For many Americans, sleep schedules are inconsistent
Core finding
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.
Topline distribution
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)?
n = 1,000 · Apr 9–15, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full 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 | Apr 9–15, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | society |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co
Over the past month, how consistent was your sleep schedule (going to bed and waking up at approximately the same time each day)?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.