# A sizable share feel others don't really understand their experiences

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-sizable-share-feel-others-dont-really-understand-their-experiences/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Fewer than half of Americans (45%) agree that other people usually do not understand their experiences, a May 2026 Verasight survey finds. That includes 8% who strongly agree.

About a quarter (26%) neither agree nor disagree, while 29% disagree, including 4% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Other people usually do NOT understand my experiences.

A sizable share feel others don't really understand their experiences.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 26.3%
- Somewhat agree: 24.8%
- Somewhat disagree: 13.2%
- Agree: 11.8%
- Disagree: 11.8%
- Strongly agree: 8.0%
- Strongly disagree: 4.1%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.16)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.16)