During the last 7 days, how much money did you or your household spend on prepared meals, including eating out, fast food, and carry out or delivered meals? Please include money spent in cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. Please do not include money you have already told us about in the previous question. Enter dollar amount.
Asked of: All persons born before 2005
Household spending on prepared meals in past week · Asked in 51 waves, 2020–2023 · 3,464,574 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week01, week02, week03, week04, week05, week06, week07, week08, week09, week10, week11, week12, week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21, week22, week23, week24, week25, week26, week27, week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33, week46, week47, week48, week49, week50, week51, week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63.
Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 63 (2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30 | web | 79,371 | 69,962 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 62 (2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02 | web | 72,839 | 63,971 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 61 (2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04 | web | 68,454 | 59,026 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07 | web | 68,830 | 61,072 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 59 (2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10 | web | 63,802 | 56,545 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 58 (2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19 | web |
| 64,792 |
| 57,386 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 57 (2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08 | web | 59,290 | 53,032 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 56 (2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10 | web | 61,927 | 55,420 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 55 (2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13 | web | 72,738 | 65,320 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 54 (2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13 | web | 75,709 | 68,097 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 53 (2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16 | web | 68,504 | 61,673 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 52 (2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19 | web | 70,685 | 63,527 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 51 (2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14 | web | 61,453 | 55,201 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 50 (2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17 | web | 42,040 | 37,694 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 49 (2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26 | web | 50,937 | 45,716 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08 | web | 46,801 | 42,035 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11 | web | 58,304 | 52,097 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13 | web | 62,826 | 56,393 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05 | web | 66,262 | 56,018 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21 | web | 68,067 | 57,548 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07 | web | 70,854 | 59,859 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24 | web | 72,897 | 61,731 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10 | web | 78,467 | 66,584 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 28 (2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26 | web | 68,913 | 57,994 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29 | web | 77,104 | 65,547 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 26 (2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15 | web | 78,306 | 66,596 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 25 (2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01 | web | 77,788 | 66,816 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 24 (2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15 | web | 77,122 | 66,239 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 23 (2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01 | web | 80,567 | 69,534 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 22 (2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18 | web | 68,348 | 58,020 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 61,001 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 63,252 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 62,298 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 50,751 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 77,248 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web | 95,604 | 83,466 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 87,019 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 96,252 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 94,667 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21 | web | 86,792 | 81,201 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 11 (2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14 | web | 91,605 | 85,986 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 10 (2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07 | web | 90,767 | 85,362 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 9 (2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30 | web | 98,663 | 92,802 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 8 (2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23 | web | 108,062 | 101,683 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 7 (2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16 | web | 73,472 | 69,451 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 6 (2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09 | web | 83,302 | 76,418 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02 | web | 105,066 | 95,670 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 4 (2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26 | web | 101,215 | 91,990 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 3 (2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19 | web | 132,961 | 121,467 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 2 (2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12 | web | 41,996 | 39,812 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 1 (2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05) Source variable TSPNDPRPD. Universe: All persons. | 2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05 | web | 74,413 | 70,125 |