# Nearly eight-in-ten Americans say they are in good health

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-describe-their-health-as-good/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 79% of Americans rated their general health as good or better. This includes 40% who said good, 30% who said very good, and 9% who said excellent.

About one in five rated their health as fair (17%) or poor (4%).

## Topline

In general, would you say your health is:

79% of Americans rate their own health as good or better.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Good: 40.3%
- Very Good: 29.7%
- Fair: 16.7%
- Excellent: 9.2%
- Poor: 4.1%

## 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: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.6%
- Module: Module 4: Identity, Politics, & Social Trust
- 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/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-16)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-16)