Table 1
Percentage of respondents who have quite a lot or a great deal of confidence in U.S. institutions.
| 1995 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces | 86.4% | 81.7% | 82.3% | 83.2% | *** |
| Churches | 76.0% | 74.6% | 66.3% | 58.6% | *** |
| Major Companies | 53.8% | 54.1% | 26.7% | 33.6% | *** |
| Government | 30.6% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 33.3% | *** |
| Police | 71.2% | 71.4% | 70.4% | 69.4% | – |
| Political Parties | 21.2% | 22.6% | 15.3% | 12.8% | *** |
*p < 0.1 **p < 0.05 ***p < 0.01.
Table 2
Percentage of religious and secular respondents who have quite a lot or a great deal of confidence in U.S. institutions.
| Armed Forces | Churches | Government | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious | Secular | Sig. | Religious | Secular | Sig. | Religious | Secular | Sig. | |
| 1995 | 88.3% | 81.0% | *** | 83.5% | 46.0% | *** | 30.9% | 30.5% | – |
| 1999 | 83.5% | 72.9% | *** | 82.1% | 41.7% | *** | 38.6% | 33.3% | – |
| 2006 | 85.4% | 75.9% | *** | 78.6% | 34.1% | *** | 41.2% | 30.6% | *** |
| 2011 | 86.4% | 76.6% | *** | 72.8% | 28.6% | *** | 36.1% | 27.4% | *** |
| Political Parties | Police | Major Companies | |||||||
| Religious | Secular | Sig. | Religious | Secular | Sig. | Religious | Secular | Sig. | |
| 1995 | 22.0% | 19.3% | – | 72.5% | 66.4% | ** | 55.1% | 50.4% | – |
| 1999 | 23.4% | 18.9% | – | 72.8% | 63.9% | ** | 52.9% | 60.4% | * |
| 2006 | 16.9% | 11.9% | ** | 71.6% | 67.2% | – | 28.8% | 22.1% | ** |
| 2011 | 14.5% | 9.2% | *** | 73.0% | 62.4% | *** | 36.6% | 27.3% | *** |
*p < 0.1 **p < 0.05 ***p < 0.01.
Table 3
Binary Logistic Regression: Quite a lot or a great deal of confidence (Odds Ratios).
| Armed Forces | Major Companies | Churches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonreligious | 0.692*** | 0.746*** | 0.845** | 0.867** | 0.183*** | 0.290*** |
| Atheist | 0.268*** | 0.291*** | 0.791 | 0.807 | 0.056*** | 0.110*** |
| Year | 1.004 | 1.005 | 0.943*** | 0.943*** | 0.958*** | 0.966*** |
| Education | 0.976 | 0.943 | 1.138* | 1.105 | 0.923 | 0.770*** |
| Female | 0.881 | 0.857* | 0.819*** | 0.805*** | 1.220*** | 1.109 |
| Married | 1.243*** | 1.231** | 1.024 | 1.013 | 1.122* | 0.937 |
| White | 1.935*** | 1.931*** | 1.090 | 1.050 | 0.835** | 0.972 |
| Age | 1.012*** | 1.012*** | 1.002 | 1.001 | 1.005** | 1.003 |
| Politics | 1.232*** | 1.226*** | 1.135*** | 1.134*** | 1.190*** | 1.146*** |
| Income | 0.992 | 0.984 | 1.080*** | 1.072*** | 1.005 | 0.997 |
| Trust | – | 1.260*** | – | 1.351*** | – | 1.381*** |
| Attendance | – | 1.210** | – | 1.079 | – | 5.489*** |
| Cox & Snell | 0.058 | 0.061 | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.191 | 0.271 |
| N | 5430 | 5373 | 5332 | 5277 | 5430 | 5375 |
| Government | Police | Political Parties | ||||
| Nonreligious | 0.725*** | 0.737*** | 0.773*** | 0.832** | 0.712*** | 0.755*** |
| Atheist | 0.697** | 0.718* | 0.508*** | 0.553*** | 0.686 | 0.753 |
| Year | 1.005 | 1.006 | 1.006 | 1.007 | 0.962*** | 0.963*** |
| Education | 1.049 | 0.987 | 1.214** | 1.135 | 0.830** | 0.790** |
| Female | 1.075 | 1.051 | 1.180*** | 1.128* | 1.054 | 1.036 |
| Married | 1.029 | 1.032 | 1.238*** | 1.236*** | 0.929 | 0.923 |
| White | 0.734*** | 0.694*** | 2.390*** | 2.286*** | 0.740*** | 0.725*** |
| Age | 0.995*** | 0.993*** | 1.007*** | 1.006*** | 0.998 | 0.996 |
| Politics | 1.012 | 1.011 | 1.122*** | 1.119*** | 1.068*** | 1.061*** |
| Income | 0.999 | 0.989 | 1.035** | 1.019 | 1.032* | 1.028 |
| Trust | – | 1.652*** | – | 1.797*** | – | 1.519*** |
| Attendance | – | 1.048 | – | 1.223*** | – | 1.145* |
| Cox & Snell | 0.011 | 0.023 | 0.065 | 0.079 | 0.021 | 0.026 |
| N | 5404 | 5349 | 5402 | 5346 | 5381 | 5325 |
*p < 0.1 **p < 0.05 ***p < 0.01.