Nurses have been voted the most honest and ethical profession for the 13th year straight in a new Gallup poll, earning 15 percentage points above any other profession.
The annual survey gauges public trust in professions, and 80% of Americans rates nurse honesty and ethical standards as “very high” or “high” this year.
Members of Congress and car salespeople scored the lowest out of the 11 professions ranked, earning 7% and 8% “very high” scores, respectively. Medical doctors (65%), pharmacists (65%) and police officers (48%) and clergy (46%) were ranked highest after nurses.