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]
|
2009 Jun 14-17 |
Great |
Quite |
Some |
Very |
None |
No |
Great |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
The military |
45 |
37 |
12 |
5 |
* |
1 |
82 |
|
Small business |
30 |
37 |
26 |
7 |
* |
1 |
67 |
|
The police |
28 |
31 |
29 |
10 |
1 |
* |
59 |
|
The church or organized religion |
29 |
23 |
29 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
52 |
|
The presidency |
26 |
25 |
24 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
51 |
|
The U.S. Supreme Court |
15 |
24 |
41 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
39 |
|
The public schools |
15 |
23 |
39 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
38 |
|
The medical system |
15 |
21 |
41 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
36 |
|
The criminal justice system |
11 |
17 |
44 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
28 |
|
Newspapers |
10 |
15 |
43 |
27 |
4 |
1 |
25 |
|
Television news |
10 |
13 |
41 |
31 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
|
Banks |
8 |
14 |
49 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
|
Organized labor |
8 |
11 |
40 |
34 |
5 |
3 |
19 |
|
Health Maintenance Organizations, HMOs |
8 |
10 |
44 |
31 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
|
Congress |
6 |
11 |
45 |
34 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
|
Big business |
6 |
10 |
42 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
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|
A. |
B. |
C. |
D. |
E. |
F. |
G. |
H. |
I. |
J. |
K. |
L. |
M. |
N. |
O. |
P. |
Q. |
R. |
S. |
|
| 2009 |
52 |
82 |
39 |
22 |
38 |
25 |
17 |
23 |
19 |
51 |
59 |
36 |
28 |
16 |
67 |
18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
2008 |
48 |
71 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
24 |
12 |
24 |
20 |
26 |
58 |
35 |
20 |
20 |
60 |
13 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
2007 |
46 |
69 |
34 |
41 |
33 |
22 |
14 |
23 |
19 |
25 |
54 |
31 |
19 |
18 |
59 |
15 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
2006 |
52 |
73 |
40 |
49 |
37 |
30 |
19 |
31 |
24 |
33 |
58 |
38 |
25 |
18 |
-- |
15 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
2005 |
53 |
74 |
41 |
49 |
37 |
28 |
22 |
28 |
24 |
44 |
63 |
42 |
26 |
22 |
-- |
17 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
KEY: |
||
|
A. The church or organized religion |
K. The police |
|
|
B. The military |
L. The medical system |
|
|
C. The U.S. Supreme Court |
M. The criminal justice system |
|
|
D. Banks |
N. Big business |
|
|
E. The public schools |
O. Small business |
|
|
F. Newspapers |
P. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) |
|
|
G. Congress |
Q. The electric power utilities |
|
|
H. Television news |
R. Faith-based charitable organizations |
|
|
I. Organized labor |
S. Wall Street |
|
|
J. The presidency |
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