Almost two thirds of the respondents believed that Italians are very likely to be corrupted. In fact, 57 percent of the interviewees stated that their compatriots would take a bribe, or they would bribe someone else, if they had the chance to make more money. On the contrary, only 16 percent of Italians affirmed that their fellows would never accept money in exchange for favors. These findings overlap with the pattern of the Corruption Perceptions Index, which recorded an increasing trend since 2012.
If they had the possibility to get rich, would Italians take a bribe or bribe someone else?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: “Alcuni dicono che la corruzione fa parte della mentalità italiana e che gran parte degli italiani, se avessero l'opportunità di arricchirsi, alla fine si farebbero corrompere o loro stessi corromperebbero qualcuno. Lei è d'accordo con questa affermazione?”.
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