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Honesty/Ethics in Professions
Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields -- very high, high, average, low, or very low? First, ... Next, ... [RANDOM ORDER]
|
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1 |
Very |
|
|
|
Very |
No |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Advertising practitioners |
1 |
10 |
52 |
27 |
7 |
3 |
|
Bankers |
3 |
22 |
48 |
19 |
7 |
* |
|
Business executives |
3 |
15 |
48 |
26 |
6 |
2 |
|
Car salespeople |
1 |
6 |
44 |
36 |
11 |
1 |
|
Clergy |
14 |
38 |
36 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
|
Members of Congress |
1 |
6 |
27 |
39 |
25 |
1 |
|
Druggists or pharmacists/Pharmacists ^ |
17 |
56 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
* |
|
Lawyers |
3 |
16 |
43 |
27 |
10 |
1 |
|
Medical doctors |
15 |
55 |
23 |
5 |
1 |
* |
|
Nurses |
27 |
57 |
15 |
1 |
* |
* |
|
Police officers |
12 |
42 |
35 |
8 |
3 |
* |
|
Accountants |
7 |
36 |
49 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
|
Building contractors |
4 |
22 |
58 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
|
Funeral directors |
9 |
35 |
43 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
High school teachers |
13 |
49 |
29 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
Journalists |
4 |
22 |
46 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
|
Labor union leaders |
2 |
16 |
37 |
28 |
13 |
3 |
|
Real estate agents |
3 |
17 |
57 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
|
Stockbrokers |
1 |
11 |
46 |
30 |
10 |
3 |
|
Telemarketers |
2 |
6 |
38 |
37 |
16 |
1 |
|
Lobbyists |
1 |
6 |
27 |
39 |
23 |
4 |
|
^ Half of respondents were asked "Druggists or pharmacists" and half were asked "Pharmacists." Results were similar for both wordings, and data shown are for combined sample. |
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* Less than 0.5% |
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Recent trend: percentage saying very high or high
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Nurses |
83 |
84 |
83 |
81 |
84 |
|
Druggists, pharmacists |
71 |
70 |
66 |
71 |
73 |
|
Medical doctors |
64 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
70 |
|
High school teachers |
-- |
65 |
-- |
-- |
62 |
|
Police officers |
53 |
56 |
63 |
57 |
54 |
|
Clergy |
53 |
56 |
50 |
53 |
52 |
|
Funeral directors |
-- |
47 |
-- |
-- |
44 |
|
Accountants |
-- |
38 |
-- |
-- |
43 |
|
Journalists |
-- |
25 |
23 |
-- |
26 |
|
Building contractors |
-- |
22 |
-- |
-- |
26 |
|
Bankers |
35 |
23 |
19 |
23 |
25 |
|
Real estate agents |
-- |
17 |
-- |
-- |
20 |
|
Lawyers |
15 |
18 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
|
Business executives |
14 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
|
Labor union leaders |
-- |
16 |
-- |
-- |
18 |
|
Stockbrokers |
-- |
12 |
9 |
-- |
12 |
|
Advertising practitioners |
6 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
Telemarketers |
-- |
5 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
|
Car salespeople |
5 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
|
Members of Congress |
9 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
|
Lobbyists |
5 |
5 |
-- |
7 |
7 |
|
Military officers |
65 |
-- |
-- |
73 |
-- |
|
Grade school teachers |
74 |
-- |
-- |
67 |
-- |
|
Day care providers |
44 |
-- |
-- |
47 |
-- |
|
Judges |
46 |
-- |
-- |
47 |
-- |
|
Auto mechanics |
25 |
-- |
-- |
28 |
-- |
|
Nursing home operators |
21 |
-- |
-- |
26 |
-- |
|
TV Reporters |
23 |
-- |
-- |
23 |
-- |
|
Newspaper reporters |
22 |
-- |
-- |
22 |
-- |
|
Local officeholders |
20 |
-- |
-- |
20 |
-- |
|
State officeholders |
12 |
-- |
-- |
12 |
-- |
|
Engineers |
-- |
-- |
62 |
-- |
-- |
|
Dentists |
-- |
-- |
57 |
-- |
-- |
|
College teachers |
-- |
-- |
54 |
-- |
-- |
|
Chiropractors |
-- |
-- |
34 |
-- |
-- |
|
Psychiatrists |
-- |
-- |
33 |
-- |
-- |
|
State governors |
-- |
-- |
15 |
-- |
-- |
|
Senators |
-- |
-- |
11 |
-- |
-- |
|
Insurance salespeople |
-- |
-- |
10 |
-- |
-- |
|
HMO Managers |
-- |
-- |
8 |
-- |
-- |
|
Veterinarians |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Gallup began asking Honesty and Ethics in 1976. Please contact Gallup for full trend.
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