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

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-are-split-on-whether-they-get-enough-chances-to-connect/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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.

## Topline

You personally have many chances to get know other people?

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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%

## 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): 488
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: daily_life
- 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-2.35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35)