Q. In general, how much trust do you have in the following professions?
|
Total a lot /some trust |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
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Doctors |
81% |
39% |
42% |
14% |
2% |
4% |
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Engineers |
68% |
23% |
45% |
20% |
3% |
10% |
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Accountants |
49% |
8% |
41% |
34% |
9% |
8% |
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Lawyers |
34% |
5% |
29% |
37% |
21% |
8% |
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Bankers |
29% |
2% |
27% |
41% |
25% |
6% |
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Journalists |
27% |
2% |
25% |
41% |
26% |
6% |
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Real estate agents |
12% |
1% |
11% |
38% |
44% |
7% |
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Politicians |
11% |
1% |
10% |
33% |
49% |
6% |
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From a list of eight professions, a majority of respondents had trust in doctors (81%) and engineers (68%). About half (49%) had trust in accountants – who were considered more trustworthy that lawyers (34%) or bankers (29%).
Politicians (11%) and real estate agents (12%) were the least trusted.