# Half of Americans personally know someone with a personality disorder

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> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

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

Do you personally know anyone with a personality disorder (e.g., narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, etc.)?

Half of Americans personally know someone with a personality disorder.

- Yes: 50.8%
- No: 27.1%
- Maybe: 15.4%
- I never thought about it: 6.7%

## 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: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#personal-connection-to-someone-with-a-personality-disorder-variable-health_11](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#personal-connection-to-someone-with-a-personality-disorder-variable-health_11)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#personal-connection-to-someone-with-a-personality-disorder-variable-health_11](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#personal-connection-to-someone-with-a-personality-disorder-variable-health_11)