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Drinking more water is the top way Americans protect their family from heat

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Nearly six-in-ten Americans (59%) say they drank more water on very hot days to protect their family from the effects of climate change over the past year, ahead of any other measure, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

About 46% spent more time in air-conditioned places and 44% cut back on time outdoors on hot days. Fewer took steps against insects — 32% used mosquito repellent, 30% stayed inside when mosquitoes bite most, and 28% checked for ticks after walking in the woods — and 18% report doing none of these.

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Drinking more water is the top way Americans protect their family from heat.

In the past year, which of the following have you done to protect your family's health from the effects of climate change?

  • Drank more water during very hot days 59.3%
  • Spent more time in air-conditioned places on very hot days 46.1%
  • Spent less time outside or outdoors on very hot days 43.8%
  • Used mosquito repellent when going outside 32.5%
  • Stayed inside when mosquitoes usually bite more 30.2%
  • Checked for ticks after walking in the woods or forest 28.3%
  • None of the above 18.3%

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 2

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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