# About seven in ten feel connected to a long chain of past actions and consequences

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/roughly-three-quarters-feel-connected-to-a-long-chain-of-past-actions-and-consequences/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About seven-in-ten Americans (71%) agree that they are part of a long chain of actions and consequences stretching from the past, including 21% who agree completely, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

Another 18% neither agree nor disagree, and 11% disagree, including 3% who disagree completely.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: We are part of a long chain of actions and consequences that stretches from the past.

About seven in ten feel connected to a long chain of past actions and consequences.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- I somewhat agree: 27.8%
- I agree: 22.6%
- I completely agree: 20.6%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 18.1%
- I somewhat disagree: 4.9%
- I disagree: 3.2%
- I completely disagree: 2.8%

## 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: 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-5.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.23)

## 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-5.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.23)