# How many people feel they carry more than their share

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/how-many-people-feel-they-carry-more-than-their-share/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 70% of Americans agreed at least slightly that people like them are expected to handle much more than others.

That includes 22% who strongly agreed, 24% who agreed, and 24% who slightly agreed. About one in five disagreed at least slightly.

## Topline

People like me are expected to handle much more than others.

70% agreed at least slightly that people like them are expected to handle more than others.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 24.5%
- Slightly agree: 24.4%
- Strongly agree: 22.2%
- None of the above: 9.4%
- Disagree: 8.8%
- Slightly disagree: 7.2%
- Strongly disagree: 3.5%

## 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: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: 2
- 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/sbm-2026#q-B.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.16)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.16)