MPs top the list for least respected profession, say Today listeners
Today
programme listeners have voted for Members of Parliament as their
least respected profession and doctors as their most respected profession.
The
survey, carried out on the Today
programme's website over the course of a week, attracted more
than 12,000 votes.
Voters
were invited to list their three most and least respected professions
out of a list of nearly 100 professions.
A Member
of Parliament was voted as the least respected profession followed
by estate agent, government minister and lawyer respectively. Journalist
was the fifth least respected profession in the top ten followed
by footballer.
Today
listeners picked doctor as the most respected profession closely
followed by nurse, teacher, fireman and paramedic.
The
results of the survey will be discussed during the Today programme
on Wednesday 29 May.
Notes
to Editors
The
top ten most respected professions, listed in order, were - doctor;
nurse; teacher; fireman; paramedic; Army/Navy/RAF; scientist; ambulance
driver; police officer; care assistant.
The
top ten least respected professions, listed in order, were - MP;
estate agent; government minister; lawyer; journalist; footballer;
advertising executive; car dealer; company director; accountant.
Listeners
were invited to vote for their three most and least respected professions
and points were allocated accordingly.
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use of this material must include a credit for the BBC Today programme.
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