Chart 5
Distribution of the population by level of confidence in institutions by select measures, 2023
Note(s):
Those who expressed a high level of confidence in "all institutions" are those who rated their confidence a 4 or 5 for at least four of the five institutions. Those who rated their confidence a 1, 2 or 3 for two or more institutions were considered to have low confidence in "all institutions". Sense of meaning and purpose was measured using the following question: Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Not at all" and 10 means "Completely", to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? Trust in others was measured using the following question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you cannot be too careful in dealing with people?
Source(s):
Canadian Social Survey (5354), 2023.
Chart description
This is a bar stacked chart.
| Low confidence in institutions | High confidence in institutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent or very good mental health | 65 | 35 |
| Fair or poor mental health | 85 | 15 |
| Excellent or very good general health | 69 | 31 |
| Fair or poor general health | 80 | 20 |
| Persons with a disability or long-term condition | 78 | 22 |
| Persons without a disability or long-term condition | 69 | 31 |
| Very difficult or difficult to meet financial needs | 81 | 19 |
| Easy or very easy to meet financial needs | 61 | 39 |
| High life satisfaction (rating from 8 to 10) | 64 | 36 |
| Low life satisfaction (rating from 0 to 5) | 86 | 14 |
| High sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 8 to 10) | 65 | 35 |
| Low sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 0 to 5) | 87 | 13 |
| High trust in others | 63 | 37 |
| Low trust in others | 80 | 20 |
Note(s):
Those who expressed a high level of confidence in "all institutions" are those who rated their confidence a 4 or 5 for at least four of the five institutions. Those who rated their confidence a 1, 2 or 3 for two or more institutions were considered to have low confidence in "all institutions". Sense of meaning and purpose was measured using the following question: Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Not at all" and 10 means "Completely", to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? Trust in others was measured using the following question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you cannot be too careful in dealing with people?
Source(s):
Canadian Social Survey (5354), 2023.
- Date modified: