# Most Americans feel nothing in particular about taking surveys

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-feel-nothing-in-particular-about-taking-surveys/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

More than a third of Americans (36%) say they don't feel anything when it comes to taking surveys, ahead of every specific emotion, a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 20-25, 2025, finds.

Excitement (27%) and joy (19%) are the most widely felt of the specific emotions; boredom (11%), frustration (5%) and confusion (3%) trail.

## Topline

What feeling do you most associate with taking surveys?

Most Americans feel nothing in particular about taking surveys.

- I don't feel anything: 35.6%
- Excitement: 26.9%
- Joy: 18.7%
- Boredom: 10.7%
- Frustration: 5.2%
- Confusion: 3.0%

## 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: 2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: ASA Omnibus Survey
- 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/asa-2025#feelings-associated-with-taking-surveys](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#feelings-associated-with-taking-surveys)

## Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#feelings-associated-with-taking-surveys](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#feelings-associated-with-taking-surveys)