Italy: level of public trust in institutions 2020

In 2020, the armed forces represented the most trusted institution in Italy. In particular, 69 percent of respondents declared to trust the armed forced. On the contrary, political parties and the Parliament were trusted by only nine and 23 percent of respondents, respectively.

How much do you trust the following organizations, associations, social groups, and institutions?

Characteristic	Share of respondents answering positively
Armed forces	69%
Pope Jorge Bergoglio	67%
President Sergio Mattarella	58%
School institution	52%
Municipality	43%
Church	42%
Magistrates	39%
European Union	39%
Region	36%
Entrepreneur associations	34%
State	33%
Cgil, Cisl-Uil* **	25%
Banks	23%
Parliament	23%
Parties	9%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

December, 2020

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* Cigl (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro) is a national trade union center in Italy.
** Cisl (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori) and Uil (Unione Italiana del Lavoro) are both Italian trade union associations.
Mixed CATI, CAWI, and CAMI methodology.

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