Table 4 Item information for energy concern and institutional trust scales

  That there may be power cuts in my country?

2.24

0.838

  That energy may be too expensive for many people in (country)?

3.10

0.850

  About (country) being too dependent on energy imports from other countries?

2.87

0.850

  Natural disasters or extreme weather

2.66

0.827

  Insufficient power being generated?

2.48

0.824

  Technical failures?

2.53

0.828

  Terrorist attacks?

2.63

0.840

 Overall Cronbach’s α

0.857

 N

41,728

Institutional trust

Mean

Cronbach’s α if deleted

  Country’s parliament?

4.59

0.879

  Legal system

5.42

0.886

  The police

6.40

0.901

  Politicians

3.65

0.877

  Political parties

3.63

0.879

  The European Parliament

4.27

0.887

  The United Nations

5.01

0.893

 Overall Cronbach’s α

0.901

 N

38,849

  Can be trusted (low to high)

5.27

0.669

  Try to be fair (low to high)

5.81

0.663

  Try to be helpful (low to high)

5.24

0.712

 Overall Cronbach’s α

0.762

 N

43,874