Opinion

What Families Gain at the Dinner Table

What Families Gain at the Dinner Table
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Peter Jacobsen
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Commentary
One of America’s long-standing cultural institutions is in decline. According to the Survey Center on American Life, only 38 percent of Gen Z Americans who are now adults report eating regularly with family at the dinner table. This is in contrast with 74 percent of Americans aged 50 and older who report having regular family dinners. This problem is especially present across educational boundaries.
Peter Jacobsen
Peter Jacobsen
Author
Peter Jacobsen is a writing fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He teaches economics and holds the positions of assistant professor of economics at Ottawa University and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his graduate education at George Mason University.