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Whom do you trust?

Quick View. Jan. 20, 2003.


 
Nurses 79%
Pharmacists 67%
Military officers 65%
High school teachers 64%
Medical doctors 63%
Policemen 59%
Clergy 52%
Funeral directors 40%
Bankers 36%
Accountants 35%


 

According to a Gallup Poll, nurses and pharmacists outrank physicians when it comes to public perceptions of their honesty and ethics.

Younger people were more likely than older people to rate physicians higher, and younger women rated them higher than did women older than 50.

Here's the percentage of respondents who answered "very high" or "high" when asked how they would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these fields.

 

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