# Many Americans say the people around them have a chance to get to know one another

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/many-americans-say-the-people-around-them-have-a-chance-to-get-to-know-one-another/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About seven-in-ten Americans (70%) agree that the people around them have many chances to get to know one another, including 15% who strongly agree.

Just 10% disagree, while 20% neither agree nor disagree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 512 U.S. adults.

## Topline

The people around you have many chances to get to know other people?

Many Americans say the people around them have a chance to get to know one another.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 29.1%
- Agree: 26.4%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 19.9%
- Strongly agree: 14.9%
- Somewhat disagree: 6.6%
- Disagree: 1.9%
- Strongly disagree: 1.3%

## 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): 512
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- Module: daily_life
- 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-2.35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=512 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.35)