# For two-thirds of Americans, friends share their values

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/for-two-thirds-of-americans-friends-share-their-values/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A clear majority of Americans (67%) say their friends hold attitudes and values similar to their own, including 12% who strongly agree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

About a quarter (24%) are neutral, and fewer than one-in-ten (9%) disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: My friends hold similar attitudes and values to my own.

For two-thirds of Americans, friends share their values.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 27.9%
- Somewhat agree: 27.0%
- Neutral: 23.7%
- Strongly agree: 12.1%
- Somewhat disagree: 6.3%
- Disagree: 2.7%
- Strongly disagree: 0.3%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.26](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.26)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.26](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.26)