With the holidays approaching and travel plans stacking up, many Americans are preparing to gather with loved ones, but not everyone feels the same way about out-of-town family visits. According to CivicScience data from more than 14K respondents, 32% say they look forward to visiting family, 18% say they dread it, and 34% feel a mix of both. Another 16% say they have no opinion, highlighting just how emotionally varied family travel can be.

Adults 45 and older are the most likely to look forward to family visits, while younger adults under 45 are the most likely to dread them. Men slightly lead in saying they look forward to family time, but women report feeling a combination of excitement and dread more frequently. Income also shapes sentiment: those earning under $100K annually are more likely to dread out-of-town visits, while higher-income households earning $100K+ are the most likely to look forward to them.

But demographics aren’t the only thing setting these groups apart:

• Media Habits: Those who look forward to family visits are nearly ten percentage points more likely to listen to the radio daily (41% vs. 33%).

• Grocery Delivery: Those who dread family visits are about ten points more likely to say they have used — or plan to try — grocery delivery services.

• Tech Reading: People who dread family visits are nine points more likely to read tech blogs and websites weekly (25% vs. 16%).

• Local News: Those excited about family visits are six points more likely to say they read online local news every day (25% vs. 19%).

• Mindfulness: Those who dread out-of-town visits are eight points more likely to plan on using mindfulness or meditation apps (18%) and six points more likely to already have experience with them (27%).

• Spending Habits: Those who look forward to family visits are more likely to say they’re careful with their spending, while those who dread visiting family are more likely to say they struggle with controlling their spending.

Whether the idea of traveling to see family fills people with joy, dread, or a mix of both, the data shows that these feelings are connected to broader habits and behaviors — from media and tech use to financial tendencies and wellness routines. For many Americans, how they feel about family gatherings says as much about their lifestyle as it does about their holiday plans.

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This article’s data comes solely from CivicScience’s database, which contains nearly 700,000 poll questions and 5 billion consumer insights.