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Confidence in Institutions

June 2011: How Much Confidence Do You Have in Each of These Institutions in American Society?

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]

2011 Jun 9-12
(sorted by "Great deal/Quite a lot")

Great
deal

Quite
a lot

Some

Very
little

None
(vol.)

No
opin-
ion

Great
deal/
Quite
a lot

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

The military

47

31

16

3

*

1

78

Small business

28

36

26

8

*

1

64

The police

25

31

30

11

2

*

56

The church or organized religion

25

23

29

20

2

1

48

The medical system

15

24

35

24

2

*

39

The U.S. Supreme Court

17

20

41

18

2

2

37

The presidency

15

20

28

32

4

1

35

The public schools

14

20

38

25

2

1

34

The criminal justice system

13

15

42

27

2

1

28

Newspapers

12

16

40

28

3

2

28

Television news

13

14

40

28

4

1

27

Banks

10

13

40

33

3

1

23

Organized labor

9

12

39

33

4

3

21

Big business

8

11

41

35

4

2

19

Health Maintenance Organizations, HMOs

7

12

39

35

4

4

19

Congress

6

6

40

44

4

1

12

* Less than 0.5%

(vol.) = Volunteered response


CONFIDENCE IN INSTITUTIONS -- FULL TREND

(COMBINES % "GREAT DEAL" AND %"QUITE A LOT")

KEY:

A.

The church or organized religion

I.

Organized labor

B.

The military

J.

The presidency

C.

The U.S. Supreme Court

K.

The police

D.

Banks

L.

The medical system

E.

The public schools

M.

The criminal justice system

F.

Newspapers

N.

Big business

G.

Congress

O.

Small business

H.

Television news

P.

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

K.

L.

M.

N.

O.

P.

2011

48

78

37

23

34

28

12

27

21

35

56

39

28

19

64

19

2010

48

76

36

23

34

25

11

22

20

36

59

40

27

19

66

19

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

2001

60

66

50

44

38

36

26

34

26

48

57

40

--

28

--

15

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

--

--