Honesty Survey

Discover how honest you are compared to others across the country.

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Have You Ever?

1. Called in sick at work when not ill?

2. Taken office supplies from your company for personal use?

3. Taken anything valuable from your company for personal use?

4. Misstated facts on a résumé/job application?

5. Shifted blame to a co-worker for something you did?

6. Been undercharged/ received too much change from a cashier and not told him?

7. Downloaded music from an Internet site without paying for it?

8. "Cheated" on your tax return (not declared income or over-reported deductions)?

9. Switched price tags to get a lower price for something you wanted to buy?

10. Lied to friends or family members about their appearance, to avoid hurting their feelings?

11. Knowing you had little chance of getting caught, driven more than 20 m.p.h. over the speed limit or gone through a red light?

12. Lied to your spouse or partner about the cost of a recent purchase?

13. Lied to your spouse or partner about your relationship with another person?

Results: Respondents said "yes" to an average of five questions. The breakdown of yeses for each:
1. 63% 2. 63% 3. 16% 4. 18% 5. 13% 6. 50% 7. 37% 8. 17% 9. 12% 10. 71% 11. 71% 12. 32% 13. 28%.
From Reader's Digest - January 2004
 
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