North Dakota
Trust
Trust in institutions reflects the degree to which we believe groups such as governments and universities are serving the state—how honest and reliable they are and how they are serving the state's and nation's interests. These institutions are responsible for important aspects of our success, and our trust in them is also likely necessary if we are going to make lasting improvements in the measures listed elsewhere in this report.
Summary of Results.
North Dakota's progress in this area has been unclear. In North Dakota, both trust in the federal government and trust in science are missing data.
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Trust in the Federal GovernmentSpecific Measure
Percentage of the population with a great deal or some confidence in the executive branch and Congress
(Source: Authors' analysis of the General Social Survey (GSS) data and IPUMS-harmonized ACS/CPS microdata).State RankState vs. US trendNANAWhy did we include this measure?
The federal government has important responsibilities, including national defense, economic policy, immigration, environmental resource management, and social insurance and income support programs. The federal government also shapes the actions of state and local governments through laws and program subsidies and shapes interstate commerce through business regulation and transportation infrastructure. Unfortunately, North Dakota does not have any data for this measure. We hope to include it in the future if the data become available.
Additional Information.
The national trend shows a continuation of an old trend that began in the 1960s. When people perceive that things are not going well in the country, as many of the measures in this report suggest, the federal government, and especially the president, are often held responsible.North Dakota State Trend Not available
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Trust in ScienceSpecific Measure
Percentage of the population with a great deal of confidence in the scientific community
(Source: Authors' analysis of the General Social Survey (GSS) data and IPUMS-harmonized ACS/CPS microdata).State RankState vs. US trendNANAWhy did we include this measure?
Science plays an important role in our lives, including basic research that helps us understand our world and applied research that develops new technologies such as medicines, energy sources, transportation, communication, weapons systems, and space exploration, to name a few. Unfortunately, North Dakota does not have any data for this measure. We hope to include it in the future if the data become available.
North Dakota State Trend Not available
How to Read This Report:
We report each measure three different ways: State Rank, State Trend, State vs. US Trend. Each result is color coded as either red (negative/worsening), yellow (neutral/stable), or green (positive/improving), as indicated below. If the simple trends were erratic, had too few data points, or had no data points, we do not color code and label the trend as “mixed,” "unclear," or "NA," respectively.
State Rank
(Where are we now?)
State Trend
(Where are we going?)
State vs. US Trend
(How do we compare?)
Top third of states
(i.e., ranks 1-17)
Improving
Trendline is improving by >5% and most points are improving relative to the first data point.
Improving
Trendline is improving relative to the national trend and rank is improving by 2+ rank spots.
Middle third of states
(i.e., ranks 18-34)
Neutral/Stable
Doesn't fall into improving, worsening, mixed, unclear, or NA categories.
Neutral/Stable
Trendline is improving/worsening the same amount as the national trend or rank is changing by <2 spots.
Bottom third of states
(i.e., ranks 35-51)
Worsening
Trendline is worsening by >5% and most points are worsening relative to the first data point.
Worsening
Trendline is worsening relative to national trend and rank is declining by 2+ rank spots
Mixed
Large shares of points are improving and worsening by >5% in different parts of the trend.
Mixed
This label only applies when a measure has more than 1 trendline. One trendline is improving and another is worsening.
Unclear
Not enough data to determine a trend.
Unclear
Not enough data to determine a comparison.
Not Applicable
No data.
Not Applicable
No data.
Not Applicable
No data.
For more information on our definitions and methods, please see the Data Notes section.
