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Eight in ten say they answered the survey honestly

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Americans overwhelmingly vouch for their own candor: 80% say they always gave their own true views over the course of the survey, according to a May 2025 Verasight survey.

Another 11% say they almost always gave their true views. Outright roleplaying is rare: 7% say they sometimes roleplayed rather than answering as themselves, 1% say they mostly roleplayed, and 1% say they always did.

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Eight in ten say they answered the survey honestly.

Most people answer the survey by giving their own true views, but some like to roleplay, pretending to be someone else and answering as that person. What about you?

  • Always gave my own true views 80.1%
  • Almost always gave my own true views 11.0%
  • Sometimes roleplayed 6.7%
  • Mostly roleplayed 1.5%
  • Always roleplayed 0.7%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-05-22 → 2025-05-28
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040

Source

Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040, fielded May 22-28, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

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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.
Reporting
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Transparency
Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.

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