# Nearly half say their friends are close with one another

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-half-say-their-friends-are-close-with-one-another/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) agree that most of their friends are very close with one another, of whom 8% feel that way strongly.

Another 30% are neutral and 26% disagree, according to a Verasight survey of 491 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Most of my friends are very close to each other.

Nearly half say their friends are close with one another.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree not disagree: 29.9%
- Somewhat agree: 21.4%
- Agree: 14.7%
- Disagree: 12.6%
- Somewhat disagree: 10.6%
- Strongly agree: 7.7%
- Strongly disagree: 3.1%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 491
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: society
- 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-5.13](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=491 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.13)