# Roughly three-quarters say society works best caring for our own first

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## Reading

Roughly three-quarters of Americans (73%) say society works best when we take care of our own people first, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey.

The remaining 27% say society works best when we recognize that people everywhere deserve our help.

## Topline

Does society work best when we take care of our own people first, or when we realize people everywhere deserve our help?

Roughly three-quarters say society works best caring for our own first.

- Take care of our own people first: 73.3%
- People everywhere deserve our help: 26.7%

## 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: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#prioritizing-our-people-vs-people-everywhere](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#prioritizing-our-people-vs-people-everywhere)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#prioritizing-our-people-vs-people-everywhere](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#prioritizing-our-people-vs-people-everywhere)