# Nearly all Americans pay attention to their emotions

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/paying-attention-to-emotions-is-nearly-universal/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, 97% of Americans said they pay attention to their emotions at least sometimes. This includes 46% who said they always do and 51% who said they sometimes do.

Few Americans said they never pay attention to their emotions (3%).

## Topline

To what extent do you pay attention to your emotions?

97% of Americans say they pay attention to their emotions at least sometimes.

- Sometimes: 51.2%
- Always: 45.6%
- Never: 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: identity
- 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-3.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.23)

## 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-3.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.23)