Society

Only 6.5% inclined to trust experts

By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-06-25 11:01

An online survey indicates that only 6.5 percent of respondents deem experts trustworthy as authorities, China Youth Daily reported Friday.

The survey, which was conducted by the newspaper, questioned 5,492 people on their attitude towards experts' opinion, showing that 39.5 percent of those polled think experts' opinions are one-sided and just for reference; 31.9 percent say the reliability of authorities' remarks depends on the situation; 20.4 percent refuse to believe any word coming from experts.