taking one or more days off work as holiday to do my Christmas shopping | 12 |
| My partner never buys me what I want for Christmas | 5 |
| It is safer to give credit card details over the internet than to a waiter or waitress | 4 |
| I would consider taking a sick day off work to do my Christmas shopping | 3 |
| None | 7 |
Q6 How much money do you expect to spend in total on your Christmas presents this year? And how much do you expect to spend on the person closest to you?
| Total | Closest person | |
| % | % | |
| Under 16320 | 1 | 8 |
| 16320-16350 | 4 | 26 |
| 16351-163100 | 9 | 26 |
| 163101 - 163200 | 18 | 18 |
| 163201 - 163300 | 17 | 7 |
| 163301 - 163400 | 12 | 2 |
| 163401 - 163500 | 12 | 1 |
| 163501 - 1631,000 | 16 | 1 |
| Over 1631000 | 5 | * |
| Nothing | 2 | 4 |
| Don't know | 5 | 5 |
| No-one close to buy for | - | 1 |
Q7 On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest, how stressful would you rate Christmas shopping?
| Summary | ||||
| Scale | % | Scale | % | |
| Not stressful | 1 | 9 | 1-2 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3-5 | 33 | |
| 4 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 6-8 | 36 | |
| 7 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 14 | |||
| 9 | 5 | 9-10 | 13 | |
| Very stressful | 10 | 8 | ||
| Don't know | 3 | |||
Q8 Which of the following best describes your ideal Christmas present...?
| % | |
| Clothing | 21 |
| Jewellery | 15 |
| Books | 12 |
| Music | 10 |
| Household and DIY appliances | 7 |
| A DVD player | 5 |
| A digital camera | 5 |
| Some beauty products/perfume | 4 |
| Sports equipment | 4 |
| A camcorder | 4 |
| Garden equipment | 3 |
| Computer games console | 2 |
| None of these | 6 |
| Don't know | 2 |
