Trust in institutions and organizations Germany 2018

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Germany in 2018 on public trust in institutions and organizations. 62 percent of respondents stated they had strong trust in the police, while 48 percent said the same about courts.

In which of the following institutions and organizations do you have very strong, strong, little or no trust at all?

Characteristic	Very strong trust	Strong trust	Little trust	No trust
Police	19%	62%	16%	2%
Courts	17%	48%	30%	4%
Media (TV, radio, newspapers)	6%	41%	38%	14%
Government	3%	40%	44%	12%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

September 3-4, 2018

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

This question was asked during the survey in the following wording: “I will now name a list of institutions and organizations. Please tell me for each how much trust you have in them: very strong trust, strong trust, little trust or no trust at all?”

Missing percentages for 100 percent: „Don’t know/No information.”

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