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Distribution of the population by level of trust in news or information from the media by select measures, 2023

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Excellent or very good mental health Fair or poor mental health Excellent or very good general health Fair or poor general health Persons with a disability or long-term condition Persons without a disability or long-term condition Very difficult or difficult to meet financial needs Easy or very easy to meet financial needs High life satisfaction (rating from 8 to 10) Low life satisfaction (rating from 0 to 5) High sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 8 to 10) Low sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 0 to 5) High trust in others Low trust in others 0 50 100 % Low trust in the mediaLow trust in the media Moderate trust in the mediaModerate trust in the media High trust in the mediaHigh trust in the media
Note(s):
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.

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Distribution of the population by level of trust in news or information from the media by select measures, 2023, %
  Low trust in the media Moderate trust in the media High trust in the media
Excellent or very good mental health 49.6 31.6 18.8
Fair or poor mental health 69.2 24.0 6.8
Excellent or very good general health 50.9 31.6 17.5
Fair or poor general health 66.4 23.4 10.2
Persons with a disability or long-term condition 57.9 28.6 13.5
Persons without a disability or long-term condition 53.6 30.7 15.8
Very difficult or difficult to meet financial needs 68.2 22.1 9.7
Easy or very easy to meet financial needs 39.7 36.9 23.4
High life satisfaction (rating from 8 to 10) 45.0 35.0 20.0
Low life satisfaction (rating from 0 to 5) 77.1 16.4 6.5
High sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 8 to 10) 47.9 33.1 19.1
Low sense of meaning and purpose (rating from 0 to 5) 77.1 16.5 6.5
High trust in others 45.2 36.1 18.7
Low trust in others 63.5 24.8 11.7
Note(s):
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.
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