Trust in Our Community

Confidence in institutions

Apart from marriage, Europeans' confidence in institutions generally is low. Almost 3 out of 4 people say they have little or no confidence in their government, in Romania it's as low as 6%.

The 3 least trusted institutions:

Institution	Not Much	Not At All	Total
Advertising	57%	24%	81%
Government	45%	28%	67%
Civil Servants	53%	15%	67%

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--- Please select institution --- Advertising Banks Church Civil servants Environmentalists Government International companies Internet Legal system Marriage Press TV and radio

Confidence in the European Union and the euro

Within the 16 participating countries 59% of people have little, or no, confidence in the European Union. Just over half (53%) believe the E.U. has any influence outside its member countries.

1 out of every 2 people living within the euro zone has confidence in the euro.

Agree	euro zone	o/s euro zone	Average all
Great deal	10%	7%	9%
Quite a lot	41%	35%	38%
Great deal / quite a lot	51%	42%	47%

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--- Please select statement --- I have confidence in the European Union I have confidence in the euro I'd prefer to return to my original currency (euro zone only) The EU has no influence outside its member countries There is no advantage in a single European currency

Trust in professions

Trust in the medical professions is high in all countries apart from Russia. In most countries Firefighters are the most trusted profession overall.

The 5 most trusted professions:

Agree	A great deal	Quite a lot	Total
Firefighters	54%	39%	93%
Airline pilots	41%	48%	89%
Nurses	29%	56%	84%
Pharmacists	25%	59%	84%
Doctors	25%	57%	81%

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--- Please select profession --- Airline pilots Car salesmen Doctors Farmers Financial advisors Firefighters Football players Journalists Judges Lawyers Meteorologists Nurses Pharmacists Police Politicians Priests/church ministers Taxi drivers Teachers Trade union leaders Travel agents

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