# Two-thirds say avoiding other social groups hurts national unity

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## Reading

Most Americans (68%) say that people's tendency to avoid interacting with other social groups affects national unity considerably or to a great extent, including 14% who say to a great extent, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.

About a quarter (27%) say the effect is very little, while just 6% see none at all.

## Topline

To what extent do you believe that the tendency of people to avoid interacting with those from different social groups affects the unity of the United States?

Two-thirds say avoiding other social groups hurts national unity.

- Considerably: 53.3%
- Very little: 26.8%
- To a great extent: 14.3%
- Not at all: 5.6%

## 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#impact-of-social-group-interactions-on-u.s.-unity](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#impact-of-social-group-interactions-on-u.s.-unity)

## 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#impact-of-social-group-interactions-on-u.s.-unity](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#impact-of-social-group-interactions-on-u.s.-unity)