This statistic shows the distribution of U.S. consumers by their preference to tip or have an included service charge when eating in restaurants in 2016. During the January 2016 survey, 15 percent of respondents stated that they preferred restaurants with no set service charge as they liked to control the amount they tipped.
Would you prefer to eat at restaurants that do not ask for tips but instead include set service charges?
The source does not specify the type of survey. Percentage points equating to less than 100 percent are due to rounding. Survey methodology can be found here.
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AlixPartners. (March 1, 2016). Would you prefer to eat at restaurants that do not ask for tips but instead include set service charges? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524197/tipping-service-charge-preferences-restaurant-goers-usa/
AlixPartners. "Would you prefer to eat at restaurants that do not ask for tips but instead include set service charges?." Chart. March 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524197/tipping-service-charge-preferences-restaurant-goers-usa/
AlixPartners. (2016). Would you prefer to eat at restaurants that do not ask for tips but instead include set service charges?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524197/tipping-service-charge-preferences-restaurant-goers-usa/
AlixPartners. "Would You Prefer to Eat at Restaurants That Do Not Ask for Tips but Instead Include Set Service Charges?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524197/tipping-service-charge-preferences-restaurant-goers-usa/
AlixPartners, Would you prefer to eat at restaurants that do not ask for tips but instead include set service charges? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524197/tipping-service-charge-preferences-restaurant-goers-usa/ (last visited July 03, 2022)
