SOCIAL ISSUES & POLICY
Military on Top, HMOs Last in Public Confidence Poll Religion and police also receive high ratings
The Gallup Poll's annual rating of Americans' confidence in the country's major institutions shows that the public has more confidence in the military than in any other institution tested, followed by organized religion, and the police. At the other end of the spectrum, HMOs suffer from the lowest level of public confidence of any of the 17 institutions included in the June 25-27 survey. Additionally, Americans have significantly more confidence in the presidency and the U.S. Supreme Court than they do in the third branch of government, the Congress, and the computer industry generates more confidence from Americans than does big business in general.
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