Few Americans use statistical software
Core finding
About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say they don't use statistical software at all, according to a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 13-18, 2025.
Python leads the specific tools: 8% of Americans say it is the one they have used most. Smaller shares say the same of SAS (6%), SPSS (5%) and R-Studio (3%).
Topline distribution
Few Americans use statistical software.
Which of the following statistical softwares, if any, have you used most?
n = 1,000 · Aug 13–18, 2025 · MoE ±3.1%
Methodology
Full 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 | Aug 13–18, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025
Which of the following statistical softwares, if any, have you used most?
Cite this question
Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.