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How long do you take for lunch breaks?

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Q: How long do you take for lunch breaks?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "1 hour" (33%)

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

33%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

21%

Gender

Male

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

35%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

20%

Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

28%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

24%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

37%

1 hour

Hispanic or Latino answered 1 hour the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered 45 minutes the least among all other ethnicities.

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

32%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

23%

Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian

>1 hour

18%

1 hour

37%

45 minutes

15%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

15%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

>1 hour

17%

1 hour

35%

45 minutes

16%

30 minutes

21%

I eat at my desk

11%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

>1 hour

18%

1 hour

36%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

18%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

29%

45 minutes

21%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

14%

Answered by 100+ Native American

>1 hour

15%

1 hour

32%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

18%

I eat at my desk

22%

Answered by 500+ Other

Department

39%

1 hour

Engineering answered 1 hour the most among all other departments.

Customer Support answered 45 minutes the least among all other departments.

>1 hour

17%

1 hour

39%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

19%

Answered by 5,000+ working in Engineering department

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

26%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

27%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

38%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

15%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department

>1 hour

23%

1 hour

28%

45 minutes

11%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

26%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

24%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

27%

Answered by 500+ working in Executive department

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

23%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

18%

I eat at my desk

27%

Answered by 500+ working in Operations department

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

31%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

18%

I eat at my desk

19%

Answered by 100+ working in Admin department

>1 hour

24%

1 hour

29%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

22%

Answered by 500+ working in Business Development department

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

30%

45 minutes

15%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

21%

Answered by 100+ working in Finance department

>1 hour

26%

1 hour

29%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

21%

Answered by 100+ working in Communications department

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

34%

45 minutes

30 minutes

22%

I eat at my desk

16%

Answered by 500+ working in Customer Support department

>1 hour

25%

1 hour

26%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

24%

Answered by 100+ working in HR department

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

36%

45 minutes

30 minutes

11%

I eat at my desk

25%

Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

31%

45 minutes

15%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

20%

Answered by 100+ working in Legal department

>1 hour

24%

1 hour

28%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

20%

I eat at my desk

18%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

38%

1 hour

18-25 answered 1 hour the most among all other age groups.

61-65 answered 45 minutes the least among all other age groups.

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

38%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

14%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

37%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

17%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

34%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

20%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

32%

45 minutes

11%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

22%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

31%

45 minutes

11%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

24%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

27%

45 minutes

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

28%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50

>1 hour

17%

1 hour

29%

45 minutes

30 minutes

17%

I eat at my desk

28%

Answered by 500+ aged 51-55

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

24%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

18%

I eat at my desk

28%

Answered by 100+ aged 56-60

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

24%

45 minutes

30 minutes

24%

I eat at my desk

25%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

>1 hour

18%

1 hour

20%

45 minutes

30 minutes

28%

I eat at my desk

26%

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

35%

1 hour

Some college answered 1 hour the most among all other education levels.

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

26%

45 minutes

15%

30 minutes

23%

I eat at my desk

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

35%

45 minutes

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

19%

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

34%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

35%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

22%

Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level

>1 hour

18%

1 hour

30%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

23%

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

>1 hour

14%

1 hour

28%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

28%

Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

37%

1 hour

3 to 6 Years answered 1 hour the most among all other segments.

Over 10 Years answered 45 minutes the least among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

33%

45 minutes

15%

30 minutes

17%

I eat at my desk

13%

Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

34%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

37%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

17%

Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

33%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

15%

I eat at my desk

20%

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

30%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

27%

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

83%

1 hour

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered 1 hour the most among all other locations.

Houston answered 45 minutes the least among all other locations.

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

38%

45 minutes

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

21%

Answered by 100+ in Atlanta

>1 hour

18%

1 hour

30%

45 minutes

12%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

26%

Answered by 500+ in Boston

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

32%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

13%

I eat at my desk

22%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

>1 hour

25%

1 hour

37%

45 minutes

30 minutes

11%

I eat at my desk

19%

Answered by 100+ in Dallas

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

29%

45 minutes

30 minutes

13%

I eat at my desk

29%

Answered by 100+ in Denver

>1 hour

17%

1 hour

83%

45 minutes

30 minutes

I eat at my desk

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

>1 hour

20%

1 hour

42%

45 minutes

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

17%

Answered by 100+ in Houston

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

36%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

17%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

>1 hour

24%

1 hour

18%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

24%

I eat at my desk

24%

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

>1 hour

21%

1 hour

30%

45 minutes

11%

30 minutes

12%

I eat at my desk

26%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

>1 hour

22%

1 hour

34%

45 minutes

30 minutes

13%

I eat at my desk

24%

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

>1 hour

14%

1 hour

19%

45 minutes

24%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

29%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

>1 hour

19%

1 hour

31%

45 minutes

13%

30 minutes

16%

I eat at my desk

21%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

>1 hour

16%

1 hour

31%

45 minutes

14%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

25%

Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle

>1 hour

23%

1 hour

28%

45 minutes

10%

30 minutes

14%

I eat at my desk

25%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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