Thanksgiving is more than a holiday—it's a celebration of gratitude, community and tradition.
With the holiday approaching, families and friends across the U.S. will soon come together to celebrate, and a new study from the Pew Research Center, conducted between November 12 and 17, offers insight on how Americans plan to spend the holiday this year.
According to the survey of 9,609 U.S. adults, nine in 10 Americans will celebrate the holiday next week.
For 26 percent of respondents, the celebration will involve a dinner with six to 10 people, while 19 percent plan to have dinner with 10 to 20 people. Seven percent will have particularly large celebrations with more than 20 people.
According to the survey, Americans prefer to tuck into Thanksgiving dinner in the afternoon, with 36 percent preferring to eat between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. and 38 percent preferring to eat between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
A meager 1 percent of respondents prefer to eat in the morning, while 11 percent prefer to eat after 6 p.m.
Newsweek previously mapped the most popular Thanksgiving side dishes in each state and the 10 best cities to visit for Thanksgiving.
Saying grace remains a popular habit, with 65 percent of respondents reporting that someone at their table usually says a prayer or blessing. For 69 percent, giving thanks is common, and for 56 percent, someone does both of those things.
Many Americans travel to reunite with their families for the occasion, and according to the survey, driving is the most common way respondents reach their destinations—with 89 percent saying so. Only 2 percent expect to fly, with even fewer using local or regional transit.
The study also examined the activities besides eating that Americans planned to do during the holiday.
Long-running traditions such watching sports or a parade are still fairly popular, with 35 percent and 19 percent, respectively, planning to do so.
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Other activities include talking about work or school, which 35 percent of respondents expect to do, while 19 percent plan to donate food or goods and 15 percent plan to do some holiday shopping.
Although many people try to avoid talking about politics at the dinner table, the study shows that Donald Trump voters are more likely to discuss the recent presidential election than voters who supported Vice President Kamala Harris.
Among Trump voters, 36 percent plan to talk about the election compared to 24 percent of Harris voters.
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