# How many chairs per capita are there in your residence? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 19, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456 "2005-01-19T00:06:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/1 "2005-01-19T00:06:56Z")
My residence is a one bedroom apartment. I live alone, have no significant other or other frequent visitors. The maximum number of people who have been in my apartment at one time is 6- and that was for maybe 20 minutes, I doubt everyone all sat down at once. I have 11 chairs. 4 ordinary kitchen chairs 4 wooden folding chairs (actually, two sets of two) 1 wooden desk chair 1 recliner and 1 comfy computer/office chair on rollers. How about you? How many chairs do you have? You may include lists of couches, loveseats and other furniture which could be used in place of a chair if you feel inclined. No such furniture exists in my apartment. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/2 "2005-01-19T00:10:46Z")
We have 7 chairs: 4 at the kitchen table, 1 roller-chair at the computer desk, 2 plastic chairs on the deck outside (we used to have another one, but my husband stood on it to climb in the window when we locked ourselves outside and it completely smashed). We also have 1 sleeper couch. We have 2 adults and a toddler (and a dog, who is usually taking up 2/3 of the couch). ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/3 "2005-01-19T00:11:42Z")
All on my lonesome, I have…one at the computer, one half of the sofa that I sit on, one which I don’t, a big chair that holds my coat and other stuff from walking through the door, two stools unused under a table, and another chair in the bedroom that must be feeling left out. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/4 "2005-01-19T00:16:11Z")
Nine actual chairs. 2 sofas that seat 3 to 4 each depending on size of the person. (so say 8) 9+8=17 for 4 and 1/2 people (my eldest son only lives here part time) 17/4.5=3.78 Let’s see…per capita would that be 3.78 chairs per human? FB ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/5 "2005-01-19T00:19:21Z")
4 people 1 rolling computer chair 1 living room set (couch, loveseat, chaise and 2 ottomans - seating for 8, I guess) 6 dining room chairs 4 kitchen chairs 4 folding chairs in the closet 8 resin chairs in the backyard So, seating for 31, or about 8 chairs per capita We live in a 3 bedroom house, and we have hosted several large gatherings over the years; if I had to hazard a guess, I would say 45 is the largest number of people we’ve gathered together at our place. We just had 19 over for New Year’s Eve, and my wife was worried that not everyone would be able to sit at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/6 "2005-01-19T00:24:44Z")
Okay … living alone in a three bedroom, two bathroom house. Sectional couch: 4 seats Dining room: 4 chairs Computer desk: 1 chair Futon: 3 seats Old comfy chair: 1 chair That’s 13 per capita, not including outdoor furniture. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/7 "2005-01-19T00:29:16Z")
People: 2 Chairs: 2 dining room 3 seats at the couch 1 armchair 1 computer chair I’m not gonna count my futon, since it’s a bed 90% of the time. That’s 7 total, for a per capita count of 3.5 chair per person. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/8 "2005-01-19T00:42:22Z")
Living alone, I have 6 dining room chairs and two sofas. But I always sit on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/9 "2005-01-19T00:50:22Z")
2 people - 8 chairs, one sofa, one love seat, two thrones. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/10 "2005-01-19T00:55:02Z")
Let’s see - I live alone. I have 4 dining room chairs, 8 kitchen chairs, three antique rocking chairs, 2 computer chairs, one old comfy leather lounge chair and one antique chair made by a slave. I think that’s it. Oh - I have 4 chairs on my lawn furniture set. That’s 23. I have a couple love seats stored in my mother’s garage at the moment. StG ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/11 "2005-01-19T00:55:59Z")
1 person in a 2 bedroom 2 story condo. 11 chairs. – 1 swiveling chair for the computer – 1 chair for my upstairs desk – 4 chairs for the dining room table – 2 plastic chairs for the patios but rarely used – 3 chairs used for nothing, especially now that I have the sofa 2 bar stools, theoretically for cereal at the dining room/kitchen bar, but always covered in misc. papers. 1 sofa. 1 futon - but again, always a bed. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/12 "2005-01-19T00:57:25Z")
4 kitchen chairs 1 L shape kitchen bench seats 3 adults or 5 kids 6 dining room chairs 1 recliner 2 wing back chairs 1 short sofa seats 2 1 long sofa seats 3 1 computer chair 1 student desk chair 1 bedroom chair and ottoman 4 folding chairs in the coat closet 20 “chairs” but 28 to 32 places to sit for 3 in residence for between 9.3 and 10.6 per capita ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/13 "2005-01-19T01:13:23Z")
I live alone. I have… 1 chair. At a desk that I use for both meals and computer. Yes, I need to get a life. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/14 "2005-01-19T01:24:01Z")
3 people living in the house. Living Room - Couch sits 3, 2 armchairs Kitchen/Dinig Room - 2 armchairs, 4 wooden chairs at table Bedroom 1 - Desk Chair, armchair Bedroom 2 - Computer chair Bedroom 3 - fold up chair/bed in the closet Garden - 2 wooden garden seats, 1 lounger Seating for 18 6 seats per capita ---
**Author:** ![alphaFemale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alphaFemale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaFemale)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/15 "2005-01-19T01:39:09Z")
i have a one-bedroom apartment all to myself. i hosted my first thanksgiving this past year with a grand total of 6 people in my house at once (15 total stopped by). it’s usually only me and my boyfriend (well, ex, but that’s a whole 'nother story) hanging out at my place. i have one chair. _sigh_ my (ex?) BF always says: “Make sure to wear comfy shoes if you plan to stop by Ang’s house!” ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/16 "2005-01-19T01:58:43Z")
2 people living in a 2/2 apt. We’ve had 12 people sitting down at once. 6 dining room chairs 4 patio chairs 2 office chairs 2 folding/camp chairs for 1 1 folding camp chair for 2 1 wooden stool 1 stuffed chair 1 couch 1 director’s chair 1 folding chair * * * 20 / 2 = 10 chairs per capita ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/17 "2005-01-19T02:18:06Z")
family of four checking in… 2 school chairs 3 folding chairs 1 office chair 1 piano bench 1 sofa for 3 1 armchair 1 church pew for 2 4 kitchen chairs 6 dining room chairs another sofa for 3 a loveseat for 2 a recliner 2 odd Ecuadorean leather chairs a child’s office chair optional for inclusion: outdoor furniture an additional chair, loveseat for 2, chaise, and 3 folding chairs Totals: 24 indoor chairs, (seating for 30), so 6 (7.5 seating) per capita Including outdoor furninture: 30 chairs (seating for 37) so 7.5 (9.25) per capita. I guess we sit a lot. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/18 "2005-01-19T02:18:56Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > I live alone. I have… 1 chair. At a desk that I use for both meals and computer. > > Yes, I need to get a life. :smack: If I wasn’t in a wheelchair, that would be me. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/19 "2005-01-19T02:19:15Z")
14 chairs/4 people = 3.5 chairs/person ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456/20 "2005-01-19T02:20:43Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > If I wasn’t in a wheelchair, that would be me. Er, I forgot my futon. I use it as a bed only but it can sit three. So five per capita? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-chairs-per-capita-are-there-in-your-residence/285456.md?page=2)