Two-thirds of the French will spend Christmas at home, in a small group, with less than six people and without a mask around the New Year's Eve table ... But for December 31, they will be less respectful of health safety rules.
These are the four main lessons that can be drawn from the Odoxa survey carried out by Denstu consulting for Le
Figaro
and Franceinfo.
"In an anxiety-provoking health context, the tendency is rather to reinforce caution"
, underline the authors of the survey.
In fact, in detail, more than 7 out of 10 French people will show themselves to be
"reasonable"
.
They will stick to the famous
"rule of 6"
recommended by the government.
That is 7 points more than in November.
The same goes for those who declare that they will
"exceed or even explode"
the prudential gauge: they are almost half as numerous as last month.
All the same, 10% of French people admit that they will meet up with 10 people or more to celebrate Christmas.
Among them, 2% plan to do
"very hard"
by meeting with 15 people, ignoring the advice of health authorities.
This reinforces the fear of a rapid spread of the virus and of a third wave of containment, at the start of the January.
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Especially since about two in three French people (63%) will not wear masks during Nativity Eve or the Christmas Day meal.
The sacrosanct dinner or family lunch is a well-established tradition that will not be sacrificed: 82% of the French will organize it.
In addition, very rare (16% exactly) will be those who will be tested before meeting with their family, despite the presence of young and old around the same table, since 53% of French people will mix generations at the table.
Brave the curfew
However, the distance meter rule will be observed by 63% of French people, an increase of 8 points compared to the previous month.
But the survey does not say whether the guests will greet each other from afar or kiss each other during the reunion.
The temptation can be great after months of separation!
For New Year's Eve, the French seem a little less reasonable.
A quarter of them, and half of the young people, intend to party the night of December 31 to January 1, 2021, by defying the curfew which begins at 8 p.m. every evening, except Thursday.