This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults regarding the age at which they stopped believing that Santa Claus was real. 7 percent of respondents said they stopped believing in Santa Claus when they were teenagers.
How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?
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AP-GfK Poll. (November 3, 2011). How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/
AP-GfK Poll. "How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?." Chart. November 3, 2011. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/
AP-GfK Poll. (2011). How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/
AP-GfK Poll. "How Old Were You When You Stopped Believing in Santa Claus?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/
AP-GfK Poll, How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? [Graph], AP-GfK Poll, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217258/age-at-which-americans-stopped-believing-in-santa-claus/