---
title: "Who’s Cooking this Thanksgiving?"
description: "<a href=\"/databank/dailynumber/?NumberID=674\"><img src=\"/assets/datatrends/numbers/674-front.gif\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;margin-bottom:5px;border:0px\" alt=\"Thanksgiving\" /></a>Roughly the same number of men and women -- about a third -- say they enjoying cooking a great deal."
date: "2008-11-23"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/11/23/whos-cooking-this-thanksgiving/"
---

# Who’s Cooking this Thanksgiving?

While men may be more associated with watching football than preparing food on Thanksgiving, a good number of your male guests just might want to spend time in the kitchen this year, as roughly the same percentage of men (32%) and women (35%) say they enjoy cooking a great deal. In 1989, women (39%) were more likely than men (25%) to say this. Also, those helping out will probably enjoy the meal more; enjoyment of eating goes hand-in-hand with an enjoyment of cooking.[Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/309/eating-more-enjoying-less)