Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

100%
50%
0%
-50%
72%
189
I CAN TRUST MY COLLEAGUES
LATVIA ESTONIA LITHUANIA
65% 67% 66%
62%
-7% -10% -9% -8% -6%
Somewhat agree Totally agree
-100%
'98 '02 '98 '02 '98 '02
Totally agree 44% 36% 32% 31% 21% 23%
52%
-19%
Totally disagree Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree 28% 29% 35% 35% 41% 29%
Somewhat disagree -4% -6% -6% -5% -5% -14%
Totally disagree -3% -4% -3% -3% -1% -5%
More detailed country-specific analyses show that gender and sector have no
bearing on the trust situation in Estonia. Both the men and the women, in the
public as well as the private sector, have trust in their work colleagues to an
equal extent. Age has some degree of significance here. The youngest respondents
are more trusting than the others. As many as 72 % of the under-30s
trust their work colleagues, whilst the corresponding proportion in the age
groups older than this is 65 %.
In Latvia, the connection between age and trust is completely the opposite to
that in Estonia. Representatives of the oldest Latvian age group feel the most
trust and the least distrust toward their colleagues at work. At the same time,
the youngest respondents trust their colleagues the least. Of the over-50s, close
to half (45 %) have complete trust in their work colleagues, whereas only 29
% of the youngest believe correspondingly. At least some degree of trust is
experienced by 68 % of the ageing and 61 % of the young workers. The differences
between the groups are highlighted when the percentages feeling distrust
are investigated. Of the young people, 8 % distrust their colleagues to
some extent and a further 8 % distrust them completely. Only half as many of
the ageing workers have distrust. An analysis according to sector reveals that