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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 DECEMBER 2023
NEWS
is stealing Christmas
well be an indication of a care-
free attitude rather than an in-
ability to plan.
Respondents aged between
36 and 50 and those aged be-
tween 51 and 65 were the most
likely to say that they will be
spending less than last year
(13%). These two age groups
which includes families with
dependent children, were also
the most likely to say that they
will be doing their best to keep
within last year's budget.
A breakdown by regions
shows that it is respondents
living in Gozo who will be
spending less on their Christ-
mas lunch (16%). These are
followed by respondents in the
North Harbour(12%).
Methodology
The survey was carried out was
carried between 28th November 2023
and6th December 2023 for which
650 people opted to complete the
survey.Stratified random sampling
based on region, gender and age
was used. Afraction of those who
opted to complete the survey chose
not to answer afew of the questions
for which they are treated as missing
values. Missingvalues analysis was
then carried to determine the type
of technique toreplace the values.
A combination of logistic and linear
regression withpredictive mean
matching where applicable was used
to replace certainmissing values
completing and enlarging the sample
set from which thefinal results were
extracted.
The margin of error for this result
3.84% for a confidence interval of
95%.
