AAPOR Omnibus
Survey results from a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18+.
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Key Takeaways
Personal vs National Economy Focus
Please indicate which statement comes closest to your view:
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| When evaluating the economy, I care more about how much common goods (like gas and groceries) cost for the country as a whole, than how much these goods cost for me personally. | 18% | 14% | 25% |
| When evaluating the economy, I care more about how much common goods (like gas and groceries) cost for me personally, than how much these goods cost for the country as a while. | 27% | 25% | 8% |
| When evaluating the economy, I care equally about how much common goods (like gas and groceries) cost for me personally and how much these goods cost for the country as a whole. | 55% | 62% | 67% |
Worry About Global Warming
How worried are you about global warming?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very worried | 26% | 34% | 60% |
| Somewhat worried | 31% | 38% | 40% |
| Not very worried | 20% | 16% | 0% |
| Not at all worried | 22% | 12% | 0% |
Home Heating System Type
In your home, what type of heating system is used as your main source of heat?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas furnace | 39% | 35% | 8% |
| Heat pump (air source) | 18% | 15% | 13% |
| Electric resistance | 15% | 19% | 33% |
| Not sure / I don't know | 8% | 14% | 24% |
| Boiler | 9% | 6% | 22% |
| Delivered fuels (e.g., oil or propane) | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Other heat pump (e.g., ground source or geothermal) | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Other | 4% | 4% | 0% |
Willingness to Help Collect Data
How likely would you be to participate in helping researchers collect or analyze data?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very likely | 42% | 46% | 24% |
| Somewhat likely | 39% | 36% | 52% |
| Unsure | 15% | 13% | 25% |
| Somewhat unlikely | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Very unlikely | 2% | 3% | 0% |
Deer-Vehicle Collision Experience
The next question is about deer-vehicle crashes / collisions. For this question, vehicle refers to any personal or commercial vehicle that requires a valid driver’s license. Have you ever been involved in a deer vehicle crash / collision as a passenger or a driver?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 29% | 25% | 38% |
| No | 71% | 75% | 62% |
Perceived Trump Approval
What percent of Americans do you believe approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 25% | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 25% to 35% | 33% | 31% | 54% |
| 35% to 45% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 45% to 55% | 17% | 12% | 0% |
| More than 55% | 11% | 11% | 0% |
Knows Someone Transgender
Do you personally know someone who is transgender? (Select all that apply)
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| No, I do not personally know any transgender people | 51% | 53% | 0% |
| Yes, an adult (ages 18+) | 42% | 40% | 100% |
| I’m not sure | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Yes, a child (less than 18 years old) | 4% | 4% | 21% |
Trusted Vaccine Information Source
Of these, who do you view as the MOST trusted source for reliable information about vaccines?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Your local public health department | 4% | 4% | 30% |
| Your own doctor or healthcare provider | 50% | 41% | 46% |
| Your health insurance company | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| A pharmacist | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| None of the above | 15% | 22% | 0% |
Number of Tattoos
How many permanent tattoos do you currently have?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have no tattoos | 71% | 53% | 33% |
| I have one tattoo | 8% | 11% | 0% |
| I have 2-5 tattoos | 14% | 22% | 36% |
| I have 6-10 tattoos | 3% | 9% | 30% |
| I have over 10 tattoos | 4% | 6% | 0% |
Disability or Chronic Condition
Do you have a physical, mental, emotional, neurological, developmental or chronic condition or challenge that can affect your daily activities?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 26% | 38% | 55% |
| No | 71% | 60% | 39% |
| Prefer not to answer | 2% | 2% | 7% |
Canada as 51st State
Do you agree or disagree that Canada should join the United States as the 51st state?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 48% | 40% | 60% |
| Disagree | 19% | 22% | 32% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 18% | 25% | 0% |
| Agree | 7% | 6% | 0% |
| Strongly agree | 5% | 3% | 0% |
| Don’t know | 2% | 4% | 9% |
Change in Political Climate
Compared to 12 months ago, what is your opinion of the political climate in the U.S.?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | 67% | 68% | 100% |
| Fair | 26% | 27% | 0% |
| Great | 7% | 5% | 0% |
Support for War With Iran
Do you think the United States should declare war on Iran and send our army and navy abroad to fight?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 17% | 9% | 0% |
| No | 72% | 74% | 91% |
| Not sure / I don't know | 12% | 18% | 9% |
Ongoing Pain or Illness
Now we’d like to hear about your own personal experiences with ongoing pain or illness — if you have any. Ongoing pain or illness is defined as symptoms that persist for longer than 3 months. For some people, their pain or illness has as clear cause, explanation, and diagnosis. But for other people it does not. Do you have ongoing pain or illness, and if so, does it have a clear explanation (definite cause or diagnosis)?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, and it has a clear explanation | 31% | 41% | 30% |
| Yes, but no clear explanation | 15% | 16% | 30% |
| No, I do not have ongoing pain or illness | 54% | 43% | 40% |
Job Risk From AI
How much do you think you are at risk of losing your job due to Artificial Intelligence?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| No risk | 45% | 45% | 17% |
| 0% - 25% | 26% | 24% | 37% |
| 25% - 50% | 10% | 9% | 32% |
| More than 50% | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Not sure / I don't know | 11% | 14% | 6% |
Food Insecurity Worry
Was this statement often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months? Within the past 12 months, we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more.
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Often true | 7% | 15% | 15% |
| Sometimes true | 22% | 27% | 15% |
| Never true | 71% | 58% | 70% |
Preferred Prostitution Policy
Various approaches have been suggested to address prostitution. Which of the following models would you prefer to see implemented?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abolitionist model: This model views prostitution as a form of gender-based violence. It supports the elimination of prostitution by penalizing clients and pimps, and offering protection to prostitutes. | 15% | 28% | 23% |
| Prohibitionist model: This model sees prostitution as a violation of societal moral values. It supports the prohibition of buying and selling sexual services, including penalties for clients, pimps, and prostitutes. | 31% | 35% | 0% |
| Legalization model: This model regards voluntary prostitution as a job like any other. It supports the recognition of labor rights and obligations for prostitutes. | 54% | 37% | 77% |
Signs of a Good Economy
People often use their day-to-day experiences to judge how the overall economy is doing. From your perspective, which of the following feels more like a sign of a good economy?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and retail stores offering slower or less attentive service because they have difficulty hiring workers | 33% | 35% | 14% |
| Stores and restaurants having plenty of employees available to help customers | 67% | 65% | 86% |
Gerrymandering Standards
Recently several states have redrawn their map of congressional districts to favor one political party over the other, a practice known as partisan gerrymandering. To limit gerrymandering, would you favor or oppose requiring that every congressional district meet minimum standards of geographic compactness?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly favor | 36% | 25% | 54% |
| Somewhat favor | 29% | 22% | 15% |
| Somewhat oppose | 8% | 7% | 0% |
| Strongly oppose | 8% | 5% | 0% |
| No opinion | 20% | 41% | 31% |
Howie Roseman: Menace or Genius
Do you think Howie Roseman, Philadelphia Eagles’s Exec VP, is a menace or genius when it comes to NFL football recruitment?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menace | 4% | 1% | 7% |
| Genius | 12% | 3% | 0% |
| Both | 13% | 6% | 0% |
| I don't know who Howie Roseman is | 71% | 90% | 93% |
Self-Identifies as Person of Color
Do you consider yourself to be a person of color?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 23% | 24% | 8% |
| No | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| It depends | 8% | 4% | 17% |
| Not sure | 1% | 2% | 0% |
Seen as Person of Color
Do other people see you as a person of color?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 23% | 22% | 16% |
| No | 66% | 67% | 60% |
| It depends | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Not sure | 4% | 4% | 9% |
Views on Paper Surveys
What do you think about paper and pencil surveys?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| They're great, please send them to me | 25% | 40% | 25% |
| They're a bit old fashioned | 71% | 53% | 62% |
| Other | 4% | 7% | 13% |
Economic System Is Rigged
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The economic system in the United States is rigged to benefit the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of ordinary people.
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 41% | 44% | 83% |
| Somewhat agree | 33% | 33% | 8% |
| Somewhat disagree | 12% | 10% | 0% |
| Strongly disagree | 10% | 5% | 0% |
| I’m not sure | 4% | 7% | 9% |
Cross-Country Skiing Experience
In your life, have you ever gone cross country skiing?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15% | 12% | 22% |
| No | 84% | 86% | 78% |
| Not sure | 2% | 1% | 0% |
Frequency of AI Use
How frequently do you use AI in your day to day life?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Never | 23% | 29% | 75% |
| Once a month | 12% | 12% | 9% |
| A few times a month | 23% | 18% | 8% |
| Once a week | 13% | 18% | 0% |
| Everyday / multiple times a day | 29% | 23% | 8% |
Ideal Age to Die
Considering both quality and quantity of life, what do you think would be the ideal age to die?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 70 | 2% | 4% | 14% |
| 70-74 | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| 75-79 | 9% | 6% | 16% |
| 80-84 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 85-89 | 23% | 24% | 16% |
| 90 or older | 43% | 46% | 30% |
Importance of Leaving a Legacy
Excluding any children or other family you might have, how important is it to you that you leave a legacy for people to remember you by after you die?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely important | 14% | 17% | 8% |
| Very important | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Somewhat important | 29% | 28% | 45% |
| Not too important | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Not at all important | 16% | 13% | 16% |
Social Media Platforms Used
Which of the following social media platforms have you used in the past 14 days? Check all that you’ve used.
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79% | 85% | 59% | |
| Youtube | 83% | 72% | 100% |
| X (formerly Twitter) | 43% | 23% | 62% |
| 32% | 21% | 32% | |
| Snapchat | 24% | 20% | 31% |
| Bluesky | 7% | 2% | 46% |
| Truth Social | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| None of the above / I do not use social media | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Belief Students Can Learn Algebra
Please tell us how much you personally agree or disagree with the following statement on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 meaning you strongly disagree and 7 meaning you strongly agree. You can choose any number from 1 to 7 to say how strongly you agree or disagree. Any middle school or high school student can learn higher-level math like algebra.
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Strongly disagree | 4% | 5% | 0% |
| 2 | 4% | 3% | 30% |
| 3 | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| 4 | 16% | 19% | 0% |
| 5 | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| 6 | 20% | 14% | 8% |
| 7 - Strongly agree | 28% | 33% | 40% |
Confidence Detecting AI Content
How confident are you in your ability to detect AI-generated content on social media?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely confident | 13% | 8% | 24% |
| Somewhat confident | 57% | 52% | 76% |
| Not very confident | 20% | 29% | 0% |
| Not at all confident | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| I do not use social media | 0% | 3% | 0% |
Support for Data Centers
Do you support or oppose continuing to build more data centers in the U.S.?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly support | 9% | 3% | 0% |
| Somewhat support | 32% | 32% | 9% |
| Somewhat oppose | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Strongly oppose | 28% | 31% | 67% |
Data Center Construction Tradeoff
Which is closer to your opinion:
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| We need to continue building data centers in the U.S. to stay competitive and provide high-skilled, high wage jobs, and to help fund local community schools, roads, parks, and other community projects. | 51% | 48% | 33% |
| Data center construction in the U.S. is harmful and out of control and must be slowed, even if it means that we have to rely more on foreign data centers. | 49% | 52% | 67% |
14th Amendment and Trump
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution forbids anyone who has participated in an insurrection from serving as President. Do you believe this applies to Donald Trump?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 53% | 61% | 83% |
| No | 47% | 39% | 17% |
Polls vs Surveys Perception
Which of the following best describes your opinion?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have a more positive opinion of “polls” than I do of “surveys” | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| I have a more positive opinion of “surveys” than I do of “polls” | 28% | 28% | 32% |
| I think of surveys and polls as being the same thing | 55% | 55% | 68% |
| Not sure | 13% | 13% | 0% |
Mental Health Since Trump Election
Since the election of President Trump, to what degree has your mental health improved or worsened as a result of the political landscape in the US?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worsened significantly as a result of the political landscape since the election of President Trump | 17% | 26% | 59% |
| Worsened slightly as a result of the political landscape since the election of President Trump | 22% | 23% | 16% |
| Neither worsened or improved as a result of the political landscape since the election of President Trump | 40% | 37% | 25% |
| Improved slightly as a result of the political landscape since the election of President Trump | 9% | 5% | 0% |
| Improved significantly as a result of the political landscape since the election of President Trump | 11% | 9% | 0% |
Trust in Public Polling
What is your level of trust in public polling?
(N = 1,000)Demographic Crosstabs
| Response | Male | Female | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly trust | 3% | 3% | 8% |
| Somewhat trust | 28% | 24% | 32% |
| Neutral | 32% | 34% | 30% |
| Somewhat distrust | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| Strongly distrust | 12% | 10% | 0% |
| No opinion | 3% | 6% | 9% |
Survey Details
Verasight collected data for this project from May 21-26, 2026. The sample consists of 1,000 United States adults. All questions were suggested by attendees of the 2026 American Association For Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) conference.
The sampling criteria for this survey were:
- US resident
- Adult (age 18+)
The selection criteria for the final sample were:
- Passed all data quality assurance checks, outlined below
The data are weighted to match the April 2026 Current Population Survey on age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status, as well as to a running three-year average of partisanship distributions from the Pew Research Center NPORS benchmarking surveys and population benchmarks of 2024 vote. The margin of sampling error, which accounts for the design effect and is calculated using the classical random sampling formula, is +/- 3.1%.
All respondents were recruited via email from the Verasight Community, which is composed of individuals recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting. All Verasight community members are verified via multi-step authentication, including providing an SMS response from a mobile phone registered with a major U.S. carrier (e.g., no VOIP or internet phones) as well as within-survey technology, including verifying the absence of non-human responses with technologies such as Google reCAPTCHA v3. Those who exhibit low-quality response behaviors over time, such as straight-lining or speeding, are also removed and prohibited from further participation in the community. Verasight Community members receive points for taking surveys that can be redeemed for Venmo or PayPal payments, gift cards, or charitable donations. Respondents are never routed from one survey to another and receive compensation for every invited survey, so there is never an incentive to respond strategically to survey qualification screener questions.
To further ensure data quality, the Verasight data team implements a number of post-data collection quality assurance procedures, including confirming that all responses correspond with U.S. IP addresses, confirming no duplicate respondents, verifying the absence of non-human responses, and removing any respondents who failed in-survey attention and/or straight-lining checks. Respondents that completed the survey in less than 30% of the median completion time were removed.
Unmeasured error in this or any other survey may exist. Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.