For many Americans, survey-site earnings help cover necessities
Core finding
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.
Selected responses
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?
n = 1,000 · Aug 20–25, 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 20–25, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | ASA Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025
Does the money that you earn through Verasight and other paid survey sites make a meaningful difference in your life?
Cite this question
ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.