Ethics

Americans: Burris Should Be Blocked, Special Election Held

Fifty-two percent say hold a special election to fill Obama’s seat

January 6, 2009

A Monday night poll found 51% of Americans saying the Senate should block Roland Burris -- embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appointee -- from filling the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Given a choice, Americans are most likely to prefer a special election (52%) to fill the vacancy.More ...

Blagojevich Scandal Feeds Into Public Skepticism

Even before his arrest, few Americans thought state governors had high ethics

December 12, 2008

As the political world reels over corruption charges against the Illinois governor, Gallup finds that most recently, only 22% of Americans rate state governors highly on ethics, and that a majority already thought quite a few government officials were “crooked.”More ...

Bankers Plummet in Ethics Rankings

November 24, 2008

Only 23% of Americans rate the honesty and ethical standards of bankers as very high or high, down 12 percentage points from 2007. Americans continue to see nurses as the most honest and ethical of all the professions in the survey.

Nurses Shine, Bankers Slump in Ethics Ratings

Annual Honesty and Ethics poll rates nurses best of 21 professions

November 24, 2008

Nurses continue to be the most well-respected profession rated in Gallup’s annual Honesty and Ethics poll, with 84% of Americans rating them highly. Meanwhile, positive perceptions of bankers’ integrity have tumbled 12 points since last year, to 23%.More ...

Before Spitzer Scandal, Mixed Ethics Reviews for Governors

Ranked 14th out of 23 professions rated for honesty and ethics

March 12, 2008

Long before New York Gov. Spitzer’s prostitution scandal, Americans have been wary of the moral rectitude of state governors, with just 22% in 2006 saying their honesty and ethics were high.More ...

Lobbyists Debut at Bottom of Honesty and Ethics List

Nurses again perceived as having highest honesty and ethical standards

December 10, 2007

Americans rate lobbyists, car salesmen, and advertising practitioners as having the lowest honesty and ethical standards of 22 professions tested in Gallup’s annual update. Nurses, as usual, rate at the top of the list. Ratings of congressmen have reached a new low.More ...

A Retrospective

August 28, 2007

Upon his resignation, Gallup provides a retrospective analysis of public opinion regarding Alberto Gonzales.

Giuliani, McCain Have Competing Strengths in Republicans' Eyes

McCain's strengths lie in foreign policy, ethics, and moral values; Giuliani's on domestic issues and leadership

February 1, 2007

Republicans give an advantage to Rudy Giuliani over John McCain on a wide array of personality and issue dimensions, including his perceived leadership skills, likeability, and ability to handle domestic issues. But McCain is not without his share of strengths, which include most foreign policy issues, his views on moral values, and his qualifications and ethics.More ...

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]More ...