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Trust in advertising in the U.S. 2014-2017
Level of trust in advertising according to consumers in the United States in 2014 and 2017
by A. Guttmann,
last edited
May 15, 2018
The statistic shows data on trust in advertising in the United States as of March 2014 and as of March 2017. During a 2017 survey, 61 percent of respondents stated they trusted ads they saw, read or heard.
Level of trust in advertising according to consumers in the United States in 2014 and 2017
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by A. Guttmann,
last edited
May 15, 2018
The statistic shows data on trust in advertising in the United States as of March 2014 and as of March 2017. During a 2017 survey, 61 percent of respondents stated they trusted ads they saw, read or heard.
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- March 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- March 2014 and March 2017
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- among adults who see any advertising at least once a month
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- Question: How much do you trust the advertisements you see, read, or hear?
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- March 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- March 2014 and March 2017
- Special properties
- among adults who see any advertising at least once a month
- Supplementary notes
- Question: How much do you trust the advertisements you see, read, or hear?
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- Share of consumers who found TV advertising to be helpful in the United States as of May 2017
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- Share of consumers who found advertising in printed daily newspapers to be helpful in the United States as of May 2017
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- Share of consumers who felt annoyed by advertising on search engines in the United States as of May 2017
- Frequency of purchasing items suggested by online stores in the United States as of May 2017
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