trust
Details
Question A. Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Values
[1]most people can be trusted[2]can't be too careful[3]depends[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1998, 2006 |
| B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for trust.
Counts by year:
| year | most people can be trusted | can't be too careful | depends | don't know | no answer | iap | not available in this year | Total |
| 1972 | 738 | 803 | 56 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 690 | 765 | 44 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1975 | 584 | 830 | 64 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 664 | 775 | 56 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1978 | 596 | 866 | 66 | 4 | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 665 | 741 | 55 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1983 | 296 | 469 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 795 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 700 | 724 | 37 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1986 | 551 | 876 | 39 | 4 | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 697 | 1045 | 66 | 2 | 9 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 385 | 562 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 484 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 422 | 569 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 502 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 342 | 517 | 39 | - | 1 | 473 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 390 | 573 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 500 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 377 | 630 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 549 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 681 | 1229 | 85 | 7 | 9 | 981 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 650 | 1166 | 99 | 6 | 4 | 979 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 883 | 1326 | 137 | 7 | 5 | 474 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 662 | 1093 | 124 | 9 | 8 | 921 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 310 | 528 | 72 | 2 | - | 1853 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 314 | 507 | 54 | 1 | - | 1936 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 814 | 1521 | 174 | - | 1 | 2000 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 450 | 859 | 56 | - | - | 658 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 458 | 839 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 667 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 431 | 847 | 53 | 7 | - | 636 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 519 | 1076 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 851 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 623 | 1244 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 911 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 492 | 995 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 785 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 306 | 804 | 107 | 2 | - | 2325 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 15690 | 24779 | 2006 | 120 | 75 | 19280 | 4032 | 65982 |