MOST THANKFUL FOR
Americans were most thankful last Thanksgiving for their families and their health. In a telephone survey of over one thousand randomly selected Americans, a Gallup Poll asked them to name the two or three things for which they were most thankful. Here were a few of the results: Most important at 61 percent was family. Second most important at 50 percent was health. Third at 21 percent was job or career. Fourth at 20 percent was children. Just being alive was fifth at 12 percent. Some of the values varied among age and demographic groups. Older Americans emphasized health while their younger counterparts emphasized job and career. Ethnic minorities and the poor were more likely to be thankful for just being alive. There was one answer to the survey, however, that was only surprising in its low frequency in all demographic groups. From 5 percent to 8 percent of any of the demographics groups included God as one of the three…
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