# Over four-in-ten people say they and their partner juggle work and family well

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/over-four-in-ten-people-say-they-and-their-partner-juggle-work-and-family-well/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 12 to 18, 2026. 44.6% of Americans say they and the partner they live with handle work and family really well, while 6.1% say they don't do it well.

Another 18.4% say moderately well. The shares cover all adults, including the 24.5% without a partner and the 6.5% whose partner lives elsewhere.

## Topline

Overall, how effective are you and the romantic partner you live with at balancing your day-to-day work and family responsibilities?

Over four-in-ten people say they and their partner juggle work and family well.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Very effective: 27.5%
- I do not have a partner: 24.5%
- Moderately effective: 18.4%
- Extremely effective: 17.1%
- My partner and I do not live together: 6.5%
- Slightly effective: 3.9%
- Not at all effective: 2.2%

## 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: 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: AOM Survey #2026-152
- 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/aom-2026#q-18](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-18)

## Citation

AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-18](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-18)