The American public has more confidence in the military than in any other institution, according to a Gallup poll ...
Seventy-four percent of those surveyed in Gallup's 2005 confidence poll said they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the military - more than in a full range of other government, religious, economic, medical, business and news organizations.
This year's 74 percent confidence level exceeded that of all 15 institutions included in the 2005 survey.
Police ranked second, with 63 percent of responders expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in them.
Organized religion rated third, with 53 percent of responders expressing high confidence, and banks rated a 49 percent high-confidence rate.
The Gallup organization noted that public trust in television news and newspapers reached an all-time low this year, with 28 percent of responders expressing high confidence in them.
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