Figure 15b: Trust in institutions – spring 2021 questions – mean scores (scale 1–10), EU27
Notes: *Denotes a statistically significant difference (p=0.05) compared to spring 2021. The e-survey question was: ‘Please answer on a scale of 1–10 how much you personally trust each of the following institutions’. 1 – Do not trust at all; 10 –Trust completely.
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