Eighty percent of those surveyed would characterize those working on Wall Street as greedy. Poll: Most agree with 'Occupy'

Most Americans share the “Occupy” movement’s dim view of Wall Street, a new poll shows.

A CNN/ORC International poll released on Monday reveals that the vast majority of those surveyed think Wall Street is filled with greedy, overpaid and dishonest bankers.


According to the survey, 80 percent would characterize those working on Wall Street as greedy, 77 percent say they are paid too much, and 65 percent think they are dishonest.

But while they may share many of the demonstrators’ views, just 32 percent of those surveyed told pollsters they have a favorable opinion of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Slightly less, or 29 percent, say they hold an unfavorable view of the movement, while 13 percent had no opinion.

Over a quarter, or 26 percent, say they have never heard of Occupy Wall Street.

And just over half of Americans — 54 percent — say they absolutely do not trust Wall Street bankers and brokers to do what is best for the economy. Just 3 percent told pollsters they trust Wall Street a great deal, with 42 percent saying they trusted the bankers and brokers either somewhat or a little to do the right thing for the economy.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has exploded in recent weeks with protests in dozens of cities across the United States and the rest of the world.

The poll was conducted Oct. 14-16 and surveyed 1,007 adults. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.