Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little? First, ... Next, [RANDOM ORDER]
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2007 Jun 11-14
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Great
deal
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Quite
a lot
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Some
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Very
little
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None (vol.)
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No
opinion
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Great deal/ Quite
a lot
|
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%
|
%
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%
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%
|
%
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%
|
%
|
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The military
|
39
|
30
|
21
|
8
|
1
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*
|
69
|
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Small business
|
24
|
35
|
32
|
7
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*
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2
|
59
|
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The Police
|
23
|
31
|
33
|
12
|
1
|
1
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54
|
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The Church or organized religion
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24
|
22
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30
|
21
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2
|
2
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46
|
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Banks
|
15
|
26
|
44
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
41
|
|
The U.S. Supreme Court
|
14
|
20
|
41
|
21
|
2
|
2
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34
|
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The public schools
|
14
|
19
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41
|
25
|
1
|
1
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33
|
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The medical system
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13
|
18
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38
|
28
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2
|
1
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31
|
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The Presidency
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12
|
13
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28
|
39
|
7
|
1
|
25
|
|
Television news
|
10
|
13
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40
|
33
|
3
|
1
|
23
|
|
Newspapers
|
8
|
14
|
48
|
26
|
2
|
1
|
22
|
|
Organized labor
|
8
|
11
|
45
|
29
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
|
The criminal justice system
|
7
|
12
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44
|
33
|
2
|
1
|
19
|
|
Big business
|
7
|
11
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39
|
38
|
3
|
2
|
18
|
|
Health Maintenance Organizations, HMOs
|
7
|
8
|
39
|
38
|
4
|
4
|
15
|
|
Congress
|
4
|
10
|
46
|
36
|
3
|
1
|
14
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CONFIDENCE IN INSTITUTIONS -- FULL TREND
(COMBINES PERCENT "GREAT DEAL" AND "QUITE A LOT")
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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F.
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G.
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H.
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I.
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J.
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K.
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L.
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M.
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N.
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O.
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P.
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Q.
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R.
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S.
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2007
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46
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69
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34
|
41
|
33
|
22
|
14
|
23
|
19
|
25
|
54
|
31
|
19
|
18
|
15
|
59
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--
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--
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--
|
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2006
|
52
|
73
|
40
|
49
|
37
|
30
|
19
|
31
|
24
|
33
|
58
|
38
|
25
|
18
|
15
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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2005
|
53
|
74
|
41
|
49
|
37
|
28
|
22
|
28
|
24
|
44
|
63
|
42
|
26
|
22
|
17
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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2004
|
53
|
75
|
46
|
53
|
41
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
31
|
52
|
64
|
44
|
34
|
24
|
18
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
2003
|
50
|
82
|
47
|
50
|
40
|
33
|
29
|
35
|
28
|
55
|
61
|
44
|
29
|
22
|
17
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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2002
|
45
|
79
|
50
|
47
|
38
|
35
|
29
|
35
|
26
|
58
|
59
|
38
|
27
|
20
|
13
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
19
|
|
2001
|
60
|
66
|
50
|
44
|
38
|
36
|
26
|
34
|
26
|
48
|
57
|
40
|
--
|
28
|
15
|
--
|
28
|
37
|
--
|
|
2000
|
56
|
64
|
47
|
46
|
37
|
37
|
24
|
36
|
25
|
42
|
54
|
40
|
24
|
29
|
16
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1999
|
58
|
68
|
49
|
43
|
36
|
33
|
26
|
34
|
28
|
49
|
57
|
40
|
23
|
30
|
17
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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1998
|
59
|
64
|
50
|
40
|
37
|
33
|
28
|
34
|
26
|
53
|
58
|
40
|
24
|
30
|
--
|
57
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1997
|
56
|
60
|
50
|
41
|
40
|
35
|
22
|
34
|
23
|
49
|
59
|
38
|
19
|
28
|
--
|
63
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1996
|
57
|
66
|
45
|
44
|
38
|
32
|
20
|
36
|
25
|
39
|
60
|
42
|
19
|
24
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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1995
|
57
|
64
|
44
|
43
|
40
|
30
|
21
|
33
|
26
|
45
|
58
|
41
|
20
|
21
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1994
|
54
|
64
|
42
|
35
|
34
|
29
|
18
|
35
|
26
|
38
|
54
|
36
|
15
|
26
|
--
|
53
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1993
|
53
|
68
|
44
|
37
|
39
|
31
|
18
|
46
|
26
|
43
|
52
|
34
|
17
|
22
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1991
|
56
|
69
|
39
|
30
|
35
|
32
|
18
|
--
|
22
|
50
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
22
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1991
|
59
|
85
|
48
|
32
|
44
|
32
|
30
|
--
|
25
|
72
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
26
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1990
|
56
|
68
|
47
|
36
|
45
|
39
|
24
|
--
|
27
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
25
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1989
|
52
|
63
|
46
|
42
|
43
|
--
|
32
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1988
|
59
|
68
|
56
|
49
|
49
|
36
|
35
|
--
|
26
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
25
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1987
|
61
|
61
|
52
|
51
|
50
|
31
|
--
|
--
|
26
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1986
|
57
|
63
|
54
|
49
|
49
|
37
|
41
|
--
|
29
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
28
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1985
|
66
|
61
|
56
|
51
|
48
|
35
|
39
|
--
|
28
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
31
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1984
|
64
|
58
|
51
|
51
|
47
|
34
|
29
|
--
|
30
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
29
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1983
|
62
|
53
|
42
|
51
|
39
|
38
|
28
|
--
|
26
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
28
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1981
|
64
|
50
|
46
|
46
|
42
|
35
|
29
|
--
|
28
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
20
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1979
|
65
|
54
|
45
|
60
|
53
|
51
|
34
|
--
|
36
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
32
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1977
|
64
|
57
|
46
|
--
|
54
|
--
|
40
|
--
|
39
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
33
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1975
|
68
|
58
|
49
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
40
|
--
|
38
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
34
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
1973
|
66
|
--
|
44
|
--
|
58
|
39
|
42
|
--
|
30
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
26
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
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--
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KEY:
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A.
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The church or organized religion
|
H.
|
Television News
|
O.
|
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
|
|
B.
|
The Military
|
I.
|
Organized labor
|
P.
|
Small business
|
|
C.
|
The U.S. Supreme Court
|
J.
|
The Presidency
|
Q.
|
The electric power utilities
|
|
D.
|
Banks
|
K.
|
The police
|
R.
|
Faith-based charitable organizations
|
|
E.
|
The public schools
|
L.
|
The Medical system
|
S.
|
Wall Street
|
|
F.
|
Newspapers
|
M.
|
The criminal justice system
|
|
|
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G.
|
Congress
|
N.
|
Big business
|
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