# Almost everyone calls basic computer skills important

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## Reading

Roughly seven-in-ten U.S. adults (72%) think basic computer skills, such as word processing or creating spreadsheets, are extremely or very important for a worker to be successful in today's economy, including 41% who consider them extremely important, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.

Another 21% say the skills are somewhat important. Relatively few think they are not too important (5%) or not at all important (2%).

## Topline

Now thinking about workers in general, how important do you think each of the following is for a worker to be successful in today’s economy? Item: Basic computer skills, such as word processing or creating spreadsheets

Almost everyone calls basic computer skills important.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Extremely important: 41.3%
- Very important: 30.8%
- Somewhat important: 21.0%
- Not too important: 5.0%
- Not at all important: 1.9%

## 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: 2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,509
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: AI Adoption Survey July 2025
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=1,509 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

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