It seems that age is not a major factor in whether people in the U.S. trust their government, with between 17 and 28 percent of all generations reporting they trust the government always or most of the time in an April 2021 survey. This compares to around 50 percent of all generations in a survey conducted in October 1972.
Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2021). Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation." Chart. April 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of People in The United States Who Trust The Government Always or Most of The Time from 1972 to 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of people in the United States who trust the government always or most of the time from 1972 to 2021, by generation [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078192/trust-government-generation-us/