Lack of trust in the federal government is not necessarily a barrier to young people wanting to work for it, according to new survey data.

In August, the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan good government group, conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults aged 18-34 that asked respondents to rate how much they trust the federal government on a scale from zero to 10.

In total, 30% of participants rated the government between six and 10. Unlike past PPS research, this survey did not find large differences based on political affiliation, with only 37% of young Democrats, 30% of young Republicans and 23% of young independents giving a six to 10 rating.

Nadzeya Shutava, a PPS research manager who authored the report, argued that the survey’s finding on lack of partisan differences could be positive.

“Ideology is not the biggest issue here…if you look at it from the perspective of what can we do to engage people to have them trust the government, the solutions are likely to appeal broadly, and that’s a great thing,” she said at a Thursday event co-hosted with the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship that focused on young people’s relationship with the federal government.

PPS in July also conducted four focus groups each with nine to 11 participants aged 18-34 and asked them to provide one or two words that came to their minds when they think of the federal government. “Corrupt” was the most common word.

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