If you’re either a night owl or an early bird, you may have heard me reference the 2007 Gallup Confidence in Institutions poll. The 2007 analysis is now up, and my suspicion of a cynical trend is right. First, the full 2007 numbers of those having a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence:
– The military, down to 69% from 73% in 2006
– Small business, a “new” institution debuting at 59%
– The police, down to 54% from 58%
– Church/organized religion, down to 46% from 52%
– Banks, down to 41% from 49%
– SCOTUS, down to 34% from 40%
– Public schools, down to 33% from 37%
– The medical system, down to 31% from 38%
– The Presidency, down to 25% from 33%
– Television news, down to 23% from 31%
– Newspapers, down to 22% from 30%
– The criminal justice system, down to 19% from 25%
– Organized labor, down to 19% from 24%
– Big business, unchanged from 2006 at 18%
– HMOs, unchanged from 2006 at 15%
– Congress, down to 14% from 19%
Next, something they didn’t do this year, but did last year, the full history of the trend:
A. |
B. |
C. |
D. |
E. |
F. |
G. |
H. |
I. |
J. |
K. |
L. |
M. |
N. |
O. |
P. |
Q. |
R. |
S. |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2007 |
46 |
69 |
34 |
41 |
33 |
22 |
14 |
23 |
19 |
25 |
54 |
31 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
59 |
2006 |
52 |
73 |
40 |
49 |
37 |
30 |
19 |
31 |
24 |
33 |
58 |
38 |
25 |
18 |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2005 |
53 |
74 |
41 |
49 |
37 |
28 |
22 |
28 |
24 |
44 |
63 |
42 |
26 |
22 |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2004 |
53 |
75 |
46 |
53 |
41 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
52 |
64 |
44 |
34 |
24 |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2003 |
50 |
82 |
47 |
50 |
40 |
33 |
29 |
35 |
28 |
55 |
61 |
44 |
29 |
22 |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2002 |
45 |
79 |
50 |
47 |
38 |
35 |
29 |
35 |
26 |
58 |
59 |
38 |
27 |
20 |
13 |
— |
— |
19 |
— |
2001 |
60 |
66 |
50 |
44 |
38 |
36 |
26 |
34 |
26 |
48 |
57 |
40 |
— |
28 |
15 |
28 |
37 |
— |
— |
2000 |
56 |
64 |
47 |
46 |
37 |
37 |
24 |
36 |
25 |
42 |
54 |
40 |
24 |
29 |
16 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1999 |
58 |
68 |
49 |
43 |
36 |
33 |
26 |
34 |
28 |
49 |
57 |
40 |
23 |
30 |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1998 |
59 |
64 |
50 |
40 |
37 |
33 |
28 |
34 |
26 |
53 |
58 |
40 |
24 |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1997 |
56 |
60 |
50 |
41 |
40 |
35 |
22 |
34 |
23 |
49 |
59 |
38 |
19 |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1996 |
57 |
66 |
45 |
44 |
38 |
32 |
20 |
36 |
25 |
39 |
60 |
42 |
19 |
24 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1995 |
57 |
64 |
44 |
43 |
40 |
30 |
21 |
33 |
26 |
45 |
58 |
41 |
20 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1994 |
54 |
64 |
42 |
35 |
34 |
29 |
18 |
35 |
26 |
38 |
54 |
36 |
15 |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1993 |
53 |
68 |
44 |
37 |
39 |
31 |
18 |
46 |
26 |
43 |
52 |
34 |
17 |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1991 |
56 |
69 |
39 |
30 |
35 |
32 |
18 |
— |
22 |
50 |
— |
— |
— |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1991 |
59 |
85 |
48 |
32 |
44 |
32 |
30 |
— |
25 |
72 |
— |
— |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1990 |
56 |
68 |
47 |
36 |
45 |
39 |
24 |
— |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1989 |
52 |
63 |
46 |
42 |
43 |
— |
32 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1988 |
59 |
68 |
56 |
49 |
49 |
36 |
35 |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1987 |
61 |
61 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
31 |
— |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1986 |
57 |
63 |
54 |
49 |
49 |
37 |
41 |
— |
29 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1985 |
66 |
61 |
56 |
51 |
48 |
35 |
39 |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
31 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1984 |
64 |
58 |
51 |
51 |
47 |
34 |
29 |
— |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
29 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1983 |
62 |
53 |
42 |
51 |
39 |
38 |
28 |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1981 |
64 |
50 |
46 |
46 |
42 |
35 |
29 |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1979 |
65 |
54 |
45 |
60 |
53 |
51 |
34 |
— |
36 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1977 |
64 |
57 |
46 |
— |
54 |
— |
40 |
— |
39 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1975 |
68 |
58 |
49 |
— |
— |
— |
40 |
— |
38 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
34 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1973 |
66 |
— |
44 |
— |
58 |
39 |
42 |
— |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
KEY: |
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A. |
The church or organized religion |
G. |
Congress |
M. |
The criminal justice system |
B. |
The Military |
H. |
Television News |
N. |
Big business |
C. |
The U.S. Supreme Court |
I. |
Organized labor |
O. |
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) |
D. |
Banks |
J. |
The Presidency |
P. |
The electric power utilities |
E. |
The public schools |
K. |
The police |
Q. |
Faith-based charitable organizations |
F. |
Newspapers |
L. |
The Medical system |
R. |
Wall Street |
S. |
Small business |
Damn, but I thought the DhimmiRATs were supposed to fix everything. I mean, they run Congress, run the media, run the unions, and run the schools; yet those institutions took some of the hardest hits.
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