United States - frequency of lying 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in 2016 on how often they feel the need to lie or cheat. During the survey, 13 percent of respondents stated they occasionally have to lie or to cheat.

How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Often	4%
Occasionally	13%
Rarely	59%
Never	23%

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 9-10, 2016

Number of respondents

1,006 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Thes source poses the question as follows: "For each of the following situations, please indicate whether you think lying is okay:_"

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