# Just over half say their friends all know each other well

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/just-over-half-say-their-friends-all-know-each-other-well/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A narrow majority of Americans (52%) agree that most of their friends know each other very well, including 10% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey of 509 U.S. adults conducted in May 2026.

About a quarter (24%) neither agree nor disagree, and 23% disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Most of my friends know each other very well.

Just over half say their friends all know each other well.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree not disagree: 24.4%
- Somewhat agree: 24.1%
- Agree: 18.4%
- Somewhat disagree: 11.2%
- Strongly agree: 9.9%
- Disagree: 9.1%
- Strongly disagree: 2.9%

## 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): 509
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- 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-5.13](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=509 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13)