Table 2.
Comparison of top answers proportion for trust and perception of responsibility between countries (N = 4,013).
| ISR | SWE | NOR | ROM | ESP | FRA | ITA | JPN | X2* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Trust | |||||||||
| The government | 10.9% | 28.4% | 44.6% | 9.0% | 18.9% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 12.0% | 463.1 |
| The civil Defense/protection | 52.8% | 28.2% | 55.2% | 19.0% | 51.1% | 41.3% | 53.8% | 13.0% | 505.7 |
| The local authority | 34.9% | 20.7% | 43.8% | 16.8% | 29.7% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 14.2% | 260.2 |
| The emergency organizations | 74.4% | 36.7% | 62.6% | 60.4% | 62.3% | 72.3% | 75.6% | 15.6% | 698.5 |
| The politicians | 2.4% | 14.5% | 23.2% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 8.6% | 581.1 |
| The media | 6.8% | 18.1% | 24.8% | 9.4% | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 10.2% | 179.5 |
| Community organizations | 41.3% | 26.4% | 42.2% | 17.2% | 32.7% | 27.9% | 32.0% | 10.6% | 273.8 |
| Health services | 33.2% | 59.0% | 65.2% | 40.2% | 67.1% | 59.4% | 45.2% | 29.6% | 404.9 |
| (B) Responsibility | |||||||||
| The government | 71.5% | 67.0% | 69.8% | 62.8% | 70.3% | 58.6% | 82.6% | 64.4% | 152.1 |
| The civil Defense | 82.9% | 53.0% | 55.4% | 61.6% | 71.6% | 56.3% | 84.2% | 37.2% | 500.1 |
| The local authority | 68.3% | 61.9% | 57.4% | 69.0% | 69.2% | 51.1% | 82.0% | 57.0% | 199.1 |
| The health services | 73.8% | 69.2% | 66.4% | 73.4% | 78.3% | 63.5% | 88.0% | 41.6% | 385.6 |
| Your community | 31.7% | 27.5% | 42.2% | 45.4% | 48.2% | 31.6% | 55.6% | 22.8% | 335.0 |
| Yourself and your family | 53.0% | 47.6% | 49.2% | 55.4% | 61.0% | 39.5% | 67.4% | 39.6% | 186.0 |
*
Chi-square analysis was done for all variables with all five categories of responses (degrees of freedom = 28 per item).
In all analyses p-value <0.001. ISR, Israel; SWE, Sweden; NOR, Norway; ROM, Romania; ESP, Spain; FRA, France; ITA, Italy; JPN, Japan.