Pseudonym wrote:Chal wrote:Might have something to do with religious leaders being typically more trusted figures than politicians, advertisers and the like.
It'd be interesting to see some figures on that, too.
Just a quick Google search brought up this.
The results suggest 92% trust doctors, closely followed by teachers (88%) and professors (80%). Judges and members of the clergy were trusted by 75%.
Fewer people believe journalists and politicians than any other profession.
Nothing about advertisers, but businessmen were pretty low, too.
PDF of results. Site with poll info.
Interesting to note that scientists have been slowly catching up on the clergy, and look ready to surpass them at any time, but also that people are becoming more trusting over time, overall.
Also might be worth noting that this was an exclusively British sample. Not sure how different it would be in the more religious US.
