Teachers are the most trusted professionals while politicians and social media influencers are the least trusted in Malaysia. This is according to the Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Index 2024.
About 59% of respondents found teachers to be trustworthy while 41% and 36% said they did not trust politicians and social media influencers, respectively.
Key professions such as teachers, doctors, scientists and the armed forces consistently rank as the top five most trusted professions, according to Ipsos.
It was also noted that the global average of distrust towards politicians and social media influencers is generally higher than in Malaysia. This is the first-year social media influencers have been included as a profession in the index.
Besides politicians and social media influencers, other professions that are viewed with skepticism by Malaysians are government ministers, advertising executives and religious leaders.
Most trusted professions in Malaysia other than teachers and doctors include TV news readers, bankers, police, lawyers and serving staff. The index was compiled using responses collected from 23,530 online adults under the age of 75 across 32 countries.
Reference:
We believe in teachers the most, Geraldine Tong, Star, 22 Dec 2024
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