Who Are the Best Tippers?
Survey Examined Behavior at Restaurants, Hotels, Coffee Shops and Hair Salons
AUSTIN, Texas, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The best tippers are men, Republicans, northeasterners and credit/debit card users, according to a new CreditCards.com report. All of these groups tip a median of 20% when dining at a restaurant. At the other end of the spectrum, women tip a median of 16% and Democrats, southerners and cash users tip a median of 15%. Click here for more information:
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One in five sit-down restaurant goers doesn't leave any gratuity at all, at least occasionally. The sweet spot is a tip of 16-20%; about half of those who tip restaurant servers typically fall within this range. Between 11-15% is a distant second.
"I was definitely surprised by how many people tip over 15%, but I was also surprised by how many people never tip at all at a restaurant," said Matt Schulz, CreditCards.com's senior industry analyst. "How is that even possible? I'm guessing they don't get very good service on their next visit."
The survey also examined Americans' tipping habits at hotels, coffee shops and hair salons/barber shops:
- 27% of hotel customers always tip their housekeeper; 31% never do
- 29% who visit coffee shops always tip their barista; 30% never do
- 67% always tip their hair stylist/barber; 12% never do
While men tend to be more generous restaurant tippers than women, that doesn't apply to the other three categories. Women are more likely than men to tip:
- Hotel housekeepers (47% of women always/mostly do so, versus just 33% of men)
- Baristas (47% of women always/mostly tip compared with 41% of men)
- Hair stylists/barbers (79% of women always/mostly tip against 74% of men)
The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. PSRAI obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States. Interviews were conducted by landline (500) and cell phone (502, including 329 without a landline phone) in English and Spanish by Princeton Data Source from June 22-25, 2017. Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
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