Six in ten reject the idea that women seek power by controlling men

Oct 1–11, 2024 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.4%Source report ↗

Core finding

About six-in-ten Americans disagree with the statement that women seek to gain power by getting control over men, including 32% who disagree strongly, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.

The other four-in-ten agree to at least some degree (40%), most of them only slightly.

Topline scale

Six in ten reject the idea that women seek power by controlling men.

Women seek to gain power by getting control over men.

Disagree strongly
32.0%
Agree slightly
21.7%
Disagree somewhat
15.6%
Disagree slightly
12.3%
Agree somewhat
10.2%
Agree strongly
8.3%

n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesOct 1–11, 2024
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.4%
Moduleeduc_pol
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    Women seek to gain power by getting control over men.

    verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co

Cite this question

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.