# Nature's health shapes people's health

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/natures-health-shapes-peoples-health/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 54% of Americans said the health of the natural world, including plants and animals, affects people's health a great deal. Another 28% said it has a moderate amount of effect.

About one in seven said it has only a little or no effect (14%), with 10% who said only a little and 4% who said not at all.

## Topline

How much do you think the health of the natural world (including plants and animals) affects people's health?

54% of Americans say the health of nature affects people's health a great deal.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- A great deal: 53.9%
- A moderate amount: 28.2%
- Only a little: 10.3%
- Don't know: 3.9%
- Not at all: 3.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 3: Elections, Civic Life, & the Environment
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-14)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-14)