Trust in others
Age differences
Young people aged 15 to 24 were slightly less likely than older age groups to report that people can almost always or usually be trusted.
A total of 71 percent of 15 to 24 year olds agreed that people can usually or almost always be trusted, compared to 76 percent of those aged 25 to 49, 78 percent of those aged 50 to 64, and 75 percent of those aged 65+.
Proportion of people reporting that people can "almost always" or "usually" be trusted, by age, 2006
Source: Quality of Life Survey, 2006
