honesty: the highest and lowest rated professions
the gallup poll did a survey recently where they asked people to rate the honesty and ethical standards of various professions on a continum between "very high" and "very low"can you guess who ranked the highest and lowest?
well the survey says that nurses, pharmacists and military officers and medical doctors are the most honest and ethical, while car salesmen, advertising practioners, congressmen and lawyers are regarded as the least honest and ethical.
here is the fuller list:
* Nurses (79%)
* Druggists, pharmacists (72%)
* Military officers (72%)
* Medical doctors (67%)
* Police officers (60%)
* Clergy (56%)
* Judges (53%)
* Day care providers (49%)
* Bankers (36%)
* Auto mechanics (26%)
* Local officeholders (26%)
* Nursing home operators (24%)
* State officeholders (24%)
* TV reporters (23%)
* Newspaper reporters (21%)
* Business executives (20%)
* Lawyers (18%)
* Congressmen (10%)
* Advertising practitioners (10%)
* Car salesmen (9%)
notice clergy ranked 6th, at only 56%, below police and military officers.
posted by J.R. Woodward @ 10:14 AM
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