Restaurant Habits in U.S. 2016

Topics of the survey

• General
• Restaurants
• Food Delivery Service
• Takeaway
• Homecooked Meals
• Demographics

• Method: Online Survey
• Survey name: Restaurant Habits 2016
• Region: USA
• Number of respondents: 1,001
• Age of respondents: 18 years and older
• Type of respondents: U.S. online population
• Survey time period: 16th to 23rd of November 2017

• Gender
• Age
• Type of Community
• Income
• Household Members

General

• [home-cooked meals] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [food delivery services] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [takeaways] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [dining out at a quick-service restaurant] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [dining out at a full-service restaurant] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• How much do you enjoy the following dining options?_very much & quite a lot'
• What makes you choose your places to eat or pick up food from?'
• What makes you try out a new restaurant?'
• [Tripadvisor] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [allmenus] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [yelp] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [opentable] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [zagat] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [gayot] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [consumeraffairs] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [grubhub] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [delivery (delivery.com)] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [zomato] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?_use it regularly'
• [full-service restaurants] How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.'
• [quick-service restaurants] How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.'
• [takeaways] How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.'
• [food delivery services] How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.'
• [home-cooked meals] How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.'
• How often do you choose each of these dining options?Please consider all meals in a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner_at leat once per week'
• [on a regular workday] Where do you usually take breakfast?'
• [on a very busy workday] Where do you usually take breakfast?'
• [on the weekend] Where do you usually take breakfast?'
• [when having guests] Where do you usually take breakfast?'
• [on a regular workday] Where do you usually take lunch?'
• [on a very busy workday] Where do you usually take lunch?'
• [on the weekend] Where do you usually take lunch?'
• [when having guests] Where do you usually take lunch?'
• [on a regular workday] Where do you usually take dinner?'
• [on a very busy workday] Where do you usually take dinner?'
• [on the weekend] Where do you usually take dinner?'
• [when having guests] Where do you usually take dinner?'
• [on a regular workday] Where do you usually take snacks?'
• [on a very busy workday] Where do you usually take snacks?'
• [on the weekend] Where do you usually take snacks?'
• [when having guests] Where do you usually take snacks?'
• How often do you order appetizers?'
• How often do you order desserts?'
• What makes you order appetizers and/or desserts?'
• [friends] With whom do you usually take your meals?'
• [family] With whom do you usually take your meals?'
• [partner] With whom do you usually take your meals?'
• [colleagues] With whom do you usually take your meals?'
• [nobody (alone)] With whom do you usually take your meals?'
• [ at least several times per week ] With whom do you usually take your meals?'

Restaurants

• [home-cooked meals] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [food delivery services] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [takeaways] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [dining out at a quick-service restaurant] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• [dining out at a full-service restaurant] How much do you enjoy the following dining options?'
• How much do you enjoy the following dining options?_very much & quite a lot'
• What makes you choose your places to eat or pick up food from?'
• What makes you try out a new restaurant?'
• [Tripadvisor] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [allmenus] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [yelp] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [opentable] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [zagat] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [gayot] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• [consumeraffairs] Which of these platforms for restaurant reservations and/or recommendations as well as food delivery are you familiar with?'
• Where do you regularly dine out?'
• What meals do you usually like to take at a full-service restaurant?'
• What meals do you usually like to take at a quick-service restaurant?'
• Which cuisine do you prefer when dining out?'
• What is the maximum length of time that you would drive to a place to eat?'
• Who do you usually dine out with in a full-service restaurant?Please check all that apply'
• Who do you usually dine out with in a quick-service restaurant?Please check all that apply'
• On what occasions do you usually dine out at a full-service restaurant?'
• On what occasions do you usually dine out at a quick-service restaurant?'
• What would make you dine out (more often)?'
• What do you usually order when dining out at a full-service restaurant?'
• What do you usually order when dining out at a quick-service restaurant?'
• Which of these restaurant chains are you familiar with, even if only by name?'
• Which of these restaurant chains have you visited during the last year?'
• Which of these statements apply to you?'
• [Food:] How much do you usually spend per meal when dining out at a full-service restaurant?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [Drinks:] How much do you usually spend per meal when dining out at a full-service restaurant?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [Food:] How much do you usually spend per meal when dining out at a quick-service restaurant?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [Drinks:] How much do you usually spend per meal when dining out at a quick-service restaurant?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [a bottle of wine:] At a full-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for…'
• [an appetizer:] At a full-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for…'
• [a main dish:] At a full-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for…'
• [a dessert:] At a full-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for…'
• [a soft drink (free refill):] At a quick-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for …'
• [a cold snack:] At a quick-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for …'
• [a main dish:] At a quick-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for …'
• [a dessert:] At a quick-service restaurant: what would you consider an appropriate price for …'

Food Delivery Service

• Where do you usually order your meals from?'
• When do you like to order food for delivery?'
• Which cuisine do you prefer when ordering food for delivery?'
• Who is usually with you when you order food for delivery?'
• On what occasions do you order food for delivery?'
• Why do you usually have food delivered?'
• What makes you choose your place to order food from?'
• What would make you order food for delivery (more often)?'
• What do you usually order when ordering food for delivery?'
• Which of these statements apply to you?'
• Which of these online delivery service portals do you know (even if by name only)?'
• Which of these online delivery service portals did you use during the last year?'
• How do you usually order food for delivery?'
• [Food:] How much do you usually spend per meal when ordering food for delivery?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [Drinks:] How much do you usually spend per meal when ordering food for delivery?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'

Takeaways

• Where do you usually grab your take away?'
• When do you grab take away?'
• Which cuisine do you prefer, when grabbing take away?'
• When grabbing takeaway, who eats most often with you?'
• For what occasions do you grab takeaway?'
• Why do you pick up food at the restaurant?'
• What makes you choose your place to take away food from?'
• What would trigger you buy take away (more often)?'
• What do you usually order when buying take away?'
• [for food] How much do you usually spend per meal on take away?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'
• [for drinks] How much do you usually spend per meal on take away?Accept a best guess if you are not sure about the exact amount.'

Homecooked Meals

• Where do you usually buy groceries to prepare home-cooked meals?'
• Where do you usually buy groceries to prepare home-cooked meals?'
• When do you prepare home-cooked meals?'
• Which cuisine do you prefer, when preparing home-cooked meals?'
• When preparing home-cooked meals who is most often with you?'
• For what occasions do you prepare home-cooked meals?'
• What would trigger you to prepare more meals at home?'
• What do you usually have when preparing home-cooked meals?'
• Which of these statements do you agree with?'
• [groceries:] How much do you usually spend per week on the following items?Please include also drinks. If you are not sure, please make an estimate.'
• [dining out at full-service restaurants:] How much do you usually spend per week on the following items?Please include also drinks. If you are not sure, please make an estimate.'
• [dining out at quick-service restaurants:] How much do you usually spend per week on the following items?Please include also drinks. If you are not sure, please make an estimate.'
• [order food for delivery:] How much do you usually spend per week on the following items?Please include also drinks. If you are not sure, please make an estimate.'
• [takeaway food:] How much do you usually spend per week on the following items?Please include also drinks. If you are not sure, please make an estimate.'
• Have you ever used coupons to pay at a restaurant or delivery service?'
• Which of these statements apply to you?'

Demographics

• Gender'
• Age'
• Type of Community'
• Income'
• Household Members'
• What is your primary language?'
• Which race/ethnicity best describes you?Please choose only one.'
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?'
• Which of the following categories describes best your employment status?'
• Including yourself, how many people - including children - usually live in your household?'
• In what state or U.S. territory do you live?'
• How much total combined money do all members of your household earn annually?This includes money from jobs; net income from business, farm, or rent; pensions; dividends; interest; social security payments; and any other money income received by members of'