# Few Americans worried about affording hygiene supplies in the past year

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## Reading

About one-in-seven Americans (15%) say that at some point in the past year they worried about affording diapers, period products, or adult incontinence supplies for themselves, someone they live with, or someone they care for, a November 2025 Verasight survey finds.

Another 36% say they did not worry, and nearly half (47%) say this does not apply to them; 2% are not sure.

## Topline

In the past year, did you ever worry about how you would afford diapers, period products, or adult incontinence supplies for yourself, someone you live with, or someone you take care of?

Few Americans worried about affording hygiene supplies in the past year.

- Not applicable: 46.5%
- No: 36.5%
- Yes: 14.7%
- I don't know: 2.3%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 1
- 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/verasight-apha-2025#worry-about-affording-essential-supplies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#worry-about-affording-essential-supplies)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#worry-about-affording-essential-supplies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#worry-about-affording-essential-supplies)