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]
|
2008 Nov 7-9 |
Very |
|
|
|
Very |
No |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Advertising practitioners |
2 |
8 |
49 |
29 |
9 |
3 |
|
Bankers |
3 |
20 |
53 |
18 |
5 |
* |
|
Business executives |
1 |
11 |
49 |
27 |
10 |
1 |
|
Car salesmen |
2 |
5 |
39 |
40 |
14 |
1 |
|
Clergy |
16 |
40 |
33 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
Congressmen |
2 |
10 |
40 |
30 |
16 |
1 |
|
Druggists or pharmacists |
15 |
55 |
27 |
3 |
1 |
* |
|
Lawyers |
3 |
15 |
45 |
25 |
12 |
1 |
|
Medical doctors |
14 |
50 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
* |
|
Nurses |
24 |
60 |
14 |
1 |
* |
* |
|
Policemen |
13 |
43 |
35 |
7 |
2 |
-- |
|
Accountants |
5 |
33 |
51 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
Building contractors |
3 |
19 |
55 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
|
Funeral directors |
9 |
38 |
40 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
|
High school teachers |
17 |
48 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Journalists |
4 |
21 |
44 |
21 |
10 |
1 |
|
Labor union leaders |
2 |
14 |
45 |
23 |
12 |
4 |
|
Real estate agents |
3 |
14 |
57 |
21 |
4 |
2 |
|
Stockbrokers |
2 |
10 |
40 |
34 |
11 |
3 |
|
Telemarketers |
1 |
4 |
33 |
38 |
22 |
2 |
|
Lobbyists |
1 |
4 |
27 |
38 |
26 |
5 |
|
* Less than 0.5% |
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Selected Trend: Percentage saying very high or high
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
||
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
||
|
1. |
Nurses |
79 |
82 |
84 |
83 |
84 |
|
2. |
Druggists, pharmacists |
72 |
67 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
|
3. |
High school teachers |
-- |
64 |
-- |
-- |
65 |
|
4. |
Medical doctors |
67 |
65 |
69 |
64 |
64 |
|
5. |
Clergy |
56 |
54 |
58 |
53 |
56 |
|
6. |
Policemen |
60 |
61 |
54 |
53 |
56 |
|
7. |
Funeral directors |
-- |
44 |
-- |
-- |
47 |
|
8. |
Accountants |
-- |
39 |
-- |
-- |
38 |
|
9. |
Journalists |
-- |
28 |
26 |
-- |
25 |
|
10. |
Bankers |
36 |
41 |
37 |
35 |
23 |
|
11. |
Building contractors |
-- |
20 |
-- |
-- |
22 |
|
12. |
Lawyers |
18 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
|
13. |
Real estate agents |
-- |
20 |
-- |
-- |
17 |
|
14. |
Labor union leaders |
-- |
16 |
-- |
-- |
16 |
|
15. |
Congressmen |
20 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
|
16. |
Business executives |
20 |
16 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
|
17. |
Stockbrokers |
-- |
16 |
17 |
-- |
12 |
|
18. |
Advertising practitioners |
10 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
|
19. |
Car salesmen |
9 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
|
20. |
Telemarketers |
-- |
7 |
-- |
-- |
5 |
|
21. |
Lobbyists |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
5 |
|
22. |
Grade school teachers |
73 |
-- |
-- |
74 |
-- |
|
23. |
Military officers |
72 |
-- |
-- |
65 |
-- |
|
24. |
Judges |
53 |
-- |
-- |
46 |
-- |
|
25 |
Day care providers |
49 |
-- |
-- |
44 |
-- |
|
26. |
Auto mechanics |
26 |
-- |
-- |
25 |
-- |
|
27. |
TV Reporters |
23 |
-- |
-- |
23 |
-- |
|
28. |
Newspaper reporters |
21 |
-- |
-- |
22 |
-- |
|
29. |
Nursing home operators |
24 |
-- |
-- |
21 |
-- |
|
30. |
Local officeholders |
26 |
-- |
-- |
20 |
-- |
|
31. |
State officeholders |
24 |
-- |
-- |
12 |
-- |
|
32. |
Veterinarians |
-- |
71 |
-- |
||
|
33. |
Dentists |
-- |
62 |
-- |
||
|
34. |
Engineers |
-- |
61 |
-- |
||
|
35. |
College teachers |
-- |
58 |
-- |
||
|
36. |
Psychiatrists |
-- |
38 |
-- |
||
|
37. |
Chiropractors |
-- |
36 |
-- |
||
|
38. |
State governors |
-- |
22 |
-- |
||
|
39. |
Senators |
16 |
15 |
-- |
||
|
40. |
Insurance salesmen |
-- |
13 |
-- |
||
|
41. |
HMO managers |
-- |
12 |
-- |
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