Report · Politics

More reject than accept that people can't choose which family to associate with

Reading

A plurality of Americans (41%) reject the idea that people in their society cannot freely choose which family members to associate with, including 16% who strongly disagree.

A nearly equal 40% take no side, while fewer than one-in-five (18%) agree, including 3% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.

Topline

response scale

Topline scale

More reject than accept that people can't choose which family to associate with.

How much do you feel the following statement accurately describes people in your society: It is often the case that people in my society cannot freely choose which family member to associate with.

  • 4 Neither agree nor disagree 40.4%
  • 1 Strongly disagree 15.8%
  • 2 Disagree 14.6%
  • 3 Somewhat disagree 10.8%
  • 5 Somewhat agree 10.5%
  • 6 Agree 4.5%
  • 7 Strongly agree 3.5%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

politics

View source

Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
politics

Source

Citation

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

https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. When a wave report is published, its field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that 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
The canonical report hub is reports.verasight.io. Verified legacy reports remain on their original hosts, and unpublished reports are marked pending.
Transparency
Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.

The canonical report hub is reports.verasight.io; older reports may remain on verified legacy hosts.