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What time do you eat dinner (supper)?
Dinner time in America peaks at 6:19 p.m., according to a new analysis of the American Time Use Survey, with most households eating dinner between 5:07 p.m. and 8:19 p.m. According to the data from 2018 to 2022, the states that ate the earliest were Pennsylvania (5:37 p.m. peak) and Maine (5:40 p.m. peak) while the states that ate the latest were Texas and Mississippi (both a 7:02 p.m. peak) and Washington, D.C., which ate at 7:10 p.m. peak.Nathan Yau, FlowingData |
First of all, I love facts like this, good post.
I'm around 6:30 most days. Perhaps an interesting point though...when I used to commute to and from an office building, it was never before 7 pm. Usually wasn't even possible and often closer to 8 pm. And then the weekend restaurant schedule would be a reservation around 7:30 at the earliest. I'll bet there are some interesting cuts of the data behind the averages (urban/rural, kids/no kids, etc.). |
4-5 PM - sometimes 3:30 - I eat breakfast and a combined lunch/dinner meal.
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
(Post 35445579)
with most households eating dinner between 5:07 p.m. and 8:19 p.m.
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Originally Posted by cblaisd (Post # 1)
(Post 35445579)
Dinner time in America peaks at 6:19 p.m., according to a new analysis of the American Time Use Survey, . . . the states that ate the latest were Texas and Mississippi (both a 7:02 p.m. peak) and Washington, D.C., which ate at 7:10 p.m. peak.
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It truly varies with me. I work 5pm-3am four days per week, so I tend to eat dinner around 9:30pm those nights. When I am not working, however, I tend to eat between 6-7 pm.
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I usually eat supper at about 8 p.m. or sometimes I don't eat it at all if I had a bigger lunch. I don't really have time for supper, so when I do eat it, it's usually something small like a little bit of yoghurt or some fruit
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This is a cool survey! I usually eat around 5-6PM. Sometimes because of work, I am forced to eat around 9PM. I don't like doing that and would try to avoid that as much as possible.
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Growing up it was always 6:00. As an adult, I've been all over the place depending on where and with whom I am. Frequently, we do a late bigger breakfast and then have a late lunch/early dinner around 3:30 or 4:00. If we don't do that, usually some time between 5:30 and 6:00.
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During sports season, we seem to eat around 9 p.m. since everything is scheduled during dinner hours.
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We aim for 8pm unless entertaining when it would be nearer 9. Generally we haven’t really got back from work until 7 and I like to decompress before starting to cook.
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Mrs Willie & I average about 6pm give or take 30 mins
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At home we average about 9pm. Occasionally as late as 10. When we eat dinner out, obviously we have to adjust that to 7:30-8:00. We never go to bed before 12:30-1:00 though.
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6-7 pm. I'm trying not to eat after because it's kinda bad for my diet. My kids can't, so they eat at night too.
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I eat a dinner at 4pm or 5pm or 6pm. I didn’t have a problem with it. I woke up at 4am or 5am. I eat a small breakfast. I went to sleep early at 8:30pm or 9pm. I no longer wake at midnight. That’s from the past.
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