Which professionals does the public trust the most, and the least?
Quick View. Jan. 3/10, 2005.
| Rated "high" or "very high" |
| Nurses |
79% |
| Grade school teachers |
73% |
| Druggists, pharmacists |
72% |
| Military officers |
72% |
| Medical doctors |
67% |
| Policemen |
60% |
| Clergy |
56% |
| Judges |
53% |
| Day care providers |
49% |
| Bankers |
36% |
| Auto mechanics |
26% |
| Local office holders |
26% |
| Nursing home operators |
24% |
| State officeholders |
24% |
| TV reporters |
23% |
| Newspaper reporters |
21% |
| Business executives |
20% |
| Congressmen |
20% |
| Lawyers |
18% |
| Advertising practitioners |
10% |
| Car salespeople |
9% |
Participants in a 2004 Gallup survey ranked nurses as having the highest honesty and ethical standards of 21 professions.
Nurses have held the top rung for five of the past six years that Gallup has conducted the poll. In 2003, physicians held the No. 2 slot -- their highest ranking since the survey was started.
Source: The Gallup Organization, Princeton, N.J.
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