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It is noted that for the three factors of trust, the perception of the statistics
office is higher than the perception of users. The difference in percentage
between two perceptions is higher for Reputational factors (5.06%) followed
by Statistical factors (3.48%) and Structural factors (3.42%).
The NSOs answered also if their institutions have received support and
which kind of support from the national /international institutions during the
last five years. In figure 2: Received support during the last five years is
presented the support given in the last five years from 17 different
National/International Institutions out of 23 National/International Institutions
listed.

Figure 2: Received support during the last five years

Received support

WTO 10.0
UNWTO 10.0
WHO 40.0
WB 70.0
UNSD 30.0
UNODC 40.0
UNIDO 10.0
UNESCO 10.0
UNECE 60.0
UNESCAP 10.0
EUROSTAT 100.0
OECD 50.0
IMF 70.0
ILO 50.0
FAO 40.0
ECB 20.0
National Government 100.0

- 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

National government and Eurostat have provided support for all statistical
offices that fulfilled this questionnaire, followed by WB, IMF, UNECE, OECD
and ILO. The kind of support received during the last five years, has been
evaluated, as it is considered one important factor in trust in official statistics.
Technical Assistance for Statistical production is the main area where support
has been given, approximately 47%, while Technical Assistance for
Organisational behaviour has been evaluated around 11%.
Official statistics evaluated the impact of the support received and their
position in different user groups in order to build and raise awareness
regarding trust in statistical products and institution. As Technical Assistance
for Statistical production is the main area of intervention from
National/International Institutions, NSOs has been asked to evaluate the four

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