Easter Poll

And they shall mock him,
and shall scourge him,
and shall spit upon him,
and shall kill him:
and the third day he shall rise again.

Mark 10:34

"A recent study by the Barna Group explored Americans’ definition of the Easter holiday,.... Two out of every three Americans (67%) mention some type of theistic religious element.
In all, 42% of Americans said that the meaning of  Easter was the resurrection of Jesus or that it signifies Christ death and return to life. One out of every 50 adults (2%) said that they would describe  Easter as the most important holiday of their faith.....a certain degree of confusion: 

2% of Americans said that Easter   is about the “birth of Christ”;

another 2% indicated it was about the “rebirth of Jesus”;

and 1% said it is a celebration of “the second coming of Jesus.”

... another 3% who described Easter  as a celebration of spring or a pagan holiday.

Republicans (77%) and Democrats (71%) were more likely than were independents (59%) and non-registered citizens (51%) to say Easter   has religious meaning for them. Showing a perceptual gap between political conservatives and liberals, those on the political “right” were nearly twice as likely as those on the political “left” to say that Easter  is a celebration of the resurrection (53% versus 29%, respectively).
As for denominational affiliation, most Catholics said they celebrate Easter  as a religious holiday (65%).Still, just one-third of Catholics listed the resurrection as the meaning of the holiday (37%). In comparison, Protestants were more likely than Catholics both to view Easter  as a religious holiday and to connect the occasion to Jesus’ awakening from death (78% and 51%, respectively).
The types of Americans who were most likely to express some type of theistic religious connection with  Easter were evangelicals (93%),..." Barna