Half of Americans personally know someone with a personality disorder
Core finding
About half of Americans (51%) personally know someone with a personality disorder, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.
Around a quarter (27%) say they do not, while 15% are unsure and 7% have never thought about it.
Topline distribution
Half of Americans personally know someone with a personality disorder.
Do you personally know anyone with a personality disorder (e.g., narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, etc.)?
n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | health |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co
Do you personally know anyone with a personality disorder (e.g., narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, etc.)?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.