It seems the level of trust in government by race varies significantly depending on who is in power, with the share of Black people in the U.S. who trust their government always or most of the time increasing to 27 percent in a May 2024 survey. This compares to a high of 40 percent in October 2011. These extremes correspond with the Biden and Obama presidencies, respectively.

The level of trust in governments around the world varies from country to country. Interestingly, the more authoritarian countries have the highest levels of trust, which is most likely explained by an economic development in recent years and a lack of a critical press. On the bottom of the scale, South Africa and Argentina show 29 and 21 percent confidence, respectively. Both countries are troubled by high inflation and corruption. On average, the level of trust was just above 50 percent in the 27 countries surveyed.

The share of people in the United States who trust in the government has been steadily decreasing for both Democrats and Republicans. However, 2024 saw an increase across all political ideologies, but remained lowest amongst conservative Republicans, with only seven percent of those surveyed inMay 2024 stating they trust their government always or most of the time. This figure stood at 66 percent in 1972.

UK-specific results on people’s trust in government and institutions, opinions of public services and attitudes toward political issues. These are official statistics in development.

It seems that age is not a major factor in whether people in the U.S. trust their government, with between 17 and 28 percent of all generations reporting they trust the government always or most of the time in an April 2021 survey. This compares to around 50 percent of all generations in a survey conducted in October 1972.

Brazil Confidence in Government: Trust data was reported at 51.000 % in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.000 % for Dec 2018. Brazil Confidence in Government: Trust data is updated quarterly, averaging 43.000 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.000 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of 5.000 % in Sep 2018. Brazil Confidence in Government: Trust data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Confederation of Industry. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Business and Economic Survey – Table BR.SM003: Confidence in Government.

Since 1997, MedieAkademin has carried out an annual survey titled The Institutional Trust. The survey has focused on major social institutions, such as the parliament, big business, the daily press, and TV/radio, as well as some specific companies such as Sveriges Television, TV4, IKEA, Skandia, and Volvo. The number of institutions included has varied somewhat over the years. Some of the institutions and companies have been measured every year while others have been investigated more irregularly.

The survey was carried out by TNS Sifo and involved 1021 individuals who answered a web survey between November 3 and 7, 2011. The 2011 survey also included questions about the media coverage of various institutions and groups, and how the Swedish people view the future of Public Service.

Purpose:

To study the trust that Swedish people have in social institutions, political parties, media, brands/companies, and leaders.

In 2022, the share of Swedes in a survey who had trust in their government increased to 46 percent, the highest since 2014, underlining that the Swedish government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its response to the Russia-Ukraine war caused the trust in it to rise. The level of trust was at its lowest in 2016, when only 31 percent had high or very high levels of trust in the government.

The survey charted the respondents' trust in various government ministries and their opinions on the actions of the ministries. The respondents were asked how actively they followed or how interested they were in various issues, such as local government policy, state policy, the actions of the ministries, and civic activity. They were also asked how familiar they thought they were with the actions of the given ministries. Some questions pertained to trust. The respondents assessed how much they trusted different government ministries and various social institutions (e.g. Parliament, the church, the media, the police, the European Union). Views were probed on the importance and influentiality of various government ministries. The respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements pertaining to the policies of the ministries. Opinions were also charted on how well different values (e.g. impartiality, expertise, fairness, incorruptibility) are realised in the actions of the ministries. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, occupational group, and size of municipality of residence.

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This poll, fielded June 12-16, 2009, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency and issues such as the economy and the federal budget deficit. Opinions were solicited about the most important problem facing the country, whether the country was moving in the right direction, the condition of the national economy, and the Republican and Democratic parties. Respondents were asked about their level of satisfaction with the quality and cost of health care in the United States, whether it was the responsibility of the federal government to guarantee health insurance for all Americans, whether the federal government or private insurance companies would do a better job providing coverage and holding down health care costs, and the possible effects of universal health care. Views were sought on health care reform proposals, such as requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance, taxing employer-paid health insurance benefits to pay for those who were uninsured, and requiring health insurance companies to provide coverage regardless of pre-existing medical conditions. Information was collected on the financial situation of the respondent's household, whether they had health insurance coverage, the source of their insurance coverage, and the affordability of basic medical care under their current health insurance plan. Additional topics addressed Roe versus Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States, gay marriage, affirmation action programs for minorities and low-income individuals, the Supreme Court and the nomination of federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, television political commentators, and the possible closure of the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, employment status, perceived social class, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, religious preference, the presence of adults between the ages of 18 and 29 in the household, whether respondents had children under the age of 18 years, and whether they considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.

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Since 1997, MedieAkademin has carried out an annual survey titled The Institutional Trust. The survey has focused on major social institutions, such as the parliament, big business, the daily press, and TV/radio, as well as some specific companies such as Sveriges Television, TV4, IKEA, Skandia, and Volvo. The number of institutions included has varied somewhat over the years. Some of the institutions and companies have been measured every year while others have been investigated more irregularly.

The survey was carried out by NFO Infratest and involved 754 individuals who were interviewed by telephone between October 23 and November 10, 2000. The 2000 survey also included questions about how people perceive the changes regarding the pace of the society over the last 5-10 years.

Purpose:

To study the trust that Swedish people have in social institutions, political parties, media, brands/companies, and leaders.

As of January 2024, a survey found that about 89 percent of respondents expressed trust in the Indonesian National Armed Forces, while around 86 percent claimed to trust the president. President Joko Widodo, who is concluding his maximum two terms in 2024, has led the nation for a decade. Following this ten-year tenure, a national election to determine new leadership was held on February 14, 2024.

The repository contains the RMarkdown file "paper_and_analysis_bauer_2018_socius.Rmd" with the r-code to reproduce the analyses, tables and figures contained in the study. It also includes two long-format datasets to reproduce those analyses. The two long-format datasets are based on raw data from the Swiss Household Panel (http://forscenter.ch/en/our-surveys/swiss-household-panel/) and the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social sciences (https://www.lissdata.nl/). The raw data can be obtained through a data contract with the respective institutions. Once obtained the .Rmd file also contains the necessary steps to convert the raw data into the two long-format datasets.

This study investigated a sample of federal civil service employees whose political activities were regulated by federal legislation. Questions probed the respondents' political interest and participation in the political process at various levels, their feelings of political efficacy, perceptions of the influence of their occupational role on their political activity and attitudes, their knowledge of the restrictions placed on them, and their evaluations of these restrictions. Many questions were replicated from the Survey Research Center's American National Election Studies (see AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES CUMULATIVE DATA FILE, 1948-1998 [ICPSR 8475]). Demographic variables include sex, race, place of birth, and family income

Abstract This study analyzed the influence of trust and trustworthiness on the intention to adopt and use e-government services. A structural model was proposed, considering the relationship among Ability, Benevolence, Integrity, Perceived Risk, Trust of the Government, Trust of the Internet and Disposition to Trust. The model was tested through structural equation modeling (partial least square method). An online questionnaire was applied, including 36 items for all the constructs presented in the model, and measured with 11-point Likert scales. After the first round of analysis, an alternative model was proposed with a better fit. Results indicated that: 1) Ability, Benevolence, and Integrity, together, positively influence Trust of the Government; 2) Trust of the Government and Trust of the Internet positively influence Trust in e-Government; 3) Trust in e-Government negatively influences Perceived Risk and positively influences Intention to Use and; 5) Perceived Risk negatively influences Intention to Use. Considering the results of this research, as government agencies increase their expenditure to implement and maintain e-gov initiatives, they must recognize and deal with trust-related issues.

This entry includes the replication materials for "Trust After Tragedy: How Traumatic Events Impact Trust in Government(s) and Voting." First, is a README.txt file that outlines all included materials. Second, you will find an RMarkdown file, Rep_Code_Anon.Rmd, of the code used including the results from regressions and the figures included in the manuscript. Finally, there are five .Rda data files: study1.Rda, study2.Rda, study3.Rda, study4_corrected.Rda, and study5.Rda. These are the cleaned datafiles from studies I through V. All files should be downloaded into the same file.

This study seeks to explain the wide acceptance of the stringent zero-COVID policy in two Chinese societies—Mainland China (n = 2,184) and Taiwan (n = 1,128)—from perspectives of cultural values and trust. By employing the efficacy mechanism, this study identifies significant indirect effects of trust in government and key opinion leaders (KOL) on people’s policy acceptance in both societies. Namely, people who interpret the pandemic as a collectivist issue and who trust in government will be more accepting of the zero-COVID policy, whereas those who framed the pandemic as an individual issue tend to refuse the policy. Trust in government and KOLs foster these direct relationships, but trust in government functions as a more important mediator in both societies. The different contexts of the two Chinese societies make the difference when shaping these relationships. These findings provide practical considerations for governmental agencies and public institutions that promote the acceptance of the zero-COVID policy during the pandemic.