You Are No Longer Invited to Dinner
The gist
Hosting friends or family monthly fell from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026.
The decline reshapes how adults socialize face to face.
How it unfolded
- 1975Half of Americans said they entertained guests at their home every month; the share who host friends or family at home at least monthly was 42 percent.
- 1975 -1998The share of Americans who gave or attended a monthly dinner party declined by half, and the share saying they never entertained people at home tripled.
- 1995Baseline for the Data For Progress replication of the DDB Needham Life Style surveys.