Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans rate the honesty and ethical standards of members of Congress as high or very high, according to a Gallup survey released Tuesday.
The rating puts Capitol Hill lawmakers behind car salespeople and only above telemarketers on a list of nearly 20 professions.
Gallup found only 2% of Americans said members of Congress have “very high” ethical standards and 7% said they have “high” standards. By contrast, a full quarter said members have “very low” standards.
Nurses came out on top in the survey, with nearly 8 in 10 Americans rating their standards as high or very high followed by medical doctors, pharmacists and high school teachers.