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Most Families Eat Meals Together

A recent study by Harris Interactive found that most adults who have children under 18 share a meal together several times a week:

  • Forty-seven percent share 5–6 meals together as a family.

  • Twenty-eight percent share 7 or more meals.

  • Fourteen percent share 3–4 meals.

  • Eight percent share 1–2 meals.

  • Three percent never share a meal together as a family.

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