Family vacations taken by U.S. parents 2016

The statistic shows the share of U.S. parents by the type of trips they have taken in the past as of 2016. During the survey, 82 percent of respondents said they have taken a trip to a theme park.

Which of these trips have you taken in the past?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Day trip	88%
Weekend getaway	84%
Multi-day vacation in U.S.	84%
Theme park	82%
Trip to see relatives	82%
Museum or cultural attraction	82%
City vacation	82%
Beach vacation	77%
Family road trip	76%
Attending sport events	59%
Visits to a national park	52%
Camping trip	49%
Family reunion	42%
Competing in sports events	32%
Safari or wildlife viewing	25%
Multi-day vacation international	24%
Cruise	20%
Ski or snowboard	15%
RV trip	13%
Volunteer or mission trip	10%

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April to August, 2016

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

have at least one child who is 17 years of age or younger*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The source does not provide detailed information regarding the number of respondents or the questions. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey.
Multiple answers were possible.

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