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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 1

SOCIETAL CONCERNS

Confidence in Institutions

confinanConfid in banks & financial institutions
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? a. Banks 
and financial institutions.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 confinan
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,504		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,504
1974 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,484		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,484
1975 32.9
475		 55.7
804		 11.4
165		 -
44		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 40.5
590		 49.2
717		 10.2
149		 -
36		 -
0		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 42.7
640		 48.3
724		 9.0
135		 -
27		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 33.4
503		 54.7
825		 11.9
179		 -
21		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 32.5
463		 51.8
737		 15.7
223		 -
40		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 26.4
477		 57.0
1,029		 16.6
300		 -
44		 -
0		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 24.1
376		 59.7
932		 16.2
253		 -
36		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 32.5
310		 56.5
538		 11.0
105		 -
23		 -
484		 -
13		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 21.4
308		 60.8
875		 17.8
257		 -
26		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 28.0
496		 57.8
1,025		 14.3
253		 -
42		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 27.4
266		 59.0
573		 13.6
132		 -
24		 -
484		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 19.4
193		 60.7
605		 20.0
199		 -
35		 -
502		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 18.2
160		 59.2
520		 22.6
198		 -
21		 -
473		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 12.6
125		 52.8
524		 34.6
344		 -
21		 -
500		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 15.3
158		 58.0
598		 26.7
275		 -
23		 -
549		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 18.0
356		 61.6
1,218		 20.4
403		 -
25		 -
981		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 25.4
476		 57.7
1,080		 16.9
317		 -
47		 -
979		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 26.3
490		 57.3
1,068		 16.4
306		 -
43		 -
921		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 29.9
551		 55.6
1,024		 14.4
266		 -
46		 -
921		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 22.4
201		 59.1
531		 18.6
167		 -
13		 -
1,853		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 28.2
244		 57.5
498		 14.3
124		 -
10		 -
1,936		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 30.6
601		 54.8
1,074		 14.6
286		 -
28		 -
2,521		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 19.5
263		 59.7
806		 20.8
281		 -
15		 -
658		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 10.6
144		 48.1
656		 41.3
564		 -
11		 -
667		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 11.2
149		 51.2
678		 37.6
498		 -
12		 -
636		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 14.3
240		 53.2
893		 32.4
544		 -
10		 -
851		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 14.1
274		 54.4
1,058		 31.6
614		 -
9		 -
911		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 19.2
298		 56.3
872		 24.5
380		 -
12		 -
785		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 18.1
482		 59.8
1,592		 22.0
586		 -
4		 -
1,360		 -
2		 -
6		 100.0
4,032
2022 16.6
391		 57.9
1,363		 25.5
599		 -
14		 -
1,173		 -
0		 -
4		 100.0
3,544
2024 17.4
377		 56.7
1,226		 25.9
561		 -
19		 -
1,116		 -
0		 -
10		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 23.4
11,077		 56.2
26,663		 20.4
9,663		 -
781		 -
27,396		 -
99		 -
20		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
conbusConfidence in major companies
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? b. Major 
companies.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 conbus
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 31.4
439		 57.1
799		 11.6
162		 -
100		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 32.5
465		 52.4
750		 15.0
215		 -
53		 -
0		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 20.4
286		 57.2
801		 22.4
314		 -
82		 -
0		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 23.2
328		 54.0
764		 22.9
324		 -
75		 -
0		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 28.3
415		 58.8
862		 12.8
188		 -
61		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 22.7
331		 60.6
885		 16.8
245		 -
68		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 28.8
399		 56.2
779		 15.0
208		 -
80		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 22.4
393		 61.8
1,085		 15.8
278		 -
97		 -
0		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 24.8
379		 61.3
937		 13.9
213		 -
66		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 31.8
301		 59.2
561		 9.0
85		 -
34		 -
484		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 25.0
353		 64.4
908		 10.6
150		 -
55		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 29.0
502		 60.8
1,052		 10.2
176		 -
85		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 25.8
245		 63.1
598		 11.1
105		 -
45		 -
484		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 25.1
244		 64.0
623		 10.9
106		 -
59		 -
502		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 25.8
223		 63.0
544		 11.2
97		 -
33		 -
473		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 21.2
205		 65.1
629		 13.7
132		 -
50		 -
500		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 21.8
221		 65.3
661		 12.8
130		 -
43		 -
549		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 26.3
510		 63.5
1,232		 10.3
199		 -
64		 -
981		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 24.2
447		 61.7
1,137		 14.1
260		 -
80		 -
979		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 27.5
500		 59.2
1,078		 13.3
243		 -
87		 -
921		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 29.1
528		 59.4
1,077		 11.4
207		 -
77		 -
921		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 17.7
158		 64.1
572		 18.3
163		 -
18		 -
1,853		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 17.0
146		 63.5
545		 19.5
167		 -
18		 -
1,936		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 17.3
335		 62.2
1,205		 20.5
396		 -
50		 -
2,521		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 15.5
207		 66.2
882		 18.3
244		 -
32		 -
658		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 13.0
174		 63.3
848		 23.7
317		 -
32		 -
667		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 16.6
216		 62.5
814		 21.0
273		 -
33		 -
636		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 18.9
312		 62.2
1,030		 18.9
313		 -
28		 -
851		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 17.7
340		 64.7
1,246		 17.7
340		 -
27		 -
911		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 19.2
294		 66.2
1,012		 14.5
222		 -
31		 -
785		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 16.9
450		 61.3
1,628		 21.8
578		 -
7		 -
1,360		 -
2		 -
7		 100.0
4,032
2022 14.1
326		 63.1
1,463		 22.8
529		 -
42		 -
1,173		 -
6		 -
5		 100.0
3,544
2024 14.2
303		 59.1
1,265		 26.7
571		 -
43		 -
1,116		 -
1		 -
10		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 22.2
10,975		 61.3
30,272		 16.5
8,150		 -
1,755		 -
24,408		 -
117		 -
22		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
conclergConfidence in organized religion
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? c. 
Organized religion.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 conclerg
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 36.1
520		 47.5
685		 16.4
237		 -
53		 -
0		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 45.2
656		 43.7
634		 11.0
160		 -
31		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 26.0
362		 51.2
711		 22.8
317		 -
95		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 32.7
457		 47.7
667		 19.5
273		 -
94		 -
0		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 41.4
610		 46.6
688		 12.0
177		 -
51		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 31.9
468		 49.2
722		 18.9
278		 -
58		 -
0		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 36.7
517		 44.8
631		 18.5
261		 -
56		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 33.6
602		 50.8
910		 15.7
281		 -
60		 -
0		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 29.4
450		 52.5
805		 18.1
277		 -
61		 -
0		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 32.2
304		 48.4
457		 19.5
184		 -
34		 -
484		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 26.0
369		 52.2
740		 21.7
308		 -
50		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 30.4
534		 50.2
881		 19.3
339		 -
57		 -
0		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 20.6
199		 47.6
460		 31.9
308		 -
28		 -
484		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 22.4
223		 46.1
459		 31.5
313		 -
36		 -
502		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 23.7
203		 51.6
442		 24.7
212		 -
41		 -
473		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 25.9
256		 52.8
523		 21.3
211		 -
25		 -
500		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 23.6
240		 51.2
521		 25.2
257		 -
33		 -
549		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 24.8
486		 52.9
1,035		 22.3
436		 -
45		 -
981		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 26.3
482		 53.7
984		 19.9
365		 -
91		 -
979		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 27.8
512		 52.8
974		 19.4
358		 -
61		 -
921		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 28.7
519		 51.6
934		 19.7
356		 -
81		 -
921		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 18.8
168		 57.0
511		 24.2
217		 -
14		 -
1,853		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 24.1
206		 51.6
442		 24.3
208		 -
17		 -
1,936		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 25.2
487		 52.5
1,014		 22.2
429		 -
54		 -
2,521		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 20.4
272		 54.0
722		 25.6
342		 -
24		 -
658		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 20.5
271		 54.6
720		 24.9
328		 -
49		 -
667		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 21.5
276		 53.4
686		 25.1
323		 -
41		 -
636		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 20.7
338		 54.8
896		 24.6
402		 -
34		 -
851		 -
17		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 19.8
379		 53.9
1,032		 26.3
503		 -
30		 -
911		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 20.8
315		 53.3
806		 25.9
392		 -
38		 -
785		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 14.9
394		 52.0
1,377		 33.2
879		 -
5		 -
1,360		 -
1		 -
16		 100.0
4,032
2022 14.6
336		 50.2
1,157		 35.3
813		 -
43		 -
1,173		 -
10		 -
12		 100.0
3,544
2024 14.9
316		 49.6
1,052		 35.5
754		 -
51		 -
1,116		 -
4		 -
16		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 25.7
12,727		 51.1
25,278		 23.2
11,498		 -
1,541		 -
24,408		 -
203		 -
44		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
coneducConfidence in education
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? d. 
Education.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 coneduc
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 37.5
553		 54.1
798		 8.3
123		 -
21		 -
0		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 49.8
727		 41.9
612		 8.3
121		 -
20		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 31.5
460		 55.5
812		 13.0
190		 -
26		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 38.2
558		 46.1
672		 15.7
229		 -
30		 -
0		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 41.0
620		 50.1
757		 8.9
135		 -
14		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 28.9
435		 55.8
841		 15.3
231		 -
21		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 30.5
438		 56.8
815		 12.7
183		 -
30		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 35.6
647		 51.8
941		 12.7
230		 -
31		 -
0		 -
11		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 29.2
457		 57.5
900		 13.3
209		 -
28		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 28.8
275		 60.6
579		 10.7
102		 -
20		 -
484		 -
13		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 28.0
405		 61.1
883		 10.8
156		 -
21		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 36.5
654		 54.9
983		 8.5
153		 -
25		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 30.0
293		 61.2
597		 8.8
86		 -
18		 -
484		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 30.8
313		 58.5
594		 10.6
108		 -
16		 -
502		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 27.4
241		 60.1
529		 12.5
110		 -
15		 -
473		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 30.6
306		 55.8
557		 13.6
136		 -
17		 -
500		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 22.6
234		 58.8
609		 18.6
192		 -
17		 -
549		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 25.2
499		 57.2
1,134		 17.6
349		 -
23		 -
981		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 23.2
440		 58.4
1,110		 18.4
350		 -
23		 -
979		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 27.2
511		 56.1
1,055		 16.7
315		 -
23		 -
921		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 27.1
507		 57.1
1,068		 15.7
294		 -
20		 -
921		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 25.1
227		 59.3
537		 15.7
142		 -
6		 -
1,853		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 27.5
240		 58.0
507		 14.5
127		 -
0		 -
1,936		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 27.8
550		 56.1
1,110		 16.1
318		 -
11		 -
2,521		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 29.0
393		 56.4
763		 14.6
197		 -
12		 -
658		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 26.9
367		 58.2
793		 14.9
203		 -
11		 -
667		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 25.8
342		 57.7
766		 16.5
219		 -
11		 -
636		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 24.6
412		 57.0
956		 18.4
309		 -
10		 -
851		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 25.3
493		 56.4
1,098		 18.3
357		 -
7		 -
911		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 25.1
388		 56.1
866		 18.8
291		 -
15		 -
785		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 16.7
443		 61.4
1,633		 21.9
582		 -
1		 -
1,360		 -
0		 -
13		 100.0
4,032
2022 18.2
428		 57.7
1,355		 24.1
567		 -
12		 -
1,173		 -
1		 -
8		 100.0
3,544
2024 19.7
426		 55.4
1,198		 25.0
540		 -
17		 -
1,116		 -
0		 -
12		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 28.2
14,282		 56.2
28,428		 15.5
7,854		 -
572		 -
24,408		 -
122		 -
33		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
confedConfid. in exec branch of fed govt
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? e. 
Executive branch of the federal government.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 confed
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 29.9
439		 51.4
755		 18.7
275		 -
29		 -
0		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 13.9
202		 43.4
630		 42.6
618		 -
32		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 13.7
198		 56.1
813		 30.3
439		 -
38		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 13.9
201		 60.3
874		 25.8
374		 -
45		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 28.8
426		 56.2
830		 15.0
221		 -
48		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 12.9
191		 61.4
908		 25.7
380		 -
49		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 12.5
177		 52.0
737		 35.5
502		 -
49		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 17.9
323		 54.6
984		 27.5
495		 -
49		 -
0		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 13.3
206		 56.2
868		 30.5
471		 -
52		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 19.0
181		 51.7
493		 29.4
280		 -
23		 -
484		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 21.2
302		 54.6
779		 24.2
346		 -
41		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 18.1
316		 51.7
904		 30.3
530		 -
65		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 17.1
164		 55.2
530		 27.7
266		 -
34		 -
484		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 20.5
202		 56.6
557		 22.9
225		 -
47		 -
502		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 24.2
210		 51.9
451		 23.9
208		 -
30		 -
473		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 26.6
263		 52.0
515		 21.4
212		 -
24		 -
500		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 12.2
124		 54.5
556		 33.3
340		 -
32		 -
549		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 11.5
226		 52.7
1,034		 35.7
701		 -
42		 -
981		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 10.5
194		 46.4
862		 43.1
800		 -
68		 -
979		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 14.4
265		 49.3
909		 36.4
671		 -
60		 -
921		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 13.8
249		 51.2
924		 35.0
632		 -
82		 -
921		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 27.3
243		 51.1
455		 21.7
193		 -
19		 -
1,853		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 20.8
179		 47.8
412		 31.4
271		 -
12		 -
1,936		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 14.5
282		 44.8
870		 40.6
789		 -
44		 -
2,521		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 10.0
133		 48.6
647		 41.4
552		 -
32		 -
658		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 16.9
227		 46.1
620		 37.1
499		 -
26		 -
667		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 15.0
196		 47.3
618		 37.7
493		 -
28		 -
636		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 12.0
199		 43.7
723		 44.2
731		 -
29		 -
851		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 12.4
238		 44.4
851		 43.2
827		 -
36		 -
911		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 11.9
182		 43.0
659		 45.1
692		 -
25		 -
785		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 12.6
336		 42.9
1,140		 44.5
1,182		 -
2		 -
1,360		 -
0		 -
12		 100.0
4,032
2022 10.4
243		 41.3
962		 48.3
1,125		 -
30		 -
1,173		 -
4		 -
7		 100.0
3,544
2024 12.4
266		 40.8
876		 46.8
1,003		 -
31		 -
1,116		 -
3		 -
14		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 15.6
7,783		 49.6
24,746		 34.8
17,343		 -
1,253		 -
24,408		 -
133		 -
33		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
conlaborConfidence in organized labor
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? f. 
Organized labor.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 conlabor
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 16.2
232		 57.0
817		 26.8
384		 -
62		 -
0		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 18.8
270		 55.1
793		 26.2
377		 -
41		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 10.8
150		 57.9
807		 31.3
436		 -
95		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 12.6
173		 51.6
710		 35.8
493		 -
118		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 15.4
225		 51.7
757		 33.0
483		 -
59		 -
0		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 11.6
168		 48.8
707		 39.7
575		 -
78		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 15.9
220		 52.6
727		 31.4
434		 -
85		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 13.6
241		 56.9
1,006		 29.4
520		 -
81		 -
0		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 8.3
127		 50.6
774		 41.1
630		 -
66		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 8.8
84		 54.2
517		 37.0
353		 -
24		 -
484		 -
11		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 8.4
117		 50.0
693		 41.6
576		 -
79		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 12.4
211		 55.1
941		 32.6
556		 -
106		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 10.5
99		 52.9
498		 36.6
344		 -
52		 -
484		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 10.0
97		 54.2
524		 35.7
345		 -
66		 -
502		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 11.3
96		 55.9
476		 32.8
279		 -
47		 -
473		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 11.8
112		 51.8
491		 36.4
345		 -
67		 -
500		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 8.9
87		 56.4
553		 34.7
340		 -
73		 -
549		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 10.5
198		 55.3
1,045		 34.3
648		 -
111		 -
981		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 12.2
215		 55.6
979		 32.2
567		 -
162		 -
979		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 12.0
210		 56.3
986		 31.7
556		 -
155		 -
921		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 14.1
239		 56.6
962		 29.4
500		 -
185		 -
921		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 11.7
101		 63.9
550		 24.4
210		 -
50		 -
1,853		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 12.4
103		 57.6
478		 30.0
249		 -
44		 -
1,936		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 11.9
223		 57.9
1,087		 30.2
568		 -
111		 -
2,521		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 12.7
165		 59.9
781		 27.5
358		 -
60		 -
658		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 11.2
146		 60.1
781		 28.7
373		 -
74		 -
667		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 12.1
152		 57.2
719		 30.7
385		 -
78		 -
636		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 12.2
196		 57.6
929		 30.3
488		 -
72		 -
851		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 13.3
249		 63.2
1,185		 23.5
440		 -
78		 -
911		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 14.2
211		 65.0
967		 20.8
310		 -
70		 -
785		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 11.2
297		 62.5
1,655		 26.3
696		 -
8		 -
1,360		 -
0		 -
16		 100.0
4,032
2022 13.7
311		 60.8
1,383		 25.6
582		 -
84		 -
1,173		 -
4		 -
7		 100.0
3,544
2024 16.1
171		 60.5
641		 23.4
248		 -
37		 -
2,198		 -
1		 -
13		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 12.4
5,896		 56.7
26,919		 30.9
14,648		 -
2,578		 -
25,490		 -
132		 -
36		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
conpressConfidence in press
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? g. Press.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 conpress
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 23.4
346		 61.7
911		 14.9
220		 -
23		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 26.2
383		 56.1
821		 17.7
259		 -
18		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 24.5
354		 57.1
823		 18.4
265		 -
42		 -
0		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 29.0
424		 53.0
776		 18.0
263		 -
27		 -
0		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 25.7
383		 58.5
874		 15.8
236		 -
33		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 20.5
307		 59.5
893		 20.1
301		 -
27		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 22.6
322		 59.6
849		 17.8
253		 -
43		 -
0		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 18.3
330		 61.6
1,111		 20.2
364		 -
45		 -
0		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 13.7
215		 62.3
974		 24.0
375		 -
31		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 17.3
166		 59.9
574		 22.8
219		 -
19		 -
484		 -
11		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 18.6
268		 55.4
797		 25.9
373		 -
27		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 19.3
342		 57.4
1,016		 23.2
411		 -
47		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 18.9
182		 55.0
529		 26.0
250		 -
29		 -
484		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 17.1
171		 55.5
556		 27.4
275		 -
29		 -
502		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 15.2
132		 59.5
516		 25.3
219		 -
31		 -
473		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 16.7
166		 54.9
545		 28.4
282		 -
21		 -
500		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 11.0
114		 49.6
512		 39.3
406		 -
21		 -
549		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 9.9
195		 50.4
992		 39.7
783		 -
31		 -
981		 -
10		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 11.0
205		 49.2
918		 39.9
744		 -
54		 -
979		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 9.5
176		 47.2
878		 43.4
808		 -
46		 -
921		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 10.4
191		 47.8
879		 41.8
767		 -
48		 -
921		 -
11		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 10.2
92		 47.3
425		 42.5
382		 -
13		 -
1,853		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 9.2
80		 47.5
415		 43.3
378		 -
3		 -
1,936		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 10.6
208		 48.2
947		 41.2
810		 -
23		 -
2,521		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 8.7
117		 45.7
616		 45.6
615		 -
17		 -
658		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 10.3
140		 45.8
621		 43.8
594		 -
19		 -
667		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 9.1
119		 44.1
578		 46.8
613		 -
28		 -
636		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 8.2
137		 47.0
781		 44.8
745		 -
24		 -
851		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 8.2
159		 42.1
815		 49.7
963		 -
17		 -
911		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 12.9
199		 41.1
636		 46.1
713		 -
13		 -
785		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 11.5
306		 41.2
1,093		 47.3
1,255		 -
2		 -
1,360		 -
0		 -
16		 100.0
4,032
2022 8.7
203		 39.7
929		 51.7
1,210		 -
21		 -
1,173		 -
1		 -
7		 100.0
3,544
2024 8.3
178		 38.2
818		 53.5
1,146		 -
35		 -
1,116		 -
0		 -
16		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 14.6
7,310		 50.6
25,418		 34.8
17,497		 -
907		 -
24,408		 -
120		 -
39		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
conmedicConfidence in medicine
Text of this Question or Item 
165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As 
far as the people running these institutions are concerned, 
would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some 
confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? h. 
Medicine.
Cells contain:
-Valid row pct.
-N of cases		 conmedic
1
a great deal		 2
only some		 3
hardly any		 .d
don't know		 .i
iap		 .n
no answer		 .s
skipped on web		 ROW
TOTAL
year 1972 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,613
1973 54.6
809		 39.6
587		 5.8
86		 -
14		 -
0		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,504
1974 61.3
895		 34.2
499		 4.5
66		 -
22		 -
0		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
1,484
1975 51.3
751		 40.8
597		 8.0
117		 -
22		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,490
1976 54.8
807		 35.8
527		 9.4
138		 -
20		 -
0		 -
7		 -
0		 100.0
1,499
1977 52.1
786		 41.7
629		 6.2
94		 -
17		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,530
1978 46.4
703		 44.4
672		 9.2
140		 -
12		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,532
1980 53.1
768		 39.3
568		 7.5
109		 -
22		 -
0		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,468
1982 45.2
828		 47.5
870		 7.3
133		 -
21		 -
0		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
1,860
1983 52.3
823		 41.6
655		 6.1
96		 -
22		 -
0		 -
3		 -
0		 100.0
1,599
1984 51.5
499		 42.0
407		 6.4
62		 -
9		 -
484		 -
12		 -
0		 100.0
1,473
1985 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534		 -
0		 -
0		 -
1,534
1986 46.5
673		 45.9
664		 7.6
110		 -
19		 -
0		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,470
1987 51.8
929		 42.5
762		 5.6
101		 -
22		 -
0		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,819
1988 51.7
509		 42.3
416		 6.0
59		 -
9		 -
484		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,481
1989 47.0
477		 46.1
468		 6.9
70		 -
15		 -
502		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,537
1990 46.1
410		 47.0
418		 6.9
61		 -
9		 -
473		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
1,372
1991 48.1
481		 44.2
442		 7.7
77		 -
13		 -
500		 -
4		 -
0		 100.0
1,517
1993 39.6
411		 51.9
539		 8.6
89		 -
13		 -
549		 -
5		 -
0		 100.0
1,606
1994 41.8
831		 48.4
962		 9.9
196		 -
14		 -
981		 -
8		 -
0		 100.0
2,992
1996 45.1
856		 45.9
872		 9.0
171		 -
25		 -
979		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,904
1998 45.0
844		 46.1
864		 8.9
167		 -
30		 -
921		 -
6		 -
0		 100.0
2,832
2000 44.4
825		 46.0
856		 9.6
179		 -
27		 -
921		 -
9		 -
0		 100.0
2,817
2002 37.2
337		 51.6
468		 11.2
102		 -
5		 -
1,853		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,765
2004 36.5
319		 49.8
435		 13.6
119		 -
3		 -
1,936		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,812
2006 39.4
778		 49.6
979		 10.9
216		 -
15		 -
2,521		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
4,510
2008 37.4
508		 50.8
691		 11.8
160		 -
6		 -
658		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
2,023
2010 40.9
558		 47.5
647		 11.6
158		 -
13		 -
667		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,044
2012 38.9
516		 50.1
665		 11.0
146		 -
11		 -
636		 -
0		 -
0		 100.0
1,974
2014 38.0
637		 50.6
848		 11.4
191		 -
9		 -
851		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,538
2016 35.7
694		 49.9
969		 14.4
279		 -
12		 -
911		 -
2		 -
0		 100.0
2,867
2018 35.6
553		 50.8
790		 13.6
211		 -
8		 -
785		 -
1		 -
0		 100.0
2,348
2021 40.2
1,070		 50.6
1,346		 9.2
246		 -
1		 -
1,360		 -
0		 -
9		 100.0
4,032
2022 33.4
786		 50.8
1,196		 15.8
373		 -
7		 -
1,173		 -
4		 -
5		 100.0
3,544
2024 26.4
569		 53.8
1,162		 19.8
428		 -
19		 -
1,116		 -
1		 -
14		 100.0
3,309
COL TOTAL 43.9
22,240		 46.3
23,470		 9.8
4,950		 -
486		 -
24,408		 -
117		 -
28		 100.0
75,699
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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