Many Americans know someone who applied for student loan cancellation, or suspect they do
Core finding
A slim majority of Americans (54%) know or suspect that someone in their life applied to have student debt cancelled, including 19% who say they know for sure, according to a Verasight survey conducted Jan. 18-24, 2024.
The rest of that group put it at somewhat likely (20%) or very likely (15%). On the other side, 19% are sure no one they know applied, and another 27% see it as unlikely.
Topline scale
Many Americans know someone who applied for student loan cancellation, or suspect they do.
Regardless of whether or not you applied to have your own student loan debt cancelled, how likely do you think it is that someone you know personally, such as a friend or family member, applied to have their debt cancelled?
n = 1,000 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · 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 | Jan 18–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers
Regardless of whether or not you applied to have your own student loan debt cancelled, how likely do you think it is that someone you know personally, such as a friend or family member, applied to have their debt cancelled?
Cite this question
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.