As of January 2022, around 283 percent of Germans had very little trust in their government regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 4.5 percent had a lot of trust. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany throughout 2020, 2021 and 2022. Generally, trust in the government among the population has wavered and leaned towards decreasing during the specified time period.
How much trust do you have in the federal government regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
Based on a scale of 1 (very little trust) to 7 (a lot of trust)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the survey is based on the following methodology: “The COSMO study is a serial cross-sectional online survey, with around 1,000 participants for weekly or bi-weekly data gathering since March 3, 2020. Test subjects are invited via the panel provider Respondi and paid. Regular representative distribution of respondents aged 18-74 years by age and gender as well as federal state, based on census data from Germany, is aimed for. Since the sample is restricted to people with internet access, participants aged 75 and older are not included in the analysis.” Percentages deviating from 100 percent are due to rounding.
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