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(35KB)| 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
Institution |______________________________________|______________________________________
|A great| Quite| | Very| No|A great| Quite| | Very| No
| deal| a lot| Some| little|opinion| deal| a lot| Some| little|opinion
_____________________________________|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
_____________________________________|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| | | | | | | | | |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| | | | | | | | | |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| | | | | | | | | |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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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---Not available. 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 because of 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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