Table 6
Feelings of trust among younger and older Canadians, 2009
| Feelings of trust | Younger Canadians (15 to 54 years) | Older Canadians (55 years and over)Note † | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number (thousands) | percent | number (thousands) | percent | number (thousands) | percent | |
| The people in your family… | ||||||
| Cannot be trusted | 136 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 219 | 1 |
| May or may not be trusted | 443 | 2 | 146 | 2 | 589 | 2 |
| Can be trusted | 18,578 | 97 | 8,125 | 96 | 26,703 | 97 |
| The people in your neighbourhood… | ||||||
| Cannot be trusted | 1,937 | 10Note * | 372 | 4 | 2,309 | 8 |
| May or may not be trusted | 5,766 | 30Note * | 1,446 | 17 | 7,212 | 26 |
| Can be trusted | 11,320 | 59Note * | 6,380 | 75 | 17,700 | 64 |
| The people who you work or go to school with… | ||||||
| Cannot be trusted | 1,052 | 6Note * | 143 | 4 | 1,194 | 5 |
| May or may not be trusted | 3,735 | 20Note * | 515 | 13 | 4,250 | 19 |
| Can be trusted | 13,370 | 73Note * | 3,047 | 80 | 16,418 | 74 |
| Strangers… | ||||||
| Cannot be trusted | 11,641 | 61Note * | 3,762 | 44 | 15,403 | 56 |
| May or may not be trusted | 6,085 | 32Note * | 3,040 | 36 | 9,125 | 33 |
| Can be trusted | 1,337 | 7Note * | 1,248 | 15 | 2,585 | 9 |
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† reference category * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Note: Responses of "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the table but not shown separately, therefore totals may not add up to 100%. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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