Components of the personal trust scale: Are people trustworthy, fair, helpful? | Pew Research Center

April 6, 2020

The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Components of the personal trust scale: Are people trustworthy, fair, helpful?

Components of the personal trust scale: Are people trustworthy, fair, helpful?

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The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Low trusters are more likely to say people and governments are overreacting to the outbreak
High trusters are more likely to say others are doing an excellent or good job responding to the outbreak
Components of the personal trust scale: Are people trustworthy, fair, helpful?
Low trusters are more likely to feel nervous, depressed, lonely
Whites, college graduates and older adults are more likely to trust in others