# Nearly four in ten don't think most people can be trusted

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## Reading

Nearly four-in-ten Americans (39%) disagree that most people can be trusted, including 12% who strongly disagree.

About a quarter (25%) neither agree nor disagree, while 36% agree, including just 5% who strongly agree, according to a November 2024 Verasight survey.

## Topline

Rate your level of agreement with this statement: Can most people be trusted?

Nearly four in ten don't think most people can be trusted.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 32.0%
- Somewhat disagree: 26.8%
- Neither agree or disagree: 24.6%
- Strongly disagree: 12.2%
- Strongly agree: 4.5%

## 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: 2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: B
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.

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