B
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81%
81% -- consumers citing trust as purchasing decision factor for consumers (2025)
81% of consumers state that trust is a deciding factor in their purchasing decisions.
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81%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Edelman
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Tier C
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Edelman
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Cited as a 2025 Edelman study; details not provided in source
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consumers: 81% consumers citing trust as purchasing decision factor. Source: Edelman (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-trust-purchasing-decisions-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-trust-purchasing-decisions-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>81%</strong> -- consumers citing trust as purchasing decision factor for consumers<br><small>Source: Edelman (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-trust-purchasing-decisions-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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