I saw a reference to a survey question asked by the Gallup Poll in 1963: "On the whole, would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the honesty and standards of behavior of people in this country today?" 34% were satisfied, 58% dissatisfied. The question was repeated a number of times, most recently in 1999. I think that I've seen that question before. What I hadn't known was that it was asked in several other nations. The percent dissatisfied:
Norway 20%
France 39%
UK 47%
W. Germany 51%
USA 58%
[Source: Robert Lane, Political Thinking and Consciousness, p. 216]
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