A new Ipsos poll has revealed which professions are the most and least trustworthy in Aotearoa and 30 other countries.
Kiwis think doctors, teachers, and scientists are the most trustworthy, according to this year's Global Trustworthiness Index report out Tuesday.
Meanwhile, pollsters, politicians and advertising executives were the least trustworthy professionals to New Zealanders.
But there's one sector we trust more than any other country in the survey.
Even though Kiwis ranked our armed forces fourth overall, our level of trust in them is the highest in the world - just 12 percent of us distrust our armed forces.
The most-trusted professions in Aotearoa/NZ
- 65 pct - Doctors
- 61 pct - Teachers
- 59 pct - Scientists
- 58 pct - Armed Forces
- 52 pct - Police
- 49 pct - Judges
- 41 pct - Ordinary men / women
- 34 pct - Civil servants
- 32 pct - Lawyers
- 32 pct - TV news readers
- 30 pct - Priests or clergy
- 28 pct - Business leaders
- 28 pct - Bankers
- 22 pct - Government ministers
- 21 pct - Journalists
- 17 pct - Pollsters
- 17 pct - Politicians
- 14 pct - Advertisement executives
The least-trusted roles in the world
Globally, a net 46 percent of respondents said politicians were the least-trusted professionals.
People in Argentina held the most distrust towards their politicians (79 percent of respondents), followed by Poland (75) and Hungary (73).
When it comes to other untrustworthy roles, the countries surveyed said government ministers (34 percent) and advertising executives (26) also couldn't be trusted.
In New Zealand, 47 percent of us distrust our politicians - our least-trusted profession, on par with most other nations.
The most-trusted roles in the world
Doctors (physicians) were ranked as the most trustworthy across 17 of the 31 countries surveyed, followed by scientists and teachers.
People in Spain trust their doctors the most (68 percent) while Aotearoa was a few places behind (65 pct).
Kiwis ranked scientists as the second-most trusted profession, and teachers in third, similar to many other countries.
In terms of other roles New Zealanders hold in high regard for trust, Aotearoa ranked second of all countries for trust in judges (49 percent), third for trust in police (52 percent), and fourth for trust for civil servants (34 percent).
Other insights
In Thailand, 45 percent of people don't trust their armed forces - the most distrustful country of its own military in the world.
In Mexico, the nation's most-trusted 'profession' is ordinary men and women - with 53 percent of people saying so.
And Indonesians trust their journalists more than any other country, with 47 percent saying they trusted them.
Singaporeans, meanwhile, have the highest confidence in their Government with 42 percent of people trusting their ministers.
Ipsos surveyed a sample of 22,800 adults across 31 countries between May and June for the research.
Ipsos is a multinational market research and consultancy company, with its headquarters in France.
