# Just over half reject the idea that some races are smarter due to genetics

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted May 22-24, 2024, just over half of Americans (53%) disagree that certain races may be smarter than others because of genetics, including 35% who disagree strongly.

About a third (35%) agree with the statement, while roughly one-in-eight (12%) say they don’t know.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Certain races may be smarter than others because of genetics.

Just over half reject the idea that some races are smarter due to genetics.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 35.4%
- Somewhat agree: 23.3%
- Somewhat disagree: 17.5%
- Strongly agree: 12.1%
- Don’t know: 11.7%

## 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: 2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#beliefs-on-genetic-differences-in-intelligence](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#beliefs-on-genetic-differences-in-intelligence)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#beliefs-on-genetic-differences-in-intelligence](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#beliefs-on-genetic-differences-in-intelligence)