This statistic shows the results of a biennial survey, which asked British adults if they are entertaining at home more often by having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant, between 2009 and 2017. According to the 2017 survey, 75 percent of respondents claimed to have friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant. In 2011, only around half of respondents claiming to entertain more often at home said they have friends over instead of going out.
Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017*
* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "And which, if any, of these types of entertaining in are you doing more often? - Having friends over instead of going to pub or restaurant." ** 2017 survey (26 percent of total sample - 1078). n (2015) = 323. n (2013) = 237. Number of respondents for 2009 and 2011 surveys not given.
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Bord Bia. (June 1, 2017). Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017*." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. (2017). Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "Percentage of Adults 'having Friends over Instead of Going to a Pub or Restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia, Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of adults 'having friends over instead of going to a pub or restaurant' in Great Britain from 2009 to 2017* [Graph], Bord Bia, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/303776/trend-in-having-friends-over-instead-of-going-out-in-great-britain-uk/
