The Man in the Red Suit

Survey statistics on the typical Mall Santa

By Santa Hollywood, Tim Connaghan

Red Suit Survey Statistics 2010

 

This fifth annual Red Suit Survey was conducted October 19 to 25, 2010, via Constant Contact, and was distributed to 2,280 of the estimated 3,500+ Real and Designer Bearded Santas in the 50 States and Canada.  418 Santas responded and the following are the results of their answers and choices. The full Survey results, Subjects and survey results form previous surveys can be found at www.SantaHollywood.com/HolidayWatch2010.htm

Information from our 2010 survey tells us that families seeing Santa will find that the average “real-bearded” Santa is:

Age:

62.6 years     (61 years in 2009)

Height:

5 foot 9 inches

Weight:

Years as a Santa:

254.30 Pounds     (255 in 2009)  

13.76 years

Married:

95.6% are married with an average of 31.3 years *

Children:

2.81

Grand Kids

3.92

Where do you work:

Average length of a visit with Santa:

Average Day in a Mall for a Santa:

Days each year in the Red Suit:

36.2 % Malls; 50.9% Parties; 12.9% Volunteer/Charity Only

Almost 2 minutes (Shortest: 25 seconds)

9 hours

35.1 days (Longest schedule is 56 continuous days)

Real or Designer Beard:

Have you appeared in a Parade:

Do you appear at a Tree Lighting?:

What is Santa’s Favorite Cookie:

 

Favorite Holiday Greeting:

97.6% have a real Beard

Yes 43.5%

Yes 47.3%

Chocolate Chip                                                    42.5%

Oatmeal Raisin                                                    22.9%

Merry Christmas  79%

How often does a child cough or sneeze on you:

 Once or twice a day 72.8 % five times a day  

  

In addition to the above statistics, surveys from previous years have give us the following, additional facts:

Eyes:

58.18% Blue,  17.25% Brown,  19.29 Hazel,  5.26% Green

Why or How did you become a Santa:

Co-Worker/Friend asked me:                             44.15 %

Family asked me:                                                 16.47 %

I saw, I liked, I became                                        38.01 %

  Higher Education:

86.2% college   AA= 16.6% BA= 23.7%  Masters= 11.2%  PHD/DR =3.8%  

Average Day in a Mall for a Santa:

Average days each year in the Red Suit:

9 hours

35 days

Years as a Santa:

Santa’s Favorite Holiday Beverage:

Santas Favorite Holiday Song:

Santa’s Favoriter Holiday Movie:

 

Santa’s favorite Reindeer:

Santa’s favorite Book:

12.6 years

Hot Cocoa 35.2%; Milk 32.7% Coca-Cola 13.1%; Hot Cider 7.3%

Santa Claus is coming to Town 21.3% White Christmas 15.8%

Miracle on 34th Street 49.7%; The Santa Clause 22.7%

It’s a Wonderful Life 18.1%

Rudolph

Twas the Night Before Christmas 76.0%; Polar Express 14.3%

 

This Survey compiled via Constant Contact, by Timothy Connaghan, President, the Kringle Group,LLC .

 

 

 

 

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