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Public Awareness of and Trust in Official Statistics 2020

Date published: 27 October 2021

Statistics: Public Awareness of and Trust (Confidence) in Official Statistics (PCOS)
Research and support: Official Statistics

Public awareness of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and trust in official statistics produced by NISRA in 2020.

This report presents findings from the Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey (CHS) on public awareness of NISRA and trust in official statistics in Northern Ireland. The questions were asked between October 2020 and March 2021.

The report also monitors changes in attitudes to official statistics over time and provides comparisons with public attitudes to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), where appropriate.

Documents

  • Public Awareness of and Trust in Official Statistics Northern Ireland 2020 - Report Adobe PDF (409 KB)
  • Public Awareness of and Trust in Official Statistics Northern Ireland 2020 - Detailed Tables OpenDocument spreadsheet (36 KB)
  • Public Awareness of NISRA 2020 - Infographic Adobe PDF (101 KB)
  • Public Trust in Official Statistics 2020 - Infographic Adobe PDF (114 KB)
  • Statistical Press Notice Adobe PDF (150 KB)

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