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  1. Money & FinanceA plurality of Americans say big business should step in when government failsAmericans lean toward agreement that big business should shoulder problems the government leaves unaddressed: 37% agree it is big business's responsibility to address an economic, social, or cultural issue the federal government has failed to, including 14% who strongly agree, a January 2024 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  2. HealthSix-in-ten Americans are unfamiliar with contextual and experiential evidenceIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 19 to 22, 2024, 63% of Americans said they were not familiar with the meanings of contextual evidence and experiential evidence.Read →
  3. PoliticsAbout seven in ten reject the idea that American society should be torn downIn a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, about seven-in-ten Americans (69%) reject the statement that American society should be burned to the ground, including 43% who strongly disagree.Read →
  4. PoliticsSix in ten say ultra-processed food makers engineer products to be addictiveIn a March 2026 Verasight survey, a majority of Americans (62%) agree that companies making ultra-processed foods manipulate the ingredients to make them more addictive. Strong agreement accounts for 23%.Read →
  5. CultureMany Americans feel down about society todayMost Americans take a dim view of society today. Seven-in-ten (70%) describe it as at least somewhat bad, including 16% who call it very bad, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  6. CultureSix in ten are unlikely to see The Devil Wears Prada 2Americans are likelier to skip The Devil Wears Prada 2 than to catch it when it reaches theaters in 2026 (59% vs. 41%), according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026.Read →
  7. PoliticsA slim majority reject tearing down U.S. institutions to start overTold that the country's social institutions cannot be fixed and must be torn down and rebuilt, a 53% majority of Americans disagree, including 23% who strongly disagree, a March 2025 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  8. CultureThree-quarters of Americans say health habits are mostly personal responsibilityIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 75% of Americans said individuals are fully or mostly responsible for their health behaviors.Read →
  9. PoliticsHalf say politics is framed too much in moral terms and not enough in practical onesHalf of Americans (50%) agree that political issues today are discussed too often in moral terms and not enough in practical ones, including 10% who strongly agree, according to a June 2025 Verasight survey.Read →
  10. PoliticsA majority say partisan gridlock is the biggest problem in American politicsIn a Verasight survey conducted April 9-15, 2025, 62% of Americans agree that Democrats and Republicans not getting along is the biggest problem in American politics today, including 18% who strongly agree.Read →
  11. AI & TechAmericans are split on AI's growing role in societyAsked about "the growing role of AI in society," U.S. adults tilt about evenly toward hope and worry, a June 2025 Verasight survey finds. Thirty-six percent feel optimistic about where the technology is headed, including 11% who are very optimistic, while 34% feel pessimistic, including 14% who are very pessimistic.Read →
  12. HealthFour-in-ten Americans support sustainability in dietary guidelinesIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 41% of Americans supported considering environmental sustainability in recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This includes 11% who strongly support and 29% who somewhat support.Read →
  13. PoliticsAlmost no one has attended a protest recentlyMost Americans say they have not recently attended a protest (92%), according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  14. CultureA majority feel nostalgic for how America used to beIn a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, a majority of Americans (55%) agree that they are nostalgic for the way the United States used to be, including 21% who strongly agree.Read →
  15. CultureMost Americans say their parent trusted them as teenagersA slim majority of U.S. adults (54%) disagree that, even as teenagers, their parent treated them like a little kid who couldn't be trusted, including 20% who completely disagree, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.Read →
  16. CultureMore than nine-in-ten Americans are U.S.-born citizensNearly all U.S. adults are citizens by birth: 92% say they are U.S. citizens born in the country, according to a Verasight survey conducted March 6-16, 2026.Read →
  17. CultureJoy is the emotion Americans most tie to ChristmasIn a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025, more Americans tie joy to the Christmas season than any other emotion (53%), with nostalgia close behind (42%).Read →
  18. HealthMost college-goers say they were never food insecureNearly half of U.S. adults (45%) say they attended college and were never food insecure, and another 9% are in college now and not food insecure, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.Read →
  19. CultureMost Americans take no pleasure in others' failuresMost Americans (79%) disagree with the statement that they take pleasure in the failures of others, including 55% who strongly disagree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025.Read →
  20. CultureNearly all Americans say feedback improves performanceIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, 96% of Americans said feedback improves performance.Read →
  21. CultureMore than three-quarters say women should be cherished and protected by menA large majority of Americans (76%) endorse the idea that women should be cherished and protected by men, including 46% who strongly agree.Read →
  22. CultureHalf would save a child first in a theater fireIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 16-27, 2025, about half of Americans (51%) say they would help a child first if a fire broke out in a movie theater.Read →
  23. AI & TechAbout one in four Americans worry AI could take their jobRoughly a quarter of Americans (23%) say they are very or somewhat concerned about AI taking their job in 2026, including 7% who are very concerned, according to a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults fielded Dec. 22, 2025-Jan. 5, 2026.Read →
  24. Money & FinanceMany Americans know local infrastructure problems firsthandAbout two-thirds of Americans (64%) know of infrastructure problems in their own city or town, including 30% who are aware of many such issues, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 7-13, 2023.Read →
  25. CultureMost Americans don't see themselves as far-rightMore than half of Americans (54%) say the term "far right" does not describe their politics, including 40% who say it does not fit at all, according to an April 2025 Verasight survey.Read →