| Characteristic | Great deal | Quite a lot | Some | Very little | None | No opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small business | 36% | 32% | 25% | 6% | 0% | 1% |
| The military | 34% | 27% | 27% | 11% | 1% | 1% |
| The police | 25% | 26% | 32% | 16% | 1% | 0% |
| Higher education | 18% | 18% | 32% | 30% | 2% | 0% |
| The medical system | 17% | 19% | 34% | 29% | 1% | 1% |
| The church or organized religion | 17% | 15% | 35% | 30% | 2% | 1% |
| The U.S. Supreme Court | 13% | 17% | 31% | 35% | 3% | 1% |
| The public schools | 13% | 16% | 36% | 32% | 2% | 1% |
| Organized labor | 12% | 16% | 43% | 25% | 2% | 2% |
| Large technology companies | 14% | 13% | 39% | 31% | 1% | 2% |
| Banks | 12% | 15% | 47% | 25% | 1% | 0% |
| The presidency | 13% | 13% | 23% | 46% | 4% | 1% |
| The criminal justice system | 8% | 13% | 34% | 42% | 3% | 1% |
| Newspapers | 7% | 11% | 31% | 45% | 3% | 3% |
| Big business | 6% | 10% | 42% | 41% | 1% | 1% |
| Television news | 6% | 6% | 32% | 51% | 5% | 0% |
| Congress | 4% | 5% | 31% | 57% | 3% | - |
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Release date
July 2024
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Region
United States
Survey time period
June 3 to 23, 2024
Number of respondents
1,015 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Original question: 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; great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?
A certain number of respondents also replied with no answer or unsure. For this reason responses do not all add up to 100 percent.
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