Would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful dealing with people?

Fieldwork dates: 18 June 2000 - 4 October 2010
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 5 polls

Results for: Would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful dealing with people?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	4 October 2010 Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)	1 September 2009 Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)	21 January 2007 Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)	17 December 2004 Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)	4 November 2000 Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
Most people can be trusted	38%	51%	51%	54%	46%
Can't be too careful in dealing with people	61%	46%	44%	45%	53%
Don't know	1%	3%	4%	1%	1%
Refused	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?

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