Poll: 75% of Romanians believe corruption has been growing for the past five years

Three in four Romanians believe corruption has been on the rise in the country for the past five years, according to a poll by CSOP company, published on Thursday. It shows only 6% of the population believe the level of corruption decreased during the period, while 13% say they do not feel any change.

The poll was ordered by the Association for Implementation of Democracy (AID).

An AID press release says a lower percentage of youth (68% as compared to an average of 75% of all respondents) believe the level of corruption is up. The same tendency is reflected in the answers of Bucharest citizens (67%) and main ethnic minority groups (65% of Rroma respondents and 66% of Hungarian respondents).

11% of respondents with high-level studies and 15% of Bucharest citizens believe the level of corruption has been reduced.

The Army remains the most trusted institution (51% say they trust it), followed by education institutions (43%), city halls (39%), public health institutions (31%), county halls (26%) and prefectures (25%).