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Most Americans say their parent trusted them as teenagers

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A slim majority of U.S. adults (54%) disagree that, even as teenagers, their parent treated them like a little kid who couldn't be trusted, including 20% who completely disagree, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.

About 30% agree with the statement, including 8% who completely agree, while 16% neither agree nor disagree.

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Most Americans say their parent trusted them as teenagers.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Even when I was a teenager, my parent treated me like a little kid who couldn't be trusted.

  • Disagree 22.9%
  • Completely Disagree 19.7%
  • Neither Agree nor Disagree 16.0%
  • Somewhat Agree 14.2%
  • Somewhat Disagree 11.2%
  • Agree 8.4%
  • Completely Agree 7.5%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-08-13 → 2025-08-18
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey

Source

Citation

Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
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2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
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