# Few Americans say they are morally worse than the average adult

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 24, 2024, 8% of Americans said they were morally worse than the average U.S. adult, with 6% who said probably worse and 2% who said definitely worse.

By contrast, 42% said they were morally better than the average adult, including 28% who said probably better and 14% who said definitely better. Another 42% said they were about average.

## Topline

Compared to the average U.S. adult, do you believe you are…

Just 8% of Americans say they are morally worse than the average adult.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- About average: 42.4%
- Probably morally better than the average person: 27.6%
- Definitely morally better than the average person: 14.3%
- I don’t know: 7.3%
- Probably morally worse than the average person: 6.2%
- Definitely morally worse than the average person: 2.1%

## 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: 2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#moral-self-assessment](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#moral-self-assessment)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#moral-self-assessment](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#moral-self-assessment)