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Bottled water is the top home drinking-water source

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In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 38% of Americans said bottled water is the main source of water they drink at home.

About three-in-ten said their main source is tap water filtered through a pitcher or refrigerator (31%), 26% said water directly from the tap or faucet, and 6% said water purchased from a kiosk or vending machine.

Topline

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Topline distribution

38% of Americans say bottled water is their main drinking-water source at home.

What is the main source of water that you drink at home?

  • Bottled water 37.7%
  • Tap water filtered through a pitcher or refrigerator 30.8%
  • Water directly from the tap or faucet 25.8%
  • Water purchased from a kiosk or vending machine 5.7%

2023 · base n 2,000 · +/- 2.3%

APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
Base (unweighted)
2,000
Margin of error
+/- 2.3%
Module
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

Source

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    Bottled water is the top home drinking-water sourcereports.verasight.io/reports/2023-apsa-omnibus-survey-2023-071

Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/2023-apsa-omnibus-survey-2023-071#what-is-the-main-source-of-water-that-you-drink-at-home

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.