Honor is very important to seven-in-ten Americans
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, 69% of Americans said their honor is very or extremely important to them. This includes 32% who said extremely important and 37% who said very important.
Another 17% said their honor is moderately important and 10% said somewhat important. Few Americans said it is not at all important (3%).
Topline scale
69% of Americans say their honor is very or extremely important to them.
How important is your honor to you?
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full 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 | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
How important is your honor to you?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.