# Nearly two-thirds welcome accountability to a higher power

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-two-thirds-welcome-accountability-to-a-higher-power/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) welcome being accountable to God or a higher power for how they live, including 26% who strongly agree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

About a sixth (17%) are neutral, while 20% disagree, including 11% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you disagree or agree with the following statement: I welcome being accountable to God or a higher power for how I live my life as a whole.

Nearly two-thirds welcome accountability to a higher power.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly agree: 25.7%
- Agree: 23.9%
- Neither disagree nor agree: 16.9%
- Slightly agree: 13.6%
- Strongly disagree: 11.5%
- Disagree: 5.3%
- Slightly disagree: 3.2%

## 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: beliefs
- 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-1.14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.14)

## 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-1.14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.14)