Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- About one in every four Germans doesn't want investment bankers among their friends, making them almost as unpopular as convicted criminals and prostitutes, Playboy's German edition said, citing a survey.

Twenty-two percent of Germans would least like a banker as a friend, according to a survey of 1,000 people carried out by the German polling institute Emnid on behalf of Playboy. Twenty- five percent named convicted criminals and 28 percent said prostitutes would be least acceptable, the Munich-based adult magazine said in an e-mailed statement today.

Politicians were considered least popular by 21 percent of the respondents and fans of German soccer club FC Bayern Munich by 20 percent. Ten percent said they would least like police officers as friends, the magazine added.

To contact the reporters on this story: Jann Bettinga in Frankfurt at jbettinga@bloomberg.net; Stefanie Haxel in Frankfurt at shaxel@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: November 12, 2008 10:14 EST