Profession
Physicians top most-trusted list
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 5, 2006
Americans have confidence in health care professionals, according to a national survey by Harris Poll.
When asked how much they trusted members from 11 different professions to give them beneficial advice, 50% of U.S. adults surveyed said they completely trusted physicians to do this, putting physicians at the top of the list. Some 43% said they somewhat trusted physicians, 4% said "not at all" and 3% were not sure. Dentists were next on the list, with 47% of those surveyed saying they completely trusted dentists, and nurses ranked third, with 46% of those surveyed completely trusting them.
At the low end of the survey were stockbrokers, who were completely trusted by only 6% of those polled.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/06/05/prbf0605.htm.
