Marginal effects of verbal ability from weighted probit models of generalized trust for different decades.

Notes: Marginal effects were estimated with all other covariates held at their means. Robust standard-errors are reported in parentheses. Significance levels: †10%, *5%, **1%, ***0.1%. Individual controls: gender, age, age squared, race dummies, a language dummy, education dummies, marital status dummies and log of real household income. Black respondents oversampled in 1982 and 1987 were excluded. Survey waves in 1970s: 1976, 1978. Survey waves in 1980s: 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989. Survey waves in 1990s: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998. Survey waves in 2000s: 2000, 2006, 2008. Survey waves in 2010s: 2010, 2012.