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Half of Americans don't drink and skipped Dry January

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Most Americans sat out Dry January in 2025: 92% did not participate, combining the 51% who do not drink alcohol at all and the 41% who drink but skipped it, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

That leaves fewer than one-in-ten Americans (8%) who attempted Dry January at all, including 6% who made it through the month without drinking; the rest tried but ended up having alcohol.

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Half of Americans don't drink and skipped Dry January.

Which of the following describes your participation in Dry January in 2025?

  • I do not drink alcohol and did not participate in Dry January 50.6%
  • I drink alcohol and I did not participate in Dry January 41.2%
  • I successfully participated in Dry January and did not drink alcohol that month 5.7%
  • I tried to participate in Dry January but ended up drinking alcohol that month 2.5%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
Module 3

Source

Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025

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Population
US adults age 18+.
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