Trust in government by generation

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Date	.	Greatest	Silent	Boomer	Gen X	Millennial	Gen Z
4/11/2021	PEW		24	28	21	25	17
8/2/2020	PEW		25	21	18	19	19
4/12/2020	PEW		38	32	27	20
3/25/2019	PEW		18	16	17	19
12/4/2017	PEW		18	14	17	15
4/11/2017	PEW		14	20	22	19
10/4/2015	PEW		16	14	19	24
7/20/2014	CNN		11	10	14	19
2/26/2014	PEW		24	21	24	27
11/15/2013	CBS/NYT		13	16	15	21
10/13/2013	PEW		16	17	16	26
5/31/2013	CBS/NYT		20	15	18	29
2/6/2013	CBS/NYT		21	19	18	24
1/13/2013	PEW		23	23	24	32
10/19/2011	CBS/NYT		5	6	8	19
10/4/2011	PEW		16	16	19	26
9/23/2011	CNN		8	10	16	25
8/21/2011	PEW		15	16	17	25
3/14/2011	PEW		25	29	26	34
10/21/2010	CBS/NYT		20	17	27	23
10/1/2010	CBS/NYT		14	17	21	22
9/6/2010	PEW		22	20	25	29
9/1/2010	CNN		21	23	23
4/5/2010	CBS/NYT		14	14	26
4/1/2010	PEW		22	22	20	37
3/21/2010	PEW		18	18	23	32
2/12/2010	CNN		26	25	25	“”
2/5/2010	CBS/NYT		20	18	26	“”
1/10/2010	GALLUP		16	14	19	32
12/20/2009	CNN		21	17	19
8/31/2009	CBS/NYT		16	18	21	43
6/12/2009	CBS/NYT		14	22	22
12/21/2008	CNN		23	26	21
10/15/2008	NES		30	31	29	32
10/13/2008	CBS/NYT		14	11	14
7/9/2007	CBS/NYT		14	19	26	39
1/9/2007	PEW		31	30	31	32
10/8/2006	CBS/NYT		27	25	34
9/15/2006	CBS/NYT		21	25	31
2/5/2006	PEW		32	32	38	32
1/20/2006	CBS/NYT		29	29	31
1/6/2006	GALLUP		29	30	33
12/2/2005	CBS/NYT		29	29	36
9/11/2005	PEW		31	30	34
9/9/2005	CBS/NYT		29	23	35
6/19/2005	GALLUP		31	25	37
10/15/2004	NES		48	49	42	43
3/21/2004	PEW		35	37	34	44
10/26/2003	GALLUP		34	36	38
7/27/2003	CBS/NYT		27	36	37
10/15/2002	NES		59	55	52
9/4/2002	GALLUP		35	47	51
9/2/2002	CBS/NYT		33	34	42
7/13/2002	CBS/NYT		32	35	42
6/17/2002	GALLUP		41	44	47
1/24/2002	CBS/NYT		41	45	50
12/7/2001	CBS/NYT		45	48	51
10/25/2001	CBS/NYT		49	56	56
10/6/2001	GALLUP		51	59	62
1/17/2001	CBS/NYT		32	31	33
10/15/2000	NES	57	50	39	43
7/9/2000	GALLUP		40	39	44
4/2/2000	ABC/POST		30	26	33
10/3/1999	CBS/NYT		24	33	33
9/14/1999	CBS/NYT	40	36	36	41
2/12/1999	ABC/POST		29	31	36
2/4/1999	GALLUP			35	32
1/10/1999	CBS/NYT	36	35	33	43
1/3/1999	CBS/NYT	27	31	32	37
12/1/1998	NES	36	34	38	49
11/1/1998	CBS/NYT	22	22	27	24
10/26/1998	CBS/NYT		21	27	28
8/10/1998	ABC/POST		26	34	37
2/1/1998	GALLUP		37	29	45
1/25/1998	CBS/NYT		29	25	27
10/31/1997	PEW		39	36	39
6/1/1997	GALLUP		32	30	37
1/14/1997	CBS/NYT	25	22	21	27
11/2/1996	CBS/NYT	30	24	23	27
10/15/1996	NES	37	34	32	31
5/12/1996	GALLUP	35	19	23	35
5/6/1996	ABC/POST	40	33	29	40
11/19/1995	ABC/POST	28	18	26	28
8/7/1995	GALLUP	15	23	23	23
8/5/1995	CBS/NYT	19	17	18	24
3/19/1995	ABC/POST	23	20	22	25
2/22/1995	CBS/NYT	19	16	17	21
12/1/1994	NES	28	20	20	24
10/29/1994	CBS/NYT	25	19	20	24
10/23/1994	ABC/POST	28	21	21	19
6/6/1994	GALLUP	13	14	14	26
1/30/1994	GALLUP	19	19	17	25
1/20/1994	ABC/POST	32	23	21	24
3/24/1993	GALLUP	28	21	19	26
1/17/1993	ABC/POST	25	28	25	35
1/14/1993	CBS/NYT	31	25	20	26
10/23/1992	CBS/NYT	21	18	22	29
10/15/1992	NES	28	29	29	30
6/8/1992	GALLUP	21	11	26	30
10/20/1991	ABC/POST	31	31	36	42
3/6/1991	CBS/NYT	36	40	50	58
3/1/1991	ABC/POST	38	41	45	58
12/1/1990	NES	27	27	27	36
10/28/1990	CBS/NYT	20	22	25	34
9/6/1990	ABC/POST	37	41	42	51
1/16/1990	ABC/POST	37	34	38	48
6/29/1989	CBS/NYT	28	37	36	38
1/15/1989	CBS/NYT	42	37	46	52
11/10/1988	CBS/NYT	38	40	47	47
10/15/1988	NES	41	43	39	42
1/23/1988	ABC/POST	33	32	42	58
10/18/1987	CBS/NYT	30	39	46
6/1/1987	ABC/POST	45	46	48	57
3/1/1987	CBS/NYT	36	36	46
1/21/1987	CBS/NYT	39	37	46	56
1/19/1987	ABC/POST	43	41	43
12/1/1986	NES	40	40	38	31
11/30/1986	CBS/NYT	47	45	48
9/9/1986	ABC/POST	37	35	43
1/19/1986	CBS/NYT	36	43	44
11/6/1985	CBS/NYT	50	46	48
7/29/1985	ABC/POST	36	32	41
3/21/1985	ABC/POST	38	34	39
2/22/1985	ABC/POST	38	39	45
10/15/1984	NES	42	41	47
12/1/1982	NES	33	31	34
11/7/1980	CBS/NYT	38	40	38
10/15/1980	NES	26	22	27
3/12/1980	CBS/NYT	26	24	28
12/1/1978	NES	26	29	32
10/15/1976	NES	31	32	38
3/1/1976	GALLUP	32	31	35
12/1/1974	NES	32	36	43
10/15/1972	NES	49	57	56
12/1/1970	NES	50	59	59
10/15/1968	NES	55	71	73
12/1/1966	NES	62	72
10/15/1964	NES	74	82
12/1/1958	NES	72	77

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