# Views of the UAE are mostly neutral or uncertain

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to 11, 2024, 69% of Americans said they have a neutral perception of the United Arab Emirates or do not know enough to have an opinion. This includes 45% who said neutral and 24% who said they did not know.

About one in six said they have a negative perception of the UAE (16%), and 12% said they have a positive perception. Another 2% preferred not to say.

## Topline

What is your perception of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

69% of Americans have a neutral or no opinion of the UAE.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neutral: 44.8%
- Don’t know: 24.3%
- Negative: 16.3%
- Positive: 12.4%
- Prefer not to say: 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: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

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