Q. Thinking about your personal information that you sometimes have to give to organisations and companies, how much trust do you have in following organisations to handle your personal information appropriately?
| A lot of trust | Some trust | Little trust | No trust | Don’t know | |
| The medical profession | 39% | 40% | 12% | 7% | 2% |
| Banks | 19% | 40% | 27% | 13% | 2% |
| Governments | 12% | 38% | 28% | 20% | 2% |
| Australian companies | 6% | 43% | 35% | 13% | 2% |
| On-line companies | 2% | 25% | 41% | 29% | 3% |
| Political parties | 2% | 20% | 34% | 40% | 4% |
| Foreign companies | 1% | 18% | 36% | 41% | 4% |
| The media | 2% | 14% | 35% | 47% | 2% |
Of the organisations measured, the medical profession is the most trusted to handle personal information (79% a lot/some trust). Banks (59%) are trusted more that Governments (50%) or Australian companies (49%).
The media are the least trusted with 82% saying they have little or no trust in them.
People aged under 35 tend to be more trustful with their personal information – especially with Governments (58% a lot/some trust), banks (69%) and on-line companies (35%).