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475. Public Confidence Levels in Selected Public and Private Institutions
[Based on a sample survey of 2,719 persons 18 years old and overconducted during the spring and subject to sampling variability; see sorce]
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Level of confidence
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Level of confidence
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Institution
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A great
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Quite
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Very
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Can't say/
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A great
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Quite
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Very
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Can't say/
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deal
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a lot
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Some
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little
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no answer
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deal
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a lot
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Some
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little
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no answer
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Religious organizations
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23.6
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31.1
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31.3
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12.3
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1.7
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31.9
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29.5
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26.7
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9.7
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2.1
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Higher education (colleges or univ.)
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18.3
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38.7
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28.3
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7.5
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7.1
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22.9
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35.6
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26.6
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8.1
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6.9
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Private elementary or secondary education
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15.1
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35.3
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33.4
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9.7
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6.5
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17.0
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33.8
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32.5
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10.3
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6.4
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Youth development and recreation organizations
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14.8
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35.2
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32.7
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11.6
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5.7
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33.0
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38.9
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20.1
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4.9
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3.0
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Federated charitable appeals
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12.6
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26.3
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34.9
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21.6
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4.5
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16.1
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28.8
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33.2
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16.4
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5.6
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Health organizations
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10.8
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28.2
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42.0
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15.9
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3.1
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15.0
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27.5
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35.4
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12.8
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9.3
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Environmental organizations
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9.4
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23.1
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41.0
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20.3
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6.2
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13.3
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25.7
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36.0
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15.8
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9.2
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Human service organizations
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9.1
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28.1
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42.6
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15.1
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5.0
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29.0
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38.7
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23.6
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5.5
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3.2
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Recreational organizations (adult)
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7.8
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27.5
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41.9
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13.4
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9.4
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19.9
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38.2
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30.2
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7.3
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4.4
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Arts, culture, & humanities organizations
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9.3
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26.7
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39.8
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14.3
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9.9
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16.6
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34.0
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32.3
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11.1
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6.1
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Private and community foundations
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7.6
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24.0
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42.3
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13.5
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12.6
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8.7
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26.5
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36.2
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12.5
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16.2
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Public /society benefit organizations 1
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7.5
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22.7
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43.4
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20.8
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5.6
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10.9
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22.5
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41.4
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18.4
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6.8
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International/foreign organizations
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6.3
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19.1
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37.5
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24.2
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12.8
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7.7
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19.9
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38.5
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20.9
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13.0
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Small businesses
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15.3
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40.8
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32.6
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7.6
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3.6
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16.4
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38.1
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33.4
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8.7
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3.5
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Military
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16.9
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37.0
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31.0
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12.1
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3.1
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22.2
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35.0
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29.4
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10.8
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2.6
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Public higher educ. (colleges or univ.)
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15.0
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36.4
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34.2
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11.6
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2.8
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19.1
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42.4
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28.7
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7.4
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2.4
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Public elementary or secondary education
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13.3
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31.7
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37.2
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15.3
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2.4
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15.9
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35.0
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32.6
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14.9
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1.5
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Organized labor
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6.6
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17.7
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40.9
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29.3
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5.6
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9.9
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18.1
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39.1
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27.5
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5.4
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Media (e.g. newspapers, TV, radio)
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6.3
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22.7
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39.5
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29.7
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1.8
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7.6
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20.7
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37.4
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32.5
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1.8
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Work-related organizations
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6.1
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21.5
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47.2
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17.4
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7.9
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6.6
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23.5
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47.1
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14.7
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8.2
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Major corporations
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4.9
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18.7
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44.2
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27.4
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4.8
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7.4
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21.5
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43.5
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23.0
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4.6
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State government
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4.1
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22.2
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44.9
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26.4
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2.5
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7.9
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23.1
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45.0
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21.6
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2.4
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Organizations that lobby for a particular cause
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4.0
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15.7
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42.7
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29.5
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8.1
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5.3
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15.6
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42.6
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28.1
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8.4
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Political organizations, parties
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3.8
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10.8
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39.2
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42.6
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3.7
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4.3
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14.5
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37.3
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40.5
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3.4
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Local government
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5.4
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25.9
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43.3
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23.1
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2.3
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8.7
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24.1
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42.8
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22.0
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2.4
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Federal government
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5.2
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17.5
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43.9
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31.1
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2.2
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7.9
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19.5
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43.4
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26.9
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2.3
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Congress
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3.4
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12.4
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41.7
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39.0
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3.5
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6.4
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15.8
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40.2
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34.9
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2.7
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1 Civil rights, social justice, or community improvement organizations.
2 Culture exchange or relief organizations.
Source: Saxon-Harold, Susan K.E., Murray Weitzman, and the Gallop Organization, Inc., Giving and Volunteering in the United States: 1999 edition.(Copyright and published by the
Independent Sector, Washington DC 2000.
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/475_public_confidence_levels_in_selected_public.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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