Advertiser survey finds just 14 per cent of South Australians plan to go to church this Christmas Aaron, Jeremy, Emily, Mia, William, Brianna and Lucas prepare for the St Peters' Uniting Church nativity. ONLY 14 per cent of South Australians plan to go to church this Christmas, an online survey reveals. Almost 64 per cent of Advertiser.com.au readers said they never went to church and would not be going over Christmas and 22 per cent said they sometimes went. Of the 14 per cent who would attend, less than half were weekly churchgoers and the remainder said they never missed at Christmas. If church is not a priority in SA, more shopping might be. More: See all the results from our Christmas survey here Almost 49 per cent of readers want extended trading hours over the holidays. Failing that, they may turn to the internet, where 56 per cent of respondents bought at least one Christmas gift this year. Shopping has gone well for the majority - 58.3 per cent said it had not put a financial strain on the family. A similar number said that they had spent about the same as last year, while 22 per cent spent more and 21 per cent spent less. Only 22 per cent spent more than $1000 on presents and 28 per cent got away with spending under $300. Some also will be saving on the Christmas eats, with more than one in five people expecting lunch will be free. In most cases, free means being entertained by parents or other family members, whose turn it is to play host. A similar proportion will pay between $100 and $200 but more than one in three expect to spend less than $100. Although more than half said they could afford Christmas without giving anything up, almost as many made a range of trade-offs to put presents under the tree and food on the table. Dining out, entertainment, holidays, hair appointments and clothes were the most common sacrifices, followed by alcohol, which 13.4 per cent of people said they went without. Nearly 4 per cent paid for Christmas instead of insurance premiums, and 8.1 per cent put off a medical or dental expense. So with the presents wrapped and the carrots out for Rudolph, who are the milk and shortbreads for? More than 52 per cent of respondents say Father Christmas but 36 per cent prefer Santa Claus. They look the same.