- dates offered on a typical poll
- 6
- people invited to a typical poll
- 4
- of invited guests answer
- 73%
- of offered dates fall on a weekend
- 31%
How many dates people offer
Half of all polls offer 6 dates or fewer. The tail is real, though: one in ten offers 18 or more, and some go well past that. There's no right number. A D&D group or a trip tends to put up a lot of options and let the poll sort it out, and that works fine!
a typical poll (median)up to what 9 in 10 polls stay under
- All pollstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 18
- Tabletop games & D&Dtypically 8 · 9 in 10 under 29
- Sports teams & leaguestypically 7 · 9 in 10 under 19
- Music rehearsals & bandstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 26
- Class & family reunionstypically 8 · 9 in 10 under 32
- Parties & celebrationstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 18
- Church, volunteer & nonprofit committeestypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 11
- Book clubs, study & hobby groupstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 16
- School, PTA & academictypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 14
- Work meetings & interviewstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 15
- Friends' dinners & outingstypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 14
- Trips & vacationstypically 9 · 9 in 10 under 42
How many people get invited
Most polls are small: a handful of friends, a team, a table. Sports teams and parties run the biggest, and a reunion can get big fast.
a typical poll (median)up to what 9 in 10 polls stay under
- All pollstypically 4 · 9 in 10 under 10
- Tabletop games & D&Dtypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 8
- Sports teams & leaguestypically 8 · 9 in 10 under 13
- Music rehearsals & bandstypically 3 · 9 in 10 under 10
- Class & family reunionstypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 19
- Parties & celebrationstypically 6 · 9 in 10 under 13
- Church, volunteer & nonprofit committeestypically 3 · 9 in 10 under 8
- Book clubs, study & hobby groupstypically 5 · 9 in 10 under 9
- School, PTA & academictypically 1 · 9 in 10 under 9
- Work meetings & interviewstypically 2 · 9 in 10 under 9
- Friends' dinners & outingstypically 4 · 9 in 10 under 10
- Trips & vacationstypically 4 · 9 in 10 under 10
Who actually answers
About 73% of invited guests answer a poll, which is a lot better than most group chats manage. Reunions get nearly everyone. Parties get the fewest.
- All polls73%
- Tabletop games & D&D79%
- Sports teams & leagues75%
- Music rehearsals & bands70%
- Class & family reunions96%
- Parties & celebrations55%
- Church, volunteer & nonprofit committees63%
- Book clubs, study & hobby groups73%
- School, PTA & academic65%
- Work meetings & interviews61%
- Friends' dinners & outings66%
- Trips & vacations72%
Weeknights or weekends
Overall, about 31% of the dates people offer are Saturdays or Sundays. Committees and school groups meet on weeknights; parties, reunions and trips favor the weekend.
- All polls31%
- Tabletop games & D&D32%
- Sports teams & leagues32%
- Music rehearsals & bands29%
- Class & family reunions44%
- Parties & celebrations44%
- Church, volunteer & nonprofit committees13%
- Book clubs, study & hobby groups26%
- School, PTA & academic18%
- Work meetings & interviews22%
- Friends' dinners & outings24%
- Trips & vacations42%
How far out people plan
The spread between the first and last date on a poll says how far ahead a group is looking. A work meeting or a committee looks about a week out. A trip or a reunion is planned across a month or more.
- All polls11 days
- Tabletop games & D&D21 days
- Sports teams & leagues13 days
- Music rehearsals & bands9 days
- Class & family reunions35 days
- Parties & celebrations16 days
- Church, volunteer & nonprofit committees8 days
- Book clubs, study & hobby groups9 days
- School, PTA & academic7 days
- Work meetings & interviews8 days
- Friends' dinners & outings11 days
- Trips & vacations42 days
About these numbers
Everything here is an aggregate based on sampling data about polls. We show averages and typical values, not discrete data points. Nothing on this page can be traced to a poll, an organizer or a guest. See who can see your poll.
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