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.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
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) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Descriptive statistics of people's trustworthiness.
| Items | Obs. | Mean | S.D. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 531 | 8.10 | 1.98 | 0 | 10 |
| Government | 530 | 6.16 | 2.61 | 0 | 10 |
| Politicians | 530 | 3.87 | 2.68 | 0 | 10 |
| People I know | 529 | 5.39 | 2.68 | 0 | 10 |
| Traditional news (TV, newspaper, radio) | 530 | 5.59 | 2.74 | 0 | 10 |
| 526 | 4.35 | 2.91 | 0 | 10 | |
| 526 | 4.71 | 3.02 | 0 | 10 | |
| YouTube | 525 | 4.35 | 2.88 | 0 | 10 |
Note: The respondents could skip questions they did not want to answer. Therefore, the number of observations varies for each question.
