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Why Americans Stopped Inviting Friends Over for Dinner

Derek Thompson

Americans have stopped hosting friends at home, and the share who have guests over at least monthly has fallen from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026. New Data For Progress polling that replicates the surveys behind Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone finds double digit drops in card games, volunteering, bar visits and nearly every other kind of socializing since 1995.

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