Opinion of Doctors Questionnaire - Topline Results

Public Retains Great Trust In Doctors

Public Retains Great Trust In Doctors

  • 2,141 interviews conducted with adults aged 15+
  • Conducted on the MORI Face-to-face Omnibus using CAPI
  • Fieldwork conducted between 6–10 February 2003
  • Data weighted to the known profile of the British population
  • An asterisk ('*') indicates a percentage less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Where figures do not add up to 100%, this is due to computer rounding or multiple answers
  • Base 'All' unless otherwise indicated. Base sizes are unweighted

Q1 Now I will read you a list of different types of people. For each would you tell me if you generally trust them to tell the truth, or not?

 Tell the truthNot tell the truthDon't know
 %%%
Doctors9162
Teachers8785
Professors741115
Judges72199
Clergyman / Priests71209
Television news readers662410
Scientists652213
The Police64269
The ordinary man / woman in the street533215
Pollsters463420
Civil Servants464113
Trade Union officials335313
Business Leaders286012
Government Ministers20737
Journalists18757
Politicians generally18757

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