Nurses Again Top Annual Honesty, Ethics Poll

For the seventh year in a row, Americans voted nurses tops in the annual Honesty and Ethics of professions survey.

Accornding to the USA Today/Gallup poll of 1,010 people, 84% ranked nurses' honesty and ethical standards "High" or "Very High" in a survey of workers from 21 different professions.

The poll, based on a Nov. 7-9 phone survey, showed 24% of respondents ranked nurses "Very High," while 60% rated their honesty and ethics "High." Only 14% chose average, while less than 2% ranked nurses "Low" or "very Low."

Since nurses were added to the survey in 1999, the profession has led the poll every year except one. That year was 2001, when firefighters were included on a one time basis after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and ranked at a record high 90%.

Bankers dropped by the largest amount in this year's poll, from 35% possitive last year to 23%.

Nursing's 84% Positive score was followed by
Pharmacist's 70%
High School Teachers 65%
Medical Doctors 64%
Policemen 56%
Clergy 56%
Funeral Directors 47%
Accountants 38%.