PERSISTENT TRUST INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA Trust Trust Index (60-100) Neutral (50-59) 77 Informed Distrust (1-49) Record high Public 68 22ptgap 63 58 59 23ptgap 53 54 55 55 52 Mass 14pt gap 49 47 Population 46 45 43 41 39 38 40 39 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate 6 how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Informed public and mass population, Australia.