# Eight in ten would switch to paper straws to save a turtle

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/eight-in-ten-would-switch-to-paper-straws-to-save-a-turtle/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Roughly eight-in-ten Americans (81%) say they would switch to only paper straws for a year if it would save a turtle's life, including 40% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 22-29, 2025.

About one-in-five (19%) would not, including 5% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "If I knew for sure it would save the life of a turtle, I would be willing to only use paper straws (instead of plastic straws) for a year."

Eight in ten would switch to paper straws to save a turtle.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 40.9%
- Strongly agree: 40.0%
- Disagree: 13.7%
- Strongly disagree: 5.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#willingness-to-use-paper-straws-for-turtle-conservation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#willingness-to-use-paper-straws-for-turtle-conservation)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#willingness-to-use-paper-straws-for-turtle-conservation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#willingness-to-use-paper-straws-for-turtle-conservation)