Components of the personal trust scale: Are people trustworthy, fair, helpful? % ofus adults who choose each response Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or most people can't be trusted? 53% Most can be trusted Most can't be trusted 46% Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance for would try to be fair no matter what? Would you say that most of the time people try to help others or just llook out for themselves? Just look out for themselves 57% be trusted, would try to be fair and try to help others of Americans are medium trusters They gave mixed answers, with at least one trusting answer and one non-trusting answer to the three questions.
This survey finds that about a third of Americans (35%) register low levels of trust in other people, compared with 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
Components of the personal trust scale: Are people  | trustworthy, fair, helpful?  | % ofus adults who choose each response  | Generally speaking, would you say that most people  | can be trusted or most people can't be trusted?  | 53% Most can be trusted  | Most can't be trusted 46%  | Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you  | if they got the chance for would try to be fair no matter what?  | 44% Try to be fair  | Try to take advantage 55%  | Would you say that most of the time people try  | to help others or just llook out for themselves?  | 42% Try to help others  | Just look out for themselves 57%  | of Americans are high trusters. They believe people can  | 29%  | be trusted, would try to be fair and try to help others  | of Americans are medium trusters They gave mixed  | 32%  | answers, with at least one trusting answer and one  | non-trusting answer to the three questions.  | of Americans are low trusters They believe people can it  | 35%  | be trusted, that others would try to take advantage and  | would just look out for themselves.  | Note: Those who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 19-24, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 