# Four in ten Americans think young men and women don't understand each other

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/four-in-ten-americans-think-young-men-and-women-dont-understand-each-other/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 39.9% of Americans agree that young men and women just don't understand each other these days, 39.0% are neutral and 21.1% disagree.

Strong agreement accounts for 14.3% and strong disagreement for 7.2%.

## Topline

‘Young men and women just don’t understand each other these days.’ To what extent do you agree?

Four in ten Americans think young men and women don't understand each other.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neutral: 39.0%
- Agree: 25.6%
- Strongly Agree: 14.3%
- Disagree: 13.9%
- Strongly Disagree: 7.2%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Society, Culture, & Identity
- 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/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-82](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-82)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-82](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-82)