Helen - America is not unique, either in how much trust we have in one another, or in the broad patterns that connect who is more trusting with who is better off in other ways. One big difference, though, is that while levels of trust have dropped and now remain somewhat stable in the U.S., there is evidence that levels of trust may be rising in some other high-income countries. According to the World Values Survey, (https://www.eui.eu/research/library/researchguides/economics/statistics/dataportal/wvs), trust has increased around 10 points or more over the past two decades in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K. The European Social Survey also finds that many European publics are becoming more trusting.
Thank you, Helen! Yes, I've stats from other countries, as well. I'll send them along and add a paragraph to the story. Thanks for your readership and input! Always so appreciated!
Thanks for adding the information below! or above?
I will add it above, too! Thanks, Helen!
Great read, Marcia. Thank you! Do you have comparative stats from other countries?
Helen - America is not unique, either in how much trust we have in one another, or in the broad patterns that connect who is more trusting with who is better off in other ways. One big difference, though, is that while levels of trust have dropped and now remain somewhat stable in the U.S., there is evidence that levels of trust may be rising in some other high-income countries. According to the World Values Survey, (https://www.eui.eu/research/library/researchguides/economics/statistics/dataportal/wvs), trust has increased around 10 points or more over the past two decades in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K. The European Social Survey also finds that many European publics are becoming more trusting.
Thank you, Helen! Yes, I've stats from other countries, as well. I'll send them along and add a paragraph to the story. Thanks for your readership and input! Always so appreciated!