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Primary care doctors earn recommendations from two-thirds of Americans

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 19 to 22, 2024, 67% of Americans agreed they would recommend their primary care or family doctor to a friend or family member. Including 37% who strongly agree and 30% who agree.

About one in fourteen disagreed (7%), with 4% who disagree and 2% who strongly disagree. Another 17% were neutral.

Topline

response scale

Topline scale

67% of Americans say they would recommend their primary care doctor.

I would recommend my primary care/family doctor to a friend or family member.

  • Strongly Agree 37.4%
  • Agree 29.5%
  • Neither Disagree nor Agree 17.2%
  • I do not have a primary care or family doctor 9.0%
  • Disagree 4.4%
  • Strongly Disagree 2.5%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.4%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.4%
Module
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Source

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    Primary care doctors earn recommendations from two-thirds of Americansreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122

Citation

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

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122#q-a-19

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.