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

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## Reading

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

Women seek to gain power by getting control over men.

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## 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: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: educ_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-on-women-seeking-power](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-on-women-seeking-power)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-on-women-seeking-power](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-on-women-seeking-power)