Table 2 The exploratory factor analysis of trust in the institution scale with factor loadings and communalities (N = 4000)
Items | Factor 1 Trust in public institutions | Factor 2 Trust in government institutions | Factor 3 Trust in non-government institutions | Communality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Schools | 0.78 | 0.66 | ||
2. Universities | 0.75 | 0.61 | ||
3. Military | 0.67 | 0.50 | ||
4. Health care | 0.64 | 0.47 | ||
5. Police | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.45 | |
6. Church | 0.52 | 0.34 | ||
7. Parliament | 0.81 | 0.74 | ||
8. Government | 0.81 | 0.72 | ||
9. The courts | 0.61 | 0.48 | ||
10. Political parties | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.58 | |
11. Non-government association | 0.80 | 0.67 | ||
12. Trade union association | 0.77 | 0.65 | ||
13. Media | 0.56 | 0.37 | ||
14. President | 0.43 | 0.28 |