Generalised trust, stratified by covariates
| Share of trusters (percentage) | n | |
| Overall | 37.82 | 25 270 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 35.87 | 13 855 |
| Male | 40.18 | 11 415 |
| Race | ||
| Black | 15.41 | 3226 |
| White | 42.26 | 20 601 |
| Other | 24.39 | 1443 |
| Degree | ||
| Less than high school | 21.98 | 4340 |
| High school | 35.08 | 13 348 |
| Junior college | 37.21 | 1634 |
| Bachelor | 53.42 | 4073 |
| Graduate | 60.53 | 1875 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 42.34 | 13 355 |
| Widowed | 36.74 | 1704 |
| Divorced | 35.22 | 3663 |
| Separated | 24.12 | 912 |
| Never married | 31.32 | 5636 |
| Household income (measured as a continuous variable in multilevel models) | ||
| Lowest quartile (poorest) | 23.93 | 6096 |
| 2nd quartile | 33.31 | 6295 |
| 3rd quartile | 42.28 | 6363 |
| Highest quartile (richest) | 50.80 | 6516 |
Source: GSS–NDI (1978–2010).
n, 25 270;
NDI, National Death Index; GSS, General Social Survey.