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For many Americans, survey-site earnings help cover necessities

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About a third of Americans (34%) say the money they earn from Verasight and other paid survey sites helps them with necessities, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. Nearly as many (33%) say it allows them to treat themselves and others, and 22% say they can put money aside for a rainy day.

Not everyone sees a payoff: 32% say the money is too little to make a difference.

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For many Americans, survey-site earnings help cover necessities.

Does the money that you earn through Verasight and other paid survey sites make a meaningful difference in your life?

  • Yes - it helps me with necessities 34.4%
  • Yes - it allows me to treat myself and others 32.7%
  • No - the money is too little to make a difference 31.9%
  • Yes - it allows me to save money for a rainy day 22.4%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

ASA Omnibus Survey

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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
2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
ASA Omnibus Survey

Source

Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. When a wave report is published, its field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that report.

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

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