Percentage who believe in God is unchanged

Published: Sunday, Dec. 30 2007 12:12 a.m. MST

Percentage of American adults who believe in God — unchanged since the question was last asked in 2005, according to the findings of a Harris Poll: 82

Percentage of the public who believe in miracles: 79

Percentage who believe in heaven: 75

Percentage who believe in angels: 74

Source: Harris Interactive.

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Percentage of respondents who agreed that Jack Bauer of "24" gets top billing as the TV character Americans would call to wish a happy holiday, according to a survey by EMBARQ: 11

Rank of Princess Diana as the person from the past Americans would call if their wireless service extended to the deceased: 1

Rank of JFK as the choice of those over 60: 1

Source: Kelton Research.

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Percentage of Americans who say they would want at least some of their relatives to stay at a hotel during the holidays rather than in their home, according to a survey conducted by hotels.com: 87

Average amount that U.S. adults say their "hotel-like" guest accommodations at home are worth: $149 to $161 per night

Source: Hotels.com.

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Percentage of adult workers aged 50 and older who say it is not important to them if their employer has an annual holiday party, according to a survey conducted by Spherion: 72

Percentage of workers aged 18 to 29 who say the same: 56

Source: Spherion.

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Percentage of workers who regret having snubbed the office holiday party, thus missing a prime opportunity for networking, according to a Tickle test for Monster.com: 31

Percentage who regret having drank too much at an office party: 20

Percentage who regret showing up late: 18

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