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?
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
4
About the region
10
- Basic Statistic People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2024, by weapon carried
- Basic Statistic People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2024, by gender
- Basic Statistic People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2024, by race
- Basic Statistic Domestic gasoline demand in the U.S. 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. domestic highway and non-highway demand for gasoline 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic Ability to recognize false information and news in the U.S. 2023
- Basic Statistic Sharing of made-up news on social networks in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. parent opinion on who should protect children online 2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Concerns about false information influence on 2020 election U.S. 2019, by politics
- Premium Statistic Preferred situations to drink a cup of cocoa in the U.S. 2019
Other regions
10
- Basic Statistic Gold medal times in the 1,500m at the Summer Olympics 1896-2020
- Basic Statistic Reasons for having an affair in China 2011
- Basic Statistic Opinions on physical disability and social policy issues in Canada 2015
- Premium Statistic Share of people telling partner about cheating in Flanders (Belgium) 2017, by gender
- Premium Statistic Trust in politicians compared to 30 years earlier in Europe 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Population that cheated in Spain 2018
- Premium Statistic Primary Entertainment devices used among young Indians 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of population trustworthy New Zealand 2014-2018
- Basic Statistic Frequency of dialect use in Italy 2019
- Basic Statistic Russia: domestic abuse as administrative offense 2019, by gender
Related statistics
5
- Premium Statistic Italy: physical cheating on the partner 2017
- Basic Statistic Women on appropriate and inappropriate activities with a man who is not their spouse
- Basic Statistic Men on appropriate and inappropriate activities with a woman who is not their spouse
- Premium Statistic Distribution of over 40s that have paid for sex in the UK 2017
- Premium Statistic Distribution of over 40s that regret their previous affairs in the UK 2017
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Ipsos. (April 4, 2016). How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/
Ipsos. "How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little?." Chart. April 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/
Ipsos. (2016). How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/
Ipsos. "How Often Do You Feel You Have to Lie or Cheat, Even Just a Little?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/
Ipsos, How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
How often do you feel you have to lie or cheat, even just a little? [Graph], Ipsos, April 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539802/us-frequency-of-lying/