Variable: Most people can be trusted

QoG Code: (wvs_trust)


Dataset: Integrated Values Surveys (WVS/EVS trend 1981-2022)

Description:

Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?

  1. Need to be very careful
  2. Most people can be trusted

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-27
Last updated by source: 2022-12-14


Categories:

Civil Society/Population/Culture


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Basic Cross-section - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 37
Standard cross-section: 37
Standard time-series: 111


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This variable has information from the year 1981 to the year 2023