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These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,529 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive® between April 7 and 15, 2008. Another fifties icon, Harriet Nelson of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet comes in at number six while the mom who always had some explaining to do to Ricky, Lucy Ricardo of I Love Lucy, is number seven. Tied for number 8 are three more modern moms - the blue-collar Roseanne Connor of Roseanne; the mom as best friend, or Lorelei Gilmore of Gilmore Girls; and the ever-suffering Bart's mom, Marge Simpson of The Simpsons. Favorites Among Different Groups Different groups all have their favorite moms. First, men prefer the fifties mom of June Cleaver, while women go more for the take charge lawyer of Claire Huxtable. Looking at this by race and ethnicity, Whites prefer June Cleaver while both African Americans and Hispanics have Claire Huxtable as their top mom. There are also differences by generation. Both Baby Boomers (those aged 44-62) and Matures (those aged 63+) have June Cleaver as number one. Gen Xers (those aged 32-43) go for 1970's icon Carol Brady while the Echo Boomers (those aged 18-31) say Lorelei Gilmore is the television mom they wished they had. While the Obama/Clinton/McCain fight continues, maybe television moms can broker some bipartisanship? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Republicans claim Carol Brady as their favorite while Democrats cite Claire Huxtable and Independents say June Cleaver is the mom they would have wanted growing up. How Americans will Celebrate Mother's Day When it comes to their own moms, just under half (48%) of those whose mothers are alive will send cards for Mother's Day while 47 percent will buy their moms a present and the same number will call their moms. Three in ten (29%) will take their moms to lunch of dinner while one-quarter (26%) will buy or send their moms flowers. Further down the list, one in ten (10%) will cook for their moms while 2 percent will take them to a museum, show or event and 5 percent say they will do nothing for their moms. Men and women do different things for their mothers. Over half of women (53%) will buy their moms a present compared to two in five men (41%) who will do so. Half of men (49%) will call their moms as will 45 percent of women. www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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