Nurses Retain Top Ethics Rating in U.S., but Below 2020 High
ByMegan Brenan
news.gallup.com
5min
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nurses continue to garner the highest ethics rating from Americans among a diverse list of professions, a distinction they have held for more than two decades. The 79% of U.S. adults who now say nurses have “very high” or “high” honesty and ethical standards is far more than any of the other 17 professions rated. Still, the current rating is 10 percentage points lower than the highest rating for nurses, recorded in 2020, when they were on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic andtheir ethics ratings soared.
Professional Ethics Ratings Beyond Medical Professions
In addition to the three healthcare-related fields, just one other profession is held in high regard among a majority of Americans -- high school teachers, who are rated highly by 53% of U.S. adults.
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