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"title": "Do You Tip More or Less Often Than the Average American?"
"description": "Compare your tipping habits with those of the overall public by visiting Tipping Point, the small town with a big-city feel."
"date": "2023-11-28"
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  -
    "name": "Alissa Scheller"
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  -
    "name": "Drew DeSilver"
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"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/2023/11/28/do-you-tip-more-or-less-often-than-the-average-american/"
"categories":
  - "Business & Workplace"
  - "Economy & Work"
  - "Gig & Sharing Economies"
  - "Gig & Sharing Economies"
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# Do You Tip More or Less Often Than the Average American?

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# Do You Tip More or Less Often Than the Average American?

By [Chris Baronavski](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/chris-baronavski/), [Alissa Scheller](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/alissa-scheller/) and [Drew DeSilver](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/drew-desilver/)

November 28, 2023

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Welcome to Tipping Point, the small town with a big-city feel! Pew Research Center created Tipping Point to showcase some of our [recent survey findings about Americans’ tipping attitudes and behaviors](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/2023/11/09/tipping-culture-in-america-public-sees-a-changed-landscape/) – and to give you a chance **to compare your tipping habits with those of the overall public**.

Many Americans say that how they think about tipping depends on the situation. So as you explore our town, you’ll be given a few opportunities to leave a tip for various kinds of services. In each scenario, tell us how often you’d leave a tip, and then we’ll show you how your answers compare with those of the nearly 12,000 U.S. adults we surveyed in August 2023. At the end, you’ll get a “receipt” summarizing your choices.

**Click on any of the highlighted places below to get started.**

*[Interactive Feature: tipping-point]*

To learn how we conducted this research, read our [recent report on tipping culture in America](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/2023/11/09/tipping-culture-in-america-public-sees-a-changed-landscape/).

#### Pew Research Center’s series on tipping in the U.S.

- [Tipping Culture in America: Public Sees a Changed Landscape](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/2023/11/09/tipping-culture-in-america-public-sees-a-changed-landscape/)
- [Americans who have worked for tips themselves are usually more likely to leave one](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2023/11/14/americans-who-have-worked-for-tips-themselves-are-usually-more-likely-to-leave-one/)
- [The varied landscape of minimum wages and tip credits in the U.S](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2023/11/21/the-varied-landscape-of-minimum-wages-and-tip-credits-in-the-us/).

### Acknowledgments

#### Editorial

John Gramlich, *Associate Director*\
David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*\
Rebecca Leppert, *Copy Editor*\
Anna Jackson, *Editorial Assistant*\
Jordan Lippert, *Research Assistant*

#### Communications and web publishing

Julia O’Hanlon, *Communications Manager*\
Beshay Sakla, *Associate* *Digital Producer*