Americans think deeply about everyday failures

Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 72% of Americans agreed that everyday failures get them thinking deeply.

Another 11% disagreed, while 17% were neutral.

Topline scale

72% of Americans agreed that everyday failures get them thinking deeply.

Everyday failures really get me thinking

Agree
31.9%
Slightly Agree
25.8%
Neutral
16.8%
Strongly Agree
14.8%
Slightly Disagree
5.5%
Disagree
3.0%
Strongly Disagree
2.1%

n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUnited States adults
Field datesFeb 28 – Mar 6, 2025
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.5%
Modulepersonality
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    Everyday failures really get me thinking

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Cite this question

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