Summary Results

• Public Trust And Confidence In American Institutions
• Satisfaction With Manner Courts Handle Cases
• Personal Knowledge In Courts, Knowledge, Courts
• Public Knowledge Of The Courts
• Perceptions Of Equal Treatment By The Courts
• Sources Of Information Regarding News And The Courts
• Frequency Of Sources Used For Information About The Courts
• Attitudes Towards The Courts
• Attitudes Towards Court Costs And Influences
• Perceptions Of Court Functioning, Fairness &Amp; Objectivity
• Survey Demographic Profile

The following results compare the findings from the national survey with those found in the Washington State survey, where possible. Unless otherwise noted, all figures given are percents. Numbers may not equal 100 due to rounding.

"Nat Tot" = Total Results from the National Survey
"Wash Tot"= Total Results from the Washington State Survey
"Nat Cauc" = National White, Not Hispanic
"Wash Cauc" = Washington White, Not Hispanic
"Nat Black" = National African American
"Wash Black" = Washington African American
"Nat Hisp" = National Hispanic
"Wash Hisp" = Washington Hispanic
"Nat Asian" = National Asian, Pacific Islander
"Wash Asian" = Washington Asian, Pacific Islander