Trust in Groups

Q. And how much trust do you have in the following groups to represent the interests of people like you?

	Total a lot/some trust	A lot of trust	Some trust	A little trust	No trust at all	Don’t know
Environment groups	38%	8%	30%	28%	22%	11%
Unions	33%	8%	25%	27%	30%	10%
Business lobby groups	21%	4%	17%	30%	35%	15%
Religious groups	20%	5%	15%	24%	43%	13%
Mining companies	20%	2%	18%	27%	40%	13%
Banks	15%	2%	13%	26%	49%	10%
The media	14%	1%	13%	33%	43%	9%

38% said they have a lot or some trust in environment groups and 33% have a lot/some trust in unions. Banks (15%) and the media (14%) were the least trusted groups.

49% had no trust at all in banks and 43% had no trust at all in religious groups and the media.

51% of Labor voters have trust in unions and 47% have trust in environment groups. The most trusted groups for Liberal/National voters are mining companies (32%) and business lobby groups (31%).