MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]"
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 4 to 57.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 6 to 56.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 3 to 59.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 4 to 56.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 7 to 50.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 4 to 61.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 8 to 44.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 8 to 41.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 4 to 45.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 4 to 47.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 5 to 61.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 7 to 42.
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MoreRespondents were asked, "Of the three branches of the federal government, which one do you trust the most? [RANDOMIZE 1-3]" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
Most Trusted Branch (June 2022)
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 7 to 61.
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