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For many Americans, sleep schedules are inconsistent

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Most Americans say their sleep ran on an irregular schedule over the past month: 58% report bedtimes and wake times that were at least somewhat inconsistent, including 15% whose times varied by more than three hours from day to day, according to an April 2025 Verasight survey.

The other 42% report consistent schedules, including 6% who kept the same bed and wake times within 15 minutes every day. The most common pattern, at 25%, was times drifting by one to two hours a day.

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For many Americans, sleep schedules are inconsistent.

Over the past month, how consistent was your sleep schedule (going to bed and waking up at approximately the same time each day)?

  • Somewhat inconsistent (times varied by 1-2 hours day-to-day) 25.1%
  • Somewhat consistent (times varied by 30-60 minutes day-to-day) 23.1%
  • Very inconsistent (times varied by 2-3 hours day-to-day) 17.6%
  • Extremely inconsistent (times varied by more than 3 hours day-to-day) 14.9%
  • Very consistent (times varied by 15-30 minutes day-to-day) 13.4%
  • Extremely consistent (same bed/wake times within 15 minutes every day) 5.9%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

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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
2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
society

Source

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Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co

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