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(38 KB) | Table 27. | Public's level of confidence in various institutions: 1996 and 1998 |
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| Percentage of respondents by | Percentage of respondents by
| levels of confidence, 1996 | levels of confidence, 1998
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Institution |A great| Quite | | Very | No |A great| Quite | | Very | No |
| deal | a lot | Some |little |opinion| deal | a lot | Some |little |opinion|
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Private higher education ............| 18 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Small businesses ....................| 15 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
Religious organizations .............| 24 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
The military ........................| 17 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
Public higher education .............| 15 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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Private elementary or secondary | | | | | | | | | | |
education .........................| 15 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Youth development and recreation ....| 15 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Public elementary or secondary | | | | | | | | | | |
education .........................| 13 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 1 |
Health organizations ................| 11 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Federated charitable appeals, | | | | | | | | | | |
e.g., United Way ..................| 13 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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Human services organizations ........| 9 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Arts, culture, and humanities | | | | | | | | | | |
organizations .....................| 9 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 10 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Recreation for adults ...............| 8 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Environmental organizations .........| 9 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Private and community foundations ...| 8 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 13 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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Local government ....................| 5 | 26 | 43 | 23 | 2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Public/society benefit, e.g., civil | | | | | | | | | | |
rights, social justice, community | | | | | | | | | | |
improvement organizations .........| 8 | 23 | 43 | 21 | 6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Media, e.g., newspapers, T.V., | | | | | | | | | | |
radio .............................| 6 | 23 | 40 | 30 | 2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Television news .....................| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 15 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 1 |
Work-related organizations ..........| 6 | 22 | 47 | 17 | 8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
State government ....................| 4 | 22 | 45 | 26 | 3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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International/foreign, e.g., | | | | | | | | | | |
culture exchange, relief | | | | | | | | | | |
organizations ....................| 6 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 13 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Organized labor .....................| 7 | 18 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 22 | 5 |
Major corporations ..................| 5 | 19 | 44 | 27 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Federal government ..................| 5 | 18 | 44 | 31 | 2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Organizations that advocate a | | | | | | | | | | |
particular cause ..................| 4 | 16 | 43 | 30 | 8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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Congress ............................| 3 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 20 | 2 |
Political organizations, e.g., | | | | | | | | | | |
Republican or Democratic parties .| 4 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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NOTE: Institutions are listed in rank order as determined by the combined responses of "a great deal" and "quite a lot" of confidence for 1996. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: Independent Sector, The Gallup Organization, Giving and Volunteering in the United States, 1996 and 1998. (This table was prepared September 1998.)
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