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Most Americans say they have many chances to get to know other people

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Most Americans (61%) agree that they personally have many chances to get to know other people, according to a Verasight survey of 488 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026. That includes 13% who strongly agree.

About a fifth (22%) neither agree nor disagree, while 16% disagree, including 3% who strongly disagree.

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Topline scale

Most Americans say they have many chances to get to know other people.

You personally have many chances to get know other people?

  • Somewhat agree 26.1%
  • Agree 22.4%
  • Neither agree nor disagree 22.4%
  • Strongly agree 12.8%
  • Somewhat disagree 7.6%
  • Disagree 6.1%
  • Strongly disagree 2.6%

2026 · base n 488 · +/- 4.7%

daily_life

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
Base (unweighted)
488
Margin of error
+/- 4.7%
Module
daily_life

Source

Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=488 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
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