This statistic shows the amount of confidence in politicians in Sweden and Norway in 2019. In general, journalists had more confidence in politicans than the general public in both countries. However, very few respondents had strong confidence towards politicians. To the contrary, more respondents stated to have little or very little confidence in politians, especially the Swedes at 15 percent of the respondents.
journalists are members of Norsk Journalistlag or Svenska Journalistfõrbundet
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
* The number of respondents was as follows:Â
Swedish journalists: n=213,
Norwegian journalists: n=545,
Swedish general public: n=840,
Norwegian general publisc: n=800.
In addition to telephone interviews there was the possibility to answer the question via web interviews.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvor stor tiltro har du til følgende yrkesgrupper? b) Politikere?"
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Nordiske Mediedager. (April 4, 2019). How much confidence do you have in politicians? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026340/confidence-in-politicians-in-sweden-and-norway/
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