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Regret rates

Percentage of respondents who selected each category as a regret. Use this as perspective — not a rule.

Regret by category
1 responses Updated Jan 24, 2026 Take the survey
Intensity is averaged among people who selected the category, on a 1–5 scale (if provided).
1 selections Avg regret intensity 5.0
100.0%
1 selections Avg regret intensity 5.0
100.0%
1 selections Avg regret intensity 5.0
100.0%
Regret rate = percent of respondents who selected the category as a regret. Bar widths are scaled to the highest regret rate on this page to make comparisons easier. See methodology for details.
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