Table 6-2. Confidence in Institutions trend QUESTION: I am going to read a list of institutions in American society. Would you please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -a great deal, quite a lot, some or very little? Percentage Saying"Great Deal"Quite a Lot 到国图3 Military 575450536161636967646068667982 Church or organized6565646266615256535756586045|50 religion Banks and banking na60465151 51 423038434143444750 U.s. Supreme Court464546425652463943445049505047 Public schools 5.4|s342|39485043|3539|40|4036|3838|40 Television na3825252928na2421333434343535 Newspaper na|5135383531na3231303533363533 Congress 4034292839na321819212226262929 Organized labor 393628|2628|26ma21262623282626|2 Big business 3332202831nana2223212830282022 na= not asked SOURCE: Gallup poll, June 9-10, 2003Table 6-2: Confidence in Institutions Trend QUESTION: I am going to read a list of institutions in American society. Would you please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one – a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little? Percentage Saying “Great Deal” or “Quite a Lot” 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2002 2003 Military 57 54 50 53 61 61 63 69 67 64 60 68 66 79 82 Church or organized religion 65 65 64 62 66 61 52 56 53 57 56 58 60 45 50 Banks and banking na 60 46 51 51 51 42 30 38 43 41 43 44 47 50 U.S. Supreme Court 46 45 46 42 56 52 46 39 43 44 50 49 50 50 47 Public schools 54 53 42 39 48 50 43 35 39 40 40 36 38 38 40 Television na 38 25 25 29 28 na 24 21 33 34 34 34 35 35 Newspapers na 51 35 38 35 31 na 32 31 30 35 33 36 35 33 Congress 40 34 29 28 39 na 32 18 19 21 22 26 26 29 29 Organized labor 39 36 28 26 28 26 na 22 26 26 23 28 26 26 28 Big business 33 32 20 28 31 na na 22 23 21 28 30 28 20 22 na = not asked SOURCE: Gallup poll, June 9-10, 2003