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Public trust in
PBS is extremely strong. In fact,
PBS
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receives the
highest rating of seven public institutions
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asked about in
the survey. One half of the public
say
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they trust PBS as
an institution a great deal.
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The second most
trusted are courts of law, with just over
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one-quarter (28%)
saying these are trusted a great
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deal.
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People place
commercial television networks (17%),
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newspapers (11%)
and cable television networks (10%)
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much lower in
terms of according them a great deal of
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trust.
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This high level
of public trust in PBS is constant across
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all demographics
among Americans of all ages,
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educational
backgrounds, income levels, and ethnicity.
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