Article Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1975
Keywords
Public opinion; Political sociology
Abstract
The relationship between the attitude of trust in government and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents is examined . Survey research data permit an empirical assessment of political trust as the dependent variable . The concept of political trust is operationalized through an interview question, and the independent variable is given empirical reference by the use of demographic data. The evidence suggests that a low level of political trust is pervasive throughout all the segments of the American society and that trust in government is not highly correlated with any social group.
First Page
37
Last Page
39
Recommended Citation
Haniff, G. M.
(1975).
The Social Basis of Trust in Government.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 41 No.1, 37-39.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol41/iss1/13
Primo Type
Article