A poll conducted in mid-November of 1998 by Louis Harris & Associates (with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points) asked 1,000 adults the following question:
Would you generally trust each of the following types of people to tell the truth or not?
Would Trust Wouldn't Trust Teachers 86% 13% Clergymen and Priests 85 13 Doctors 83 14 Scientists 79 18 Judges 79 18 Professors 77 19 Police Officers 75 23 Ordinary Man/Woman 71 25 Civil Servants 70 27 Pollsters 55 38 The President 54 44 Business Leaders 49 47 Members of Congress 46 51 TV Newcasters 44 52 Journalists 43 52 Union Leaders 37 58 P.S. Anticipating your question, the category of “lawyers” was not polled.
Would you generally trust each of the following types of people to tell the truth or not?
Would Trust Wouldn't Trust Teachers 86% 13% Clergymen and Priests 85 13 Doctors 83 14 Scientists 79 18 Judges 79 18 Professors 77 19 Police Officers 75 23 Ordinary Man/Woman 71 25 Civil Servants 70 27 Pollsters 55 38 The President 54 44 Business Leaders 49 47 Members of Congress 46 51 TV Newcasters 44 52 Journalists 43 52 Union Leaders 37 58 P.S. Anticipating your question, the category of “lawyers” was not polled.