With Easter just around the corner, CivicScience has polled over 45,000 people in the past two weeks on Easter gatherings, travel, and candy or gift purchases. Find out how you and your family compare.

The majority of people attend some type of Easter gathering:

36% of people do not attend an Easter gathering, while 53% of people attend a gathering with five or more people.

  • People in the West are less likely than people in the Midwest, South, and Northeast to attend an Easter gathering.
  • People with an income under $25K are less likely to attend an Easter gathering than other income groups.
  • People 65+ years old are less likely than other age groups to attend an Easter gathering.
  • People in the Midwest are more likely than other regions to have more than 10 people attending their Easter gathering.
  • People with an income of $150K+ are more likely than other income groups to have an Easter gathering with more than 10 people.

But now it’s time to get to the hardcore Easter topics: dyed eggs and candy!

There is an even split between people who participate in the tradition of dying Easter eggs:

  • Females are more likely than males to answer “Yes.”
  • People 35-44 years old are more likely than other age groups to dye Easter eggs.
  • People in the Midwest are more likely to dye Easter eggs than any other U.S. region.
  • People earning between $75-$99K are more likely to dye Easter eggs than any other income group.

The majority of people receive or buy Easter candy or gifts:

52% of people buy Easter candy or gifts for others, while 33% of people receive candy or gifts from others, with some overlap between the two groups.

  • To no one’s surprise, people under 18 years old are more likely to receive candy or gifts than other age groups.
  • People 35-44 years old are more likely than other age groups to say they buy candy or gifts.
  • People earning between $50K and $150K are more likely to say they buy Easter candy or gifts.
  • People in the Midwest are more likely than other regions to say they buy candy or gifts.
  • People in the South are more likely than other regions to say they don’t receive or buy candy or gifts.

Have a great holiday weekend.