Many of us take time at this part of the year to gather with our families. And while it may seem as if family life has become a thing of the past for many Americans, a new Gallup survey shows that most American families - 53 percent - with children under the age of 18 sit down for dinner together six or seven times a week.
According to the survey, American families average 5.1 dinners together per week. That figure has remained unchanged since 2001, although it was slightly higher in the first such survey, from 1997.
Interestingly enough, the figures don't really change with different lifestyles. Gallup asked people about their religious habits, political beliefs, and income, and within all the groups, the number of family dinners remained right around five per week.
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