Most Americans feel moderately connected to their future selves
Core finding
On a seven-point scale rating how much their current self resembles the self they expect to be in ten years, the largest group of Americans (30%) sits squarely in the middle.
The rest tilt gently toward continuity: 40% land on the similar half of the scale, compared with 30% on the dissimilar half, in a February 2025 Verasight survey.
Topline distribution
Most Americans feel moderately connected to their future selves.
How similar do you feel between your current self and your future self in 10 years?
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
How similar do you feel between your current self and your future self in 10 years?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.