Greetings -
I've found a number of sources on the web that have statistics. I
tried to pick the most credible-looking ones, as some had conflicting
information. I felt it best to quote directly. If you need any
additional information/clarification, please ask before rating this
answer. Thank you.
Gospelcom.net
http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/cj/cj-06-17-99.shtml
"The book The Day America Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those
surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36
percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to
parents, 75 percent to friends, 73 percent to siblings, and 69 percent
to spouses."
"Profile your Spouse, Lover, Boyfriend, Girlfriend"
http://www.abika.com/Reports/CheatingSpouse.htm#Some%20indicators%20that%20a%20person%20is%20lying
Abika.com
"According to Dr. Michael Lewis of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School in New Jersey, "In a single day, most people lie a minimum of
25 times." It's very hard to tell when someone is lying," says
Feldman. He says some indicators of deception, like facial and body
language, could merely be signs of anxiety or nervousness that have
nothing to do with lying."
"Study finds widespread lying, cheating among U.S. teens" by AP
(8/16/00)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/10/16/morality.study.ap/
"Seven in 10 students surveyed admitted cheating on a test at least
once in the past year, and nearly half said they had done so more than
once, according to the nonprofit Joseph & Edna Josephson Institute of
Ethics. The "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" found that
92 percent of the 8,600 students surveyed lied to their parents in the
past year. Seventy-eight percent said they had lied to a teacher, and
more than one in four said they would lie to get a job."
"In a Society Confused About Honesty, a Growing Number of Americans
Think It's Ok to Cheat" by Lauren Beckham Falcone (9/25/00)
Boston Herald
http://www.psycport.com/news/2000/09/25/eng-bostonherald_lifestyles/eng-bostonherald_lifestyles_023716_32_7118661440909.html
"One out of every four adults in the United States thinks it's OK to
lie to get ahead."
Fast Company (August-September, 1997)
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2000/2/prweb12025.php
"93% of Americans admit to lying at work."
New Poll: Doctors Lie To Protect Patient Privacy (7/31/01)
http://www.aapsonline.org/press/nrnewpoll.htm
"19 percent of doctors in a 344-doctor survey admit to lying to
protect a patient's privacy, according to Association of American
Physicians and Surgeons" (AAPS)
Myvesta.com
"Half of Americans Repeatedly Struggle with Debt" (3/21/02)
http://www.dca.org/news/releases/releases/032102PRMoneyBehaviors.htm
"Ten percent (9.8 percent) of American adults admit to lying,
minimizing or rationalizing to family members or others to conceal
spending according to a survey conducted by "Myvesta" using a random
sample of 1,000 adult Americans from Feb. 1 through Feb. 13, 2002. "
"Consumer Privacy Concerns Aren’t Easing"
eCognito
http://www.ecognito.net/article3.htm
"Recent studies by Andersen Consulting⁄Vanderbilt and by the Pew
Charitable Trusts find that: Almost a third (1/3) [of Internet users]
admit to lying on online forms at commercial websites because they
were (a) distrustful of how their data would be used, (b) avoiding
junk mail or (c) anxious to remain anonymous while browsing online"
Additional Links:
Some charts and graphs on the topic can be found here:
http://www.csun.edu/~hbphi016/interpre.htm
Search Terms [different combinations]:
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