If youโre a creative, introverted morning person, then odds are you prefer coffee over tea.
A study of 2,000 Americans examined the personality differences in people based on their morning beverage of choice: coffee or tea.
Youโd expect coffee fans to be the buzzy, loud ones up at all hours; however, the results found that tea drinkers are more likely to be extroverted, adventurous night owls.
The survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of theย Chinet brand, revealed that the average coffee drinker typically downs 3.4 cups a day, while tea fans sip through 2.7 cups.
All that caffeine appeared to have an impact on sleep cycles, seeing as coffee drinkers were found to be more likely to be โlightโ sleepers.
Over half (57 percent) of tea drinkers were self-described โaverageโ sleepers.
If coffee drinkers are light sleepers then it might be whatโs helping them hear their first alarm and be punctual. Coffee fans are more likely to say theyโre โalwaysโ on time.
The coffee versus tea debate even spanned into entertainment. Tea drinkers were more likely to enjoy “The Walking Dead,” “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” on TV, while coffee fans preferred “Greyโs Anatomy,” “The Office” and “Seinfeld.”
Music tastes varied between the two groups as well. Respondents that go for coffee like listening to punk, rock, blues and jazz.
Fans of tea love to put on a little classical, country, pop or hip-hop/rap.
When it comes to what goes in the hot drink of choice, coffee lovers are 96 percent more likely than tea drinkers to enjoy their brew straight.
Tea fans were 35 percent more likely to have a sweet tooth and add sugar to their drinks.
Coffee drinkers were pretty straight up when it came to why they prefer the beverage. They were 41 percent more likely to choose a steamy cup of joe because of its caffeine quantity.
Caffeine turned out to be the main reason for deterring those who prefer tea, seeing as 37 percent said โtoo much caffeineโ was the coffee turnoff.
A little morning tea just doesnโt do it for coffee connoisseurs because over a third find tea to be โtoo boring.โ
That all important caffeine buzz was a serious highlight for coffee lovers since four in 10 described themselves as โin need of caffeineโ first thing in the morning.
COFFEE DRINKER STATS
More likely to choose their preferred drink because of the caffeine quantity
Average daily cups: 3.39
More likely to enjoy their beverage straight
Donโt like tea because โitโs too boringโ
โIn need of caffeineโ describes coffee drinkers in the morning
More likely to be introverts
More likely to be morning people
More likely to prefer dogs
More likely to self-identify as โmessyโ
More likely to be โlightโ sleepers
TV shows: “Greyโs Anatomy,” “The Office” and “Seinfeld”
More likely to have five or more close friends than tea drinkers
More likely to โalwaysโ be on time
More likely to be single
Music: punk, rock, blues and jazz
TEA DRINKER STATS
Average daily cups: 2.69
More likely to take sugar in their drink
Donโt like coffee because of โtoo much caffeineโ
โQuietโ describes tea drinkers in the morning
More likely to be extroverts
More likely to be ambiverts than coffee drinkers
More likely to be considered night people
More likely to prefer cats over coffee people
More likely to be โtidyโ or โperfectly cleanโ
More likely to be โaverageโ sleepers (57 percent)
TV shows: “The Walking Dead,” “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory”
โOftenโ on time (40 percent)
More likely to be in a relationship
Music: classical, country, pop and hip-hop/rap
