The average Easter dinner this Sunday will have half as many people around the table as in a typical year, according to SurveyUSA's latest polling on how the coronavirus is affecting all of us, coast to coast.
Three out of four Americans say they celebrate Easter, and the average number of people at the dining room table most Easter Sundays is 6.4, ranging from a high of 7.3 in the Northeast and Midwest to a low of 5.3 in the West. This year, though, with social distancing in full effect, just 3.3 people will share the average holiday meal in person. Of the 36% celebrating Easter, they say some of their guests will join via Zoom, FaceTime, Skype or other video chat software.
The impact on the 15% of American households who participate in a Passover Seder is similar, but less pronounced, with the average number at the dining room table decreasing from 4.6 in a typical year to 3.1 this year. As with Easter, 36% expect to have family and friends join the celebration "virtually," using the internet and screen-share software.
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SurveyUSA interviewed 1,000 USA adults online nationwide from April 6-7. Click here to see the survey results.