Do people drink more in February after Dry January?
18%
18% of annual Dry January participants said they drank more in February to make up for abstaining.
n = 3,094 US drinkers; questions use different Dry January subgroups · Fielded January 2022 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
2022 context. Questions use different Dry January participation subgroups.
What it means
Alaska had the highest state figure (40%) and Kansas the lowest (8%). 31% of participants tended to have their first drink on February 1.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,094
- Population
- US drinkers; questions use different Dry January subgroups
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- January 2022
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Commissioned by
- Detox.net (American Addiction Centers)
- Study
- Drinking After Dry January
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (January 2022). "Do people drink more in February after Dry January?" Survey of 3,094 US drinkers; questions use different Dry January subgroups, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/do-people-drink-more-after-dry-january
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This survey was commissioned by Detox.net (American Addiction Centers). If you feature Detox.net (American Addiction Centers), please cite Cherry Data Signals as the survey platform.
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