A closer look at the most common dishes (the foods they typically eat), traditions, and habits of the holiday, as well as demographic information on Americans themselves
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!
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.
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.
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