# Nearly all Americans say feedback improves performance

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-all-say-feedback-improves-performance/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, 96% of Americans said feedback improves performance.

Just 4% said it does not.

## Topline

Do you think feedback improves performance?

96% of Americans say feedback improves performance.

- Yes: 95.6%
- No: 4.4%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: daily_life
- 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/spsp26#q-2.17](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.17)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.17](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.17)