# 53% of Americans don't talk with anyone in other countries

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## Reading

A slim majority of Americans (53%) say they never talk with people in other countries about events happening there, according to a May 2024 Verasight survey.

Among all adults, 18% talk with people abroad less than once a month and 9% about once a month, while smaller shares do so weekly or more: 7% about once a week, and 6% each every other week or more than once a week.

## Topline

How often, if at all, do you talk to people in other countries about events happening in that country?

53% of Americans don't talk with anyone in other countries.

- I do not talk to people in other countries: 53.1%
- Less than once a month: 18.5%
- About once a month: 9.0%
- About once a week: 6.9%
- More than once a week: 6.4%
- Every other week: 6.0%

## 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: 2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-conversations](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-conversations)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-conversations](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-conversations)