# Most Americans describe themselves as middle-aged

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## Reading

Offered three age groups to choose among, most Americans (56%) say they belong among the middle-aged, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults.

About a quarter (23%) count themselves as young, and one-in-five (20%) as elderly.

## Topline

If you were asked to choose, which of the following groups would you say that you belong to?

Most Americans describe themselves as middle-aged.

- Middle-aged people: 56.2%
- Young people: 23.3%
- Elderly people: 20.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)