In Whom Do We Trust? Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in these institutions:
· The military (66%)
· The church or organized religion (60%)
· The police (57%)
· The U.S. Supreme Court (50%)
· The presidency (48%)
· Banks (44%)
· The medical system (40%)
· The public schools (38%)
· Faith-based charitable organizations (37%)
· Newspapers (36%)
· Television news (34%)
· The electric power utilities (28%)
· Big business (28%)
· Organized labor (26%)
· Congress (26%)
· HMOs (15%) (USA Today/CNN/Gallup, 6/8-10/01)
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