# A plurality say children should be held responsible at age 9 or older

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-most-often-say-kids-should-be-held-responsible-around-age-9/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

The largest share of Americans (31%) put the age at which children should be held responsible for their actions at 9 or older, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025.

Younger answers trail: 17% say 6 and 15% say 5, while every remaining age draws 12% or less.

## Topline

At what age do you believe children should be held responsible for their actions?

A plurality say children should be held responsible at age 9 or older.

- 9 or older: 30.7%
- 6: 16.7%
- 5: 14.9%
- 7: 11.6%
- 3 or younger: 10.4%
- 8: 8.0%
- 4: 7.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#age-at-which-children-should-be-held-responsible-for-actions-variable-identity_28](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#age-at-which-children-should-be-held-responsible-for-actions-variable-identity_28)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#age-at-which-children-should-be-held-responsible-for-actions-variable-identity_28](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#age-at-which-children-should-be-held-responsible-for-actions-variable-identity_28)