People of , Congress , are among the least-trusted fields in the , U. S., while professionals and educators are among the highest, according to new poll.
The latest Gallup poll — conducted , Dec. 2-18 , — asked 1, 003 American people to rate about two hundred industries in terms of their perceived moral and honesty standards.
The results are broken down below, which are generally in line with those that have been conducted over the past 20 years.
Least-trusted industries
Lobbyists were the survey’s least-trusted profession, which is awful. Sixty-eight percent of respondents said they had small humane and sincerity standards, while only 4 % said they had higher standards.
Members of , Congress , came in second, with 68 % saying they had low standards and 8 % saying they had high standards, according to the poll, which has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Broadcast writers were positioned just above politicians. Just over half of respondents, 55 %, said they had low ethical and honesty standards, while just 13 % said they had lofty standards.
Middle of the pack
Advertisers, car salespeople and business executives placed near the bottom, with 50 %, 47 % and 43 % of respondents saying they had low standards.
Coming in above them, but also with gross negative ratings: condition officeholders, news reporters, lawyers, nursing house operators, native officeholders and bankers.
Judges were the first to enter net positive territory, with 28 % of respondents stating high standards and 26 % stating low standards.
Ranking above courts: church, auto mechanics, police officers, death managers and day care providers.
Most-trusted fields
Nurses were, by far, the most-trusted profession, with 76 % of respondents saying they held high honesty and ethical standards. Only 4 % said they had small requirements.
Following them were class school teachers. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they had high standards, compared to 11 % who said they had lower standards.
Military officers, pharmacists and medical doctors came next — with 59 %, 57 % and 53 % of respondents, respectively, saying they had high standards.
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