# Seven in ten see today's social inequalities as problems to solve

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/seven-in-ten-see-todays-social-inequalities-as-problems-to-solve/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Seventy-one percent of Americans agree that the social inequalities the country faces today are problems to be solved, and 22% agree completely, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

Another 19% neither agree nor disagree, while about one-in-ten (10%) disagree, including 1% who completely disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: The social inequalities we experience today are problems to be solved.

Seven in ten see today's social inequalities as problems to solve.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- I somewhat agree: 24.8%
- I agree: 24.3%
- I completely agree: 22.0%
- I neither agree nor disagree: 19.2%
- I somewhat disagree: 5.1%
- I disagree: 3.4%
- I completely disagree: 1.2%

## 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: 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-5.22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.22)

## 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-5.22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.22)