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The survey — conducted Feb. 11 – March 15, 2021 among a nationally representative, probability-based sample of 1,305 adults — included the following results:

[Graph courtesy of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]
The survey, according to the report’s authors, shows Americans have higher trust in healthcare professionals than public health institutions and agencies. Public health agencies received mixed job ratings, and a large minority of the public does not trust health information from state and local public health departments.
Seven in 10 of the survey respondents wanted substantial increases in federal public health spending.