Table 3.
Trust in Chinese institutions and groups among international migrants, a national wide cross-sectional survey in China, 2020 (N=868)
| Variables | N (%) | Knowledge N (%) | Attitude N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poor | moderate | good | negative | neutral | positive | ||
| General rating | |||||||
| High trust | 455 (52.4) | 7 (1.5) | 216 (47.5) | 232 (51.0) ** | 16 (3.5) | 241 (53.0) | 198 (43.5) ** |
| Moderate trust | 253 (29.2) | 8 (3.2) | 95 (37.5) | 150 (59.3) | 21 (8.3) | 127 (50.2) | 105 (41.5) |
| Low trust | 160 (18.4) | 13 (8.1) | 65 (40.6) | 82 (51.3) | 25 (15.6) | 77 (48.1) | 58 (36.3) |
| The Central Government | |||||||
| High trust | 540 (62.2) | 11 (2.0) | 242 (44.8) | 287 (53.2) | 23 (4.2) | 285 (52.8) | 232 (43.0) * |
| Moderate trust | 168 (19.4) | 7 (4.2) | 67 (39.8) | 94 (56.0) | 20 (11.9) | 88 (52.4) | 60 (35.7) |
| Low trust | 160 (18.4) | 10 (6.2) | 67 (41.9) | 83 (51.9) | 19 (11.9) | 72 (45.0) | 69 (43.1) |
| The department that handles health | |||||||
| High trust | 560 (64.5) | 9 (1.6) | 251 (44.8) | 300 (53.6) * | 22 (3.9) | 296 (52.9) | 242 (43.2) ** |
| Moderate trust | 176 (20.3) | 13 (7.4) | 69 (39.2) | 94 (53.4) | 20 (11.4) | 87 (49.4) | 69 (39.2) |
| Low trust | 132 (15.2) | 6 (4.5) | 56 (42.5) | 70 (53.0) | 20 (15.1) | 62 (47.0) | 50 (37.9) |
| The department that handles immigration | |||||||
| High trust | 592 (68.2) | 10 (1.7) | 263 (44.4) | 319 (53.9) * | 32 (5.4) | 304 (51.4) | 256 (43.2) |
| Moderate trust | 154 (17.7) | 9 (5.8) | 61 (39.6) | 84 (54.6) | 16 (10.4) | 81 (52.6) | 57 (37.0) |
| Low trust | 122 (14.1) | 9 (7.4) | 52 (42.6) | 61 (50.0) | 14 (11.5) | 60 (49.2) | 48 (39.3) |
| The hospital system | |||||||
| High trust | 578 (66.6) | 7 (1.2) | 261 (45.2) | 310 (53.6) ** | 27 (4.7) | 300 (51.9) | 251 (43.4) * |
| Moderate trust | 159 (18.3) | 14 (8.8) | 59 (37.1) | 86 (54.1) | 18 (11.3) | 76 (47.8) | 65 (40.9) |
| Low trust | 131 (15.1) | 7 (5.3) | 56 (42.7) | 68 (52.0) | 17 (13.0) | 69 (52.6) | 45 (34.4) |
| Doctors and medical professionals | |||||||
| High trust | 605 (69.7) | 9 (1.5) | 271 (44.8) | 325 (53.7) ** | 26 (4.3) | 315 (52.1) | 264 (43.6) ** |
| Moderate trust | 150 (17.3) | 12 (8.0) | 59 (39.3) | 79 (52.7) | 19 (12.7) | 72 (48.0) | 59 (39.3) |
| Low trust | 113 (13.0) | 7 (6.2) | 46 (40.7) | 60 (53.1) | 17 (15.0) | 58 (51.3) | 38 (33.6) |
| The information you are receiving about the COVID-19 | |||||||
| High trust | 450 (51.9) | 9 (2.0) | 210 (46.7) | 231 (51.3) | 16 (3.5) | 242 (53.8) | 192 (42.7) ** |
| Moderate trust | 200 (23.0) | 10 (5.0) | 84 (42.0) | 106 (53.0) | 19(9.5) | 94 (47.0) | 87 (43.5) |
| Low trust | 218 (25.1) | 9 (4.1) | 82 (37.6) | 127 (58.3) | 27 (12.4) | 109 (50.0) | 82 (37.6) |
| The police | |||||||
| High trust | 539 (62.1) | 8 (1.5) | 239 (44.3) | 292 (54.2) * | 24 (4.4) | 278 (51.6) | 237 (44.0) * |
| Moderate trust | 163 (18.8) | 8 (4.9) | 67 (41.1) | 88 (54.0) | 18 (11.0) | 86 (52.8) | 59 (36.2) |
| Low trust | 166 (19.1) | 12 (7.2) | 70 (42.2) | 84 (50.6) | 20 (12.0) | 81 (48.8) | 65 (39.2) |
| The Chinese people | |||||||
| High trust | 424 (48.9) | 8 (1.9) | 204 (48.1) | 212 (50.0) * | 19 (4.5) | 214 (50.5) | 191 (45.0) * |
| Moderate trust | 184 (21.2) | 7 (3.8) | 70 (38.0) | 107 (58.2) | 15 (8.1) | 96 (52.2) | 73 (39.7) |
| Low trust | 260 (30.0) | 13 (5.0) | 102 (39.2) | 145 (55.8) | 28 (10.8) | 135 (51.9) | 97 (37.3) |
Note: *Chi-square test, *P<0.05, **P<0.001.