{"id":7832,"date":"2023-11-20T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:59:25","slug":"for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"For Thanksgiving, 6 facts about Americans and family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8769\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/sr_23-11-20_thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5b4b43\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5b4b43;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?w=640\" alt=\"A family prepares for Thanksgiving dinner prayers on Nov. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-8769 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=296,168 296w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_feature-jpg.webp?resize=540,304 540w\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A family prepares for Thanksgiving dinner prayers on Nov. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 23 in the United States this year. It\u2019s a holiday that many will mark by gathering with family and friends \u2013 time that can be joyful, stressful or some combination of the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are six facts about Americans and family togetherness, based on data from Pew Research Center surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center compiled this roundup of facts about Americans\u2019 families and loved ones ahead of Thanksgiving. It is based on previously published findings from Center surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about these surveys and their methodologies, including the sample sizes and field dates, can be found at the links in the text.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spending time with family far outranks other personal priorities for most Americans,<\/strong> according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/26\/family-time-is-far-more-important-than-other-aspects-of-life-for-most-americans\/\">Center survey from this spring<\/a>. A large majority of U.S. adults (73%) say family time is one of <em>the most<\/em> important aspects of their life \u2013 and none of the other priorities we asked about comes close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8759\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/sr_23-11-20_thanksgiving-roundup_1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e2cf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"859\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that family time is of top importance for most Americans; majorities also prioritize physical activity, being outdoors and career success.\" class=\"wp-image-8759 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e2cf; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=223,300 223w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=768,1031 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=763,1024 763w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=302,405 302w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=200,269 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=260,349 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=310,416 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=420,564 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=640,859 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=740,994 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=160,215 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_1.png?resize=320,430 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, nine-in-ten Americans say spending time with family is either very important or one of the most important things to them personally, regardless of how much time they actually devote to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s more, spending time with family is the top priority for Americans regardless of political affiliation. About nine-in-ten Republicans and Democrats (including those who lean to each party) say family time is either very important or one of the most important aspects of their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most U.S. adults value living close to family, <\/strong>a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/05\/18\/more-than-half-of-americans-live-within-an-hour-of-extended-family\/\">fall 2021 Center survey found<\/a>. Three-quarters of Americans say it\u2019s important to live in a community where they have family nearby, including 39% who say this is somewhat important and 36% who say it is very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 views on living near family vary somewhat by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gender. <\/strong>Women are more likely than men to say having family nearby is <em>very<\/em> important to them (42% vs. 29%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age. <\/strong>Adults 65 and older are the most likely to say living near family is very important. More than four-in-ten (44%) say this, compared with 33% of those 18 to 29.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8761\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/sr_23-11-20_thanksgiving-roundup_2-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d6e1df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that women are more likely than men to say having family nearby is important.\" class=\"wp-image-8761 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d6e1df; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=188,300 188w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=254,405 254w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=200,319 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=260,414 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=310,494 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=420,669 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=160,255 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_2.png?resize=320,510 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Many Americans may not need to travel far if they are visiting relatives this Thanksgiving. <\/strong>More than half (55%) say they live within an hour\u2019s drive of at least some of their extended family members, according to the 2021 survey. That includes 28% who say they live within an hour of all or most of their extended family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8763\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/sr_23-11-20_thanksgiving-roundup_3-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d6dcd1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?w=400\" alt=\"A pie chart showing that roughly three-in-ten Americans live within an hour of all or most of their extended family.\" class=\"wp-image-8763 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d6dcd1; width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png 400w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=340,1024 340w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=134,405 134w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=200,603 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=260,784 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=310,935 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=106,320 106w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_3.png?resize=212,640 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 24% say they live within an hour\u2019s drive of only a few extended family members, and 20% say they don\u2019t live near any extended family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How close Americans live to their family varies by several demographic factors, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Education and income. <\/strong>Adults with a postgraduate degree are the least likely to live near extended family. About four-in-ten (42%) say they live within an hour\u2019s drive of <em>at least some<\/em> of their relatives, compared with 63% of adults with a high school diploma or less education. The same pattern holds when comparing adults in upper-income households with those in middle- or lower-income households.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race and ethnicity. <\/strong>Asian Americans are less likely than White, Black and Hispanic adults to live near all or most of their extended family. About two-in-ten Asian adults (18%) say they live near all or most of their relatives, compared with about three-in-ten in the other groups. This could be partly due to the high share of Asian American adults who were <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2023\/05\/08\/asian-american-identity-appendix-demographic-profile-of-asian-american-adults\/\">born in another country<\/a> and whose family may still live abroad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community type.<\/strong> Adults in rural communities are more likely than those in urban or suburban communities to live near <em>at least some<\/em> extended family. Roughly six-in-ten (62%) say they do, compared with 54% of adults in suburban areas and 50% in urban areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Many Americans\u2019 idea of family also includes their pets,<\/strong> a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/07\/about-half-us-of-pet-owners-say-their-pets-are-as-much-a-part-of-their-family-as-a-human-member\/\">Center survey from April<\/a> shows. Of the 62% of U.S. adults who are pet owners, nearly all (97%) say their pets are part of their family. This includes 51% who say their pets are as much a part of their family as a human family member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The majority of Americans say close friendships are highly important for people to have a fulfilling life,<\/strong> according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/09\/14\/what-makes-for-a-fulfilling-life\/\">the April survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much in the spirit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/wordplay\/friendsgiving-meaning\">\u201cFriendsgiving,\u201d<\/a> about six-in-ten U.S. adults (61%) say that, in general, having close friends is very or extremely important for people to live a fulfilling life. This is far higher than the shares who say the same about having children (26%), having a lot of money (24%) or being married (23%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A narrow majority of adults (53%) have between one and four close friends, a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/12\/what-does-friendship-look-like-in-america\/\">Center survey conducted in July found<\/a>. Another 38% say they have five or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thinking and talking about politics dredges up negative emotions for most Americans.<\/strong> Around six-in-ten U.S. adults (61%) say having political conversations with people they disagree with is generally \u201cstressful and frustrating,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/americans-feelings-about-politics-polarization-and-the-tone-of-political-discourse\/\">Center survey from June<\/a>. Fewer (36%) say they find these types of conversations \u201cinteresting and informative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8765\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/20\/for-thanksgiving-6-facts-about-americans-and-family\/sr_23-11-20_thanksgiving-roundup_4-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f5f4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"397\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?w=640\" alt=\"Line charts showing that Americans increasingly say political conversations with people they disagree with are \u2018stressful and frustrating.\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-8765 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f5f4; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=768,476 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=1024,635 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=653,405 653w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=200,124 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=260,161 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=310,192 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=420,261 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=640,397 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=740,459 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=160,99 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/SR_23.11.20_Thanksgiving-roundup_4.png?resize=320,199 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is another point on which Republicans and Democrats hold similar views: About six-in-ten people in each party say they find it stressful and frustrating to have political conversations with people they disagree with. 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