The FIU/Florida Poll is a statewide survey of 1,200 Florida
residents done by SJMC’s Institute for Public Opinion Research
(IPOR) every year from 1988 to 2004. The 2004 Poll was done in
December 2004 and January 2005, and the 2006 Poll was
done in July 2006.
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What about the state government in Tallahassee? How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government to do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time?
| Florida poll conducted in year | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 06 | |||
| trust in state gov't | just about always | 3.4% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| most of the time | 22.5% | 28.9% | 32.1% | 31.4% | 35.8% | 28.7% | 29.5% | 30.2% | 31.4% | 30.1% | |
| some of the time | 66.1% | 58.5% | 57.0% | 56.6% | 49.5% | 58.3% | 55.1% | 54.7% | 53.2% | 56.6% | |
| none of the time | 8.1% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 8.7% | |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |