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Institutional confidence

3-pt Likert across 13 U.S. institutions, GSS 2024. The same wave, the same respondents — the gradient is which institutions still earn confidence.

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1 paired studies 13 paired questions Shelf Δ 1.58 3.63 → 2.05
Shape mix: 9 multimodal-symmetric 4 bimodal-asymmetric
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Every paired question on this shelf, on the same 1-5 SSR axis. The gradient between the top and bottom rows is the shelf's acceptance test — a synthetic re-run on this topic has to land each row within its source CI to be useful.

How much confidence do you have in the people running the military in this country?
3.63 (3.58–3.69)
GSS (2024) — Confidence in U.S. institutions battery →
How much confidence do you have in the people running the scientific community in this cou...
3.49 (3.43–3.54)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running medicine in this country?
3.13 (3.07–3.19)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running organized labor in this country?
2.89 (2.81–2.96)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running education in this country?
2.88 (2.82–2.94)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running banks and financial institutions in...
2.85 (2.79–2.90)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running major companies in this country?
2.81 (2.76–2.87)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running the U.S. Supreme Court?
2.64 (2.58–2.70)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running organized religion in this country?
2.61 (2.56–2.67)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running the executive branch of the federal...
2.31 (2.26–2.37)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running television in this country?
2.20 (2.15–2.26)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running Congress?
2.08 (2.02–2.13)
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How much confidence do you have in the people running the press in this country?
2.05 (2.00–2.11)
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