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Government Delivery Index - Trust and Influence

Government Delivery Index - Trust and Influence

Q On balance, do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "I trust the government to tell the truth"

11 March 2008

Q On balance, do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

I trust the government to tell the truth

	Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree or dis- agree	Tend to dis- agree	Strongly dis- agree	Don't know	Agree	Dis- agree	Net confi- dent
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	177%
31 August - 2 September 2007	7	19	9	27	38	1	26	65	-39
23-26 November 2007	6	15	8	25	44	1	21	69	-48
7-9 March 2008	5	19	4	29	42	2	24	71	-47

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