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Cross-national survey research topic: Trust

Social, interpersonal or generalised trust is an increasingly important concept in the study of social capital, democracy and civil society. Often taken to be a key indicator of a political system's health, the concept readily lends itself to comparative research.

Key survey questions on social/interpersonal trust: View of others

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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?	Afrobarometer Eurobarometer European Quality of Life Survey European Social Survey European Values Study Latinobarómetro World Values Survey	Analyse Afrobarometer online View Eurobarometer 62.2 (2004) responses View 2007 EQLS responses View 2008 ESS responses *View 2008 EVS responses Analyse Latinobarómetro online Analyse WVS online	Search questionnaires	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
Generally speaking, would you say that people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?	International Social Survey Programme	*View 2008 ISSP responses	Not yet available	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? There are only a few people I can trust completely	International Social Survey Programme	*View 2006 ISSP responses	Not yet available	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? If you are not careful, other people will take advantage of you	International Social Survey Programme	*View 2006 ISSP responses	Not yet available	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance, or would they try to be fair?	European Social Survey European Values Study World Values Survey	View 2008 ESS responses View 2008 EVS responses Analyse WVS online	Search questionnaires	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
How often do you think that people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance, and how often would they try to be fair?	International Social Survey Programme	*View 2004 ISSP responses	Not yet available	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database
Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful, or that they are mostly just looking out for themselves?	European Social Survey European Values Study	View 2008 ESS responses View 2008 EVS responses	Search questionnaires	SQB question search ICPSR social science variables database

Key survey questions on social/interpersonal trust: View of self

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I see myself as someone who ... is generally trusting

International Social Survey Programme

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ICPSR social science variables database

Key survey questions on trust in particular groups of people

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I now want to ask you how much you trust [various/the following] groups of people. Could you tell me how much you trust ... your family ... [nationality] people ... your friends ... your neighbourhood ... immigrants

World Values Survey

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ICPSR social science variables database

Key survey questions on trust in institutions

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Please tell me how much you personally trust each of the (following) institutions ... (country)'s parliament? ... the legal system? ... the police? ... politicians? ... political parties? ... the European Parliament? ... the United Nations?

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Please look at this card and tell me, how much trust you have in each of the following groups, institutions or persons: a lot (1), some (2), a little (3) or no trust (4)? ... (country)'s National congress/Parliament? ... Judiciary? ... Political parties? ... Armed forces? ... Public administration? ... Local government? ... the Church? ... the Government? ... Banks? ... Police? ... Newspapers? ... Television? ... Radio? ... Trade unions? ... Private companies?

Latinobarómetro

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