Table 4

The determinants of generalized trust

TRUST_GTRUST_PTRUST_GTRUST_PTRUST_GTRUST_P
OLSOLSWRPWRPWRGWRG
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
SMEDIA−0.011***−0.021***0.005−0.0070.002−0.010**
(0.008)(0.000)(0.339)(0.144)(0.737)(0.040)
TRDMEDIA0.007−0.009*0.0010.0060.025***0.020***
(0.123)(0.095)(0.772)(0.214)(0.000)(0.000)
NETMIGR0.070**−0.0470.153**0.0510.166−0.058
(0.043)(0.251)(0.030)(0.457)(0.299)(0.714)
FEMALE−0.017***−0.032***−0.019***−0.028***−0.034***−0.031***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
LNAGE0.022***0.063***0.012*0.056***0.047***0.112***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.100)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
IMIGRANT−0.027***−0.047***−0.063***−0.087***−0.079***−0.109***
(0.004)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
MUSLIM−0.020*0.041***−0.088***−0.024−0.076***0.013
(0.062)(0.002)(0.000)(0.132)(0.000)(0.509)
EMPLOYED0.005−0.0080.005−0.0070.010*−0.014***
(0.215)(0.124)(0.334)(0.130)(0.051)(0.005)
HIGHERCL0.030***0.031***0.026***0.020***0.049***0.045***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
EDU0.033***0.017***0.072***0.017***0.095***0.035***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
MARRIED0.012***0.0010.027***0.0040.035***−0.002
(0.003)(0.798)(0.000)(0.441)(0.000)(0.722)
URBAN0.0070.0040.029***−0.012**0.022***−0.009
(0.147)(0.433)(0.000)(0.013)(0.000)(0.111)
CORRUPT−0.017***−0.016***−0.015***−0.010***−0.026***−0.017***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
HOMICIDE0.042***0.049***0.0130.026**0.024*0.040***
(0.000)(0.000)(0.241)(0.015)(0.084)(0.003)
GINI0.006***0.006***0.0010.002−0.0030.007
(0.000)(0.000)(0.688)(0.470)(0.798)(0.572)
BIRTH−0.027***−0.014***−0.010**−0.003−0.002−0.012
(0.000)(0.000)(0.032)(0.538)(0.936)(0.547)
Constant0.100*−0.122*0.160−0.0070.015−0.378
(0.084)(0.081)(0.163)(0.951)(0.955)(0.145)
Country FEYesYesYesYesYesYes
Year FEYesYesYesYesYesYes
Observations41,57941,48041,57941,48040,37340,274
Adjusted R20.1930.0840.2180.0730.1560.107

Note(s): p-values are in parentheses. *, **, *** indicate statistical significance at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively. Unweighted OLS, weighted by population (WRP) and GDP (WRG) are used as methods

Source(s): Developed by the author

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