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Once again, nurses have topped the charts in ratings on honesty and ethical standards, according to a Gallup poll. The poll results are based on telephone interviews conducted Dec. 8-11, with a random sample of 805 adults, ages 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. In 2014, 80% of Americans polled said nurses have “very high” or “high” standards of honesty and ethics, compared with a 7% rating for members of Congress and 8% for car salespeople.
Americans have been asked to rate the honesty and ethics of various professions annually since 1990, and periodically since 1976. Nurses have topped the list each year since they were first included in 1999, with the exception of 2001 when firefighters were included in response to their work during and after the 9/11 attacks, according to an article on the Gallup website. Since 2005, at least 80% of Americans have said nurses have high ethics and honesty.