This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among Americans aged 16 and older, asking them what a friend would do for them. 23 percent of respondents stated they thought a friend would bail them out of jail.
Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Lend 500 U.S. dollars if you were going through financial hard times
33%
Forgive you if you lied to them
25%
Bail you out of jail
23%
Donate a kidney
22%
Fly across the country (with no notice) to be with you
22%
Call in sick at work to be with you
21%
Stand by you if you were unfaithful to your partner/spouse
21%
Lie to a loved one or other friend to protect your secret
20%
Invest money into a business opportunity you suggest
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Lifeboat. (May 21, 2013). Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/
Lifeboat. "Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you?." Chart. May 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/
Lifeboat. (2013). Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/
Lifeboat. "Which of These Things Do You Think a Friend Would Do for You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/
Lifeboat, Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Which of these things do you think a friend would do for you? [Graph], Lifeboat, May 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262634/things-americans-think-their-friends-would-do-for-them/
