CIRCLES OF TRUST BECOME MORE LOCAL Percent who say each has increased or decreased during the pandemic LESS TRUST FOR OUTSIDERS CLOSER BONDS WITH COWORKERS AND NEIGHBORS My trust in… Net change increased decreased How close I feel… Net change increased decreased people from other -8 18 26 to my coworkers +12 32 20 countries people who live in other states, provinces, -2 20 22 to my neighbors +7 28 21 or regions 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. PAN_MRE_LSS. For each of the following, please indicate whether life during the pandemic has decreased this, increased this, or has had no effect? 3-point scale; code 1, decreased; code 2, increased. General population, 27-mkt avg. “To my co-workers” data is filtered to be among those who are an employee of an organization (Q43/1).