# Nearly half say they're usually around more young people than old

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

On whether they are often surrounded by more young people than older ones, 46% of Americans agree, including 10% who strongly agree.

Nearly three-in-ten (29%) disagree, and 24% take a neutral stance, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I am often surrounded by more young people than old people.

Nearly half say they're usually around more young people than old.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 4 Neutral: 24.4%
- 6 Agree: 19.3%
- 5 Slightly agree: 16.9%
- 3 Slightly disagree: 11.8%
- 2 Disagree: 11.7%
- 7 Strongly agree: 10.2%
- 1 Strongly disagree: 5.7%

## 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: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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