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Lifestyle > Confidence in social institutions Stats: compare key data on Canada & United States

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  • Armed forces: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Church: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Civil service: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Companies: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Legal system: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Legal system per million: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Parliament: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Police: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Police per million: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Press: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
  • Trade unions: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
STAT Canada United States
Armed forces 57%
Ranked 7th.
65%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Canada
Church 63%
Ranked 3rd.
72%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Canada
Civil service 50%
Ranked 4th.
56%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Canada
Companies 51%
Ranked 8th.
52%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Canada
Legal system 54%
Ranked 11th. 13% more than United States
48%
Ranked 13th.
Legal system per million 1.94%
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than United States
0.192%
Ranked 17th.
Parliament 37%
Ranked 13th.
38%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Canada
Police 84%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than United States
73%
Ranked 8th.
Police per million 3.02%
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than United States
0.292%
Ranked 16th.
Press 46%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than United States
44%
Ranked 3rd.
Trade unions 35%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States
34%
Ranked 13th.

SOURCES: World Values Survey; World Values Survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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