U.S. TRUST DECLINES ACROSS ALL INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWING SPRING SURGE + - 0 Percent trust, in the U.S. Distrust Neutral Trust Change, wave to wave (1-49) (50-59) (60-100) Business Government NGOs Media Business trust least volatile 56 56 -2 54 +6 +6 -6 50 50 50 50 +2 48 48 -5 -6 45 +9 42 39 Jan 2020 May 2020 Jan 2021 Jan 2020 May 2020 Jan 2021 Jan 2020 May 2020 Jan 2021 Jan 2020 May 2020 Jan 2021 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. 6 General population, U.S.