One idea that is deeply rooted in Spain is that of giving grades on a scale from 1 to 10, to 1 decimal place and with 5.0 being universally regarded as a pass grade. It is used in schools for marks and is also used in opinion surveys to rate the popularity of institutions and people. This ranking of national institutions appeared in El País on Sunday 21 August.
‘To what extent do these institutions or social groups inspire you with confidence, that is to say that you feel you can trust them?’
Scientists 7.4 Doctors 7.4 Universities 6.8 The public health system 6.8 Police 6.7 Social security 6.6 Small & medium enterprises 6.6 Intellectuals 6.5 The Guardia Civil 6.5 The armed forces 6.5 NGOs 6.2 Charitable foundations 6.0 Radio 5.8 Church institutions (Caritas) 5.8 The King 5.6 The Constitutional Court 5.3 Lawyers 5.2 Big Spanish companies 5.2 Notaries 5.2 | The ombudsman 4.8 Judges 4.8 Public officials 4.6 The press (newspapers) 4.7 The Church’s social work 4.7 Prosecutors 4.7 The courts 4.6 Businesspeople 4.6 Multinationals 4.5 Municipal authorities 4.3 Parliament 4.2 Television 4.1 The Catholic Church 4.0 The governments of the autonomous communities 4.0 Savings banks 3.7 The judicial system 3.5 The trade unions 3.3 The bishops 3.1 The present government of Spain 3.0 Banks 2.9 Political parties 2.8 Politicians 2.6 |
(El País article in Spanish without this chart)
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