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  • Levels of trust in advice and information from Portsmouth City Council have decreased by 12% since the last wave of research, whilst trust in the NHS and local newspapers or website have remained fairly consistent
  • Residents report limited trust in social media as a source of information with just 9% considering it trustworthy

How trustworthy do you feel the advice and information from the following sources is?

 

Portsmouth City Council

Weighted base: W4: 1,755 | W5: 2,049 | Wave 6: 1,235 | Wave 7: 1,464

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Portsmouth City Council: In Wave 4, 69% of respondents think Portsmouth City Council is very or quite trustworthy, 23% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 9% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 5, 68% of respondents think Portsmouth City Council is very or quite trustworthy, 20% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 11% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 6, 73% of respondents think Portsmouth City Council is very or quite trustworthy, 15% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 12% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 7, 61% of respondents think Portsmouth City Council is very or quite trustworthy, 21% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 18% think it is very or quite untrustworthy. 

NHS

Weighted base: W4: 1,749 | W5: 2,049 | Wave 6: 1,235 | Wave 7: 1,464

This chart shows:
In Wave 4, 76% of respondents think the NHS is very or quite trustworthy, 15% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 10% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 5, 71% of respondents think the NHS is very or quite trustworthy, 19% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 10% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 6, 75% of respondents think the NHS is very or quite trustworthy, 15% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 9% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.
In Wave 7, 75% of respondents think the NHS is very or quite trustworthy, 14% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 12% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.

Local newspapers or news websites

Weighted base: W4: 1,747 | W5: 2,049 | Wave 6: 1,235 | Wave 7: 1,464

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In Wave 4, 22% of respondents think local newspapers or news websites are very or quite trustworthy, 37% think they are neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 41% think they are very or quite untrustworthy. In Wave 5, 23% of respondents think local newspapers or news websites are very or quite trustworthy, 32% think they are neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 45% think they are very or quite untrustworthy. In Wave 6, 21% of respondents think local newspapers or news websites are very or quite trustworthy, 29% think they are neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 50% think they are very or quite untrustworthy. In Wave 7, 22% of respondents think local newspapers or news websites are very or quite trustworthy, 29% think they are neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 49% think they are very or quite untrustworthy.

Social media

Wave 7: 1,464

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Social media: In Wave 7, 9% of respondents think social media is very or quite trustworthy, 27% think it is neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy, and 63% think it is very or quite untrustworthy.

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