This statistic shows the share of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013. According to the survey, general trust amongst the public in England peaked in 2010/2011. Over the entire period covered here, trust increased by 2 percent.
Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013*
* Share of respondents who selected the answer 'People can be trusted'. No data available for 2011/2012. Interviews for the latest period were conducted from August 2012 to April 2013. Methodology information: A random probability survey that uses the postal address file held by the Post Office as its source to draw a random sample from. Selected addresses were sent a letter, letting them know about the Community Life Survey, after which an interviewer visited the address to attempt to complete the survey. One adult over the age of 16 was randomly selected to take part in the survey in each selected household. ** Number of respondents in 2007-08 = 8,795 Number of respondents in 2008-09 = 8,753 Number of respondents in 2009-10 = 8,705 Number of respondents in 2010-11 = 9,652 Number of respondents in 2012-13 = 6,890
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Cabinet Office UK. (September 2, 2013). Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/
Cabinet Office UK. "Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013*." Chart. September 2, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/
Cabinet Office UK. (2013). Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/
Cabinet Office UK. "Percentage of The Population Who Agreed That Most People Can Be Trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/
Cabinet Office UK, Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Percentage of the population who agreed that most people can be trusted in England from 2007/2008 to 2012/2013* [Graph], Cabinet Office UK, September 2, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292592/trust-among-the-public-in-england-uk-y-on-y/