Trust in fellow citizens, Distrust in politics across Central and Eastern European Countries
In September 2004, in the framework of monthly CEORG omnibus researches, representative samples of Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, Slovaks and Ukrainians were asked about their personal trust to different categories of social institutions (Political parties, Judges, Police, Army, Members of Parliaments, Prime Ministers, Presidents, newspapers, television, private companies, trade unions, Church, people in the country and people they know) with the choice of answers on the scale – definitely trust, rather trust, rather distrust, definitely distrust and do not know.
Key conclusions: Levels of trust in general, including trust in institutional control for partisan politics and the executive branches are highest in Czech Republic and Hungary, while distrust in general is highest in the Ukraine. Remarkable distrust towards the press and the trade unions can be found in Hungary, while some central powers like President and police are distrusted the most in Ukraine. Trust in Church is highest in Ukraine, lowest in the Czech Republic.
» CEORG September 2004 Survey (pdf-file)
