Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions in New Zealand
Annex D. Additional question implemented in New Zealand Survey
Government institutions act according to the best interest of society
Note: Figure presents the responses to the question "Do you agree with the following statement? Government institutions act according to the best interest of society." The "likely" proportion is the aggregation of responses from 6-10 on the scale. “NZL mean” presents the weighted average across all respondents in New Zealand. Top 25% and bottom 25% refers to the income distribution based on household's total gross annual income of 2021, before tax and deductions, but including benefits/allowances. High education is defined as the ISCED 2011 education levels 5-8, i.e. university-level degrees such as Bachelors, Masters or PhD, and low education refers to less than a completed upper secondary degree. * means that differences in proportions are statistically significant at the 90% significance level; ** means that differences are statistically significant at the 95% level; *** means that differences are statistically significant at the 99% level. Reference group in light blue.
Source: OECD Trust Survey (http://oe.cd/trust)