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- 1. What do Americans usually eat for Thanksgiving? An analysis of Thanksgiving-themed survey data from 2015
- 2. Every November, Americans gather with their family and/or friends to celebrate Thanksgiving.
- 3. I became interested in finding out which classic Thanksgiving dishes are most commonly served in each household gathering.
- 4. I was also interested in finding out how far Americans typically travel to meet up with their families. Some fly across the country. Some won’t need to travel at all.
- 5. In addition, there were other aspects I wanted to quantify, like how many Americans watch the Macy’s parade, shop for Black Friday, and even how many choose to skip on celebrating the popular holiday.
- 6. Using data provided by FiveThirtyEight and with some help at Dataquest, I’ve put together a profile of how far people travel, what they typically eat, and even info on Americans themselves.
- 7. The following is what I found. All results were generated using Python. Take your time. Enjoy!
- 9. “What is typically the main dish at your Thanksgiving dinner?”
- 10. “How is the main dish typically cooked?”
- 12. “Which of these side dishes are typically served at your Thanksgiving dinner? Select all that apply.”
- 13. “What type of pie is typically served at your Thanksgiving dinner? Select all that apply.”
- 14. “Which of these desserts do you typically have at your Thanksgiving dinner? Select all that apply.”
- 15. “Do you typically pray before/after the Thanksgiving meal?”
- 16. Gender of respondents Age of respondents
- 17. “Have you ever tried to meet up with hometown friends on Thanksgiving night?” Younger people were relatively more likely to meet up with hometown friends. Older people typically joined family members.
- 18. Here is a breakdown of all respondents who have met up with hometown friends on Thanksgiving night.
- 19. “Have you ever attended a ‘Friendsgiving’?” Similar to the result of meeting up with hometown friends, younger people were relatively more likely to spend Thanksgiving with their friends. More older people would spend time with family members.
- 20. Here is a breakdown of all respondents who have attended a “Friendsgiving”.
- 21. “Will you shop any Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day?”
- 22. Here is a breakdown of all respondents who shop Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day. Young adults are more common than older ones. Women outnumber men.
- 23. “Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?” More older people watch the annual parade.
- 24. Here is a breakdown of all respondents who watch the Macy’s parade More women watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade than men.
- 26. Household income distribution for men and women in survey
- 27. How far people travel based on household income- Drive/fly several hours Drive a couple hours Local place in town At home-- no travel Those with household incomes of 125K or higher tended to have Thanksgiving at their own houses instead of travelling to other’s houses.
- 28. Let’s now separate the data into people of the 4 U.S. regions from east to west: Northeast, South, Midwest, West
- 30. Main Thanksgiving dish for each U.S. region: Northeast, South, Midwest, West
- 31. Stuffing/dressing type for each U.S. region: Northeast, South, Midwest, West
- 32. Cranberry sauce type for each U.S. region: Northeast, South, Midwest, West
- 33. “Do you typically pray before/after the Thanksgiving meal?” Northeast South Midwest West
- 34. “How would you describe where you live?” Northeast South Midwest West
- 36. For access to the raw dataset that was used, visit: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/thanksgiving-2015