Who and how much tip Americans leave

Edition CreditCards.com conducted a survey among Americans to find out which groups are the most generous tips for waiters in restaurants.

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Restaurants

It turned out that the most beneficial for the waiters are customers belonging to such groups:

• Men;
• Supporters of the Republican Party;
• Residents of the northeastern states;
• Baby boom generation (born at the end of 1940's - early 1950's);
• Anyone who is paying by credit or debit card.

Representatives of these groups leave tips, which are on average equal to 20% of the total bill. Women eating restaurants leave 16% tips on average, residents of the southern United States and Democratic supporters leave 15% on average out of total amount for tea.

Credit and debit card users are much more likely to tip compared to those who pay in cash.

Overall, 4 out of 5 Americans said they always tip at restaurants, with the average tip among all US residents being 18% of the total bill.

It also turned out that the client’s generosity depends on his income. Those who earn $ 75000 or more per year almost never leave the restaurant without leaving a tip, moreover, they tend to leave large sums of money for tea.

Men turned out to be more generous with respect to the waiters. 59% of men admitted that they leave tips at restaurants that exceed 15% of the total bill, while at the same time only 47% women do so.

other services

The survey also showed how often Americans tip other providers, not just waiters.

• 67% always tip the stylist or hairdresser after the haircut; 12% never do this.
• 29% always tip the bartender at the bar; 30% never do this.
• 27% always leave tips to hotel staff; 31% never do this.

In this category, women were more generous than men.

• 79% of women always tip the hairdresser, compared to 74% of men.
• 46% women and 41% men always barmen for tea.
• 47% of women leave for tea to hotel attendants, while among men only 33% do it.

Racial differences

The survey showed that in all categories of services mentioned in the survey, white Americans were the most generous in tips.

94% of whites said they always tip in restaurants; among Latinos this figure was 82%, among African Americans - 78%.

White Americans also usually leave tips in excess of 15% of the total score, which Latinos and African Americans usually do not leave less than 15% for tea.

Regional differences

People who live in the northeastern United States are generous in tips for waiters, hotel staff and stylists. But bartenders receive the most generous tips from residents of the Midwest and West.

The waiters receive the lowest tip from the inhabitants of the south. This is the only region where the average tip in restaurants is 15%. For comparison, the average in the West, Midwest and Northeast is 18%, 20% and 20%, respectively.

Southerners are also less likely to tip the hairdressers. 17% of them never leave a tip to their hairdressers or stylists, for comparison, only 11% of the inhabitants of the Midwest and 9% of those who live in the northeast and west, do not leave a tip to stylists.

Northeast dominates when it comes to tips in restaurants, 62% of the inhabitants of this region leave tips in excess of 15% of the bill. The next most generous the region is the Midwest (57%), followed by the West (51%) and South (46%).

Age differences

The survey shows that the older the respondent, the more tips he leaves at a restaurant. Thus, Millennials (ages 18 to 26) tip an average of 16% of the bill, Gen Xers tip 18%, and Baby Boomers tip 20%.

The exception is the generation from 72 years and older, which on average leave a 15% tip.

Cash vs cards

The survey also showed that half of all Americans today use a credit or debit card to pay their restaurant bill and leave a tip.

They are also more generous than those who pay in cash.

9 from 10 from those who pay with a card say that they always leave a tip to service personnel, compared to 76% of those who pay in cash.

60% of those who pay with a card, leave more than 15% tips, the same share is left only for 45% of those who pay in cash.

Nearly a third of those who pay in cash admit that they usually leave a tip in 10% of the bill or less.

The survey was conducted by 22-25 on June 2017 of the year in a telephone mode among 1 002 respondents.

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