Original question: "How much do you trust medical advice from each of the following officials?"
Percentage points not equaling 100 percent are likely due to rounding.
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Trust level in medical advice from select officials, U.S. September 2020
This statistic presents the opinions of adult U.S. respondents, the level of trust they have in medical advice coming from Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020. It was found that 33 percent of all respondents trust a lot in Fauci's medical advice at that time.
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The Economist. (September 22, 2020). U.S. adults' level of trust in medical advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/
The Economist. "U.S. adults' level of trust in medical advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020 ." Chart. September 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/
The Economist. (2020). U.S. adults' level of trust in medical advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020 . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/
The Economist. "U.S. Adults' Level of Trust in Medical Advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and The Cdc, as of September 2020 ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Sep 2020, /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/
The Economist, U.S. adults' level of trust in medical advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
U.S. adults' level of trust in medical advice from Trump, Biden, Fauci, and the CDC, as of September 2020 [Graph], The Economist, September 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1135827/trust-in-medical-advice-by-source/
