Institutional confidence U.S. 2023

During a survey conducted in the United States in 2023, 48 percent of respondents said they had very little confidence in Congress. This is compared to the military, where 32 percent of respondents reported having a great deal of confidence, making it the most trusted institution in the United States.

Confidence levels in politics, the press, business, public institutions and other organizations in the United States in 2022

Characteristic	Great deal	Quite a lot	Some	Very little	None	No opinion
The military	32%	28%	30%	10%	0%	1%
Small business	29%	36%	28%	7%	0%	1%
The police	19%	24%	38%	17%	1%	0%
The medical system	13%	21%	39%	25%	1%	0%
The church or organized religion	16%	16%	36%	30%	3%	1%
The U.S. Supreme Court	11%	16%	37%	34%	1%	1%
Large technology companies	11%	15%	44%	29%	1%	0%
The presidency	10%	16%	31%	39%	4%	1%
Organized labor	12%	13%	50%	23%	1%	1%
Banks	9%	17%	48%	25%	1%	0%
Public schools	11%	15%	36%	36%	2%	0%
Newspapers	6%	12%	35%	42%	3%	2%
Big business	5%	9%	42%	42%	1%	1%
The criminal justice system	6%	11%	37%	43%	2%	0%
Television news	5%	9%	35%	46%	4%	1%
Congress	4%	4%	42%	48%	3%	0%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 1 to 22, 2023

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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