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The statistic shows results of a survey conducted in 2021 on honesty and ethical standards of people working in particular fields. In 2021, 81 percent of respondents rated the honesty and ethical standards of nurses highly or very highly.

United States: How would you rate the honesty and the ethical standards of people working in these different fields?

Characteristic	Very high/high	Average	Low/very low
Nurses	81%	16%	3%
Medical doctors	67%	25%	8%
Grade-school teachers	64%	25%	11%
Pharmacists	63%	30%	6%
Military officers	61%	31%	8%
Police officers	53%	32%	15%
Day care providers	50%	42%	6%
Judges	38%	43%	18%
Clergy	36%	48%	14%
Auto mechanics	35%	51%	14%
Bankers	27%	52%	20%
Nursing home operators	27%	46%	27%
Local officeholders	22%	54%	24%
Lawyers	19%	50%	30%
Newspaper reporters	17%	39%	43%
Business executives	15%	50%	34%
TV reporters	14%	38%	48%
State officeholders	12%	48%	39%
Advertising practitioners	11%	44%	43%
Members of Congress	9%	29%	62%
Car salespeople	8%	49%	42%
Lobbyists	5%	28%	63%

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 1 to 16, 2021

Number of respondents

805 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Sorted by very high/high

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