Indo-Asian News Service
BEIJING — Firefighters have topped a first-of-its-kind list of the most-trusted professionals in China.
A survey, which polled 1,103 Chinese people in October 2009, gave respondents two lists, one of 40 professions and another of 79 Chinese personalities, and asked them to rate each one’s trustworthiness on a scale of one to 10.
The results of the survey conducted by the Reader’s Digest China magazine said people won approval from the public for outstanding achievement in their professions and their passion for the common good, Tom Moore, editorial director of Reader’s Digest Asia Pacific was quoted as saying by People’s Daily Tuesday.
Other professions that follow firefighting include soldier, farmer, teacher, weatherman, accountant, judge, bank clerk, doctor and chef.
Similar polls conducted in Australia, Canada and Singapore said firefighters topped the lists in those countries too.
“It’s common that firefighters are trusted most since they have the most vital job of saving lives. They always appear when people are in need and seek no reward,” Yu Hai, a teacher at Fudan University was quoted as saying.
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