# More than half would rather avoid uncertain outcomes

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/more-than-half-would-rather-avoid-uncertain-outcomes/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans favor certainty over the unknown: 55% disagree that they prefer situations with uncertain outcomes over certain ones, including 15% who strongly disagree.

Only 16% agree they favor uncertainty, and 28% neither agree nor disagree, according to a Verasight survey of 510 U.S. adults conducted June 25-30, 2025.

## Topline

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I prefer situations in which outcomes are uncertain rather than certain.

More than half would rather avoid uncertain outcomes.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither Agree nor Disagree: 28.4%
- Disagree: 24.9%
- Strongly Disagree: 15.2%
- Somewhat Disagree: 15.1%
- Somewhat Agree: 8.6%
- Agree: 6.4%
- Strongly Agree: 1.4%

## 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: 2025-06-25 → 2025-06-30
- Base (unweighted): 510
- Margin of error: +/- 5.3%
- Module: ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-ica-2025.tiiny.co#wording-b-1](https://verasight-ica-2025.tiiny.co#wording-b-1)

## Citation

ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058, fielded June 25-30, 2025, N=510 US adults age 18+, +/- 5.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-ica-2025.tiiny.co#wording-b-1](https://verasight-ica-2025.tiiny.co#wording-b-1)