This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among Americans aged 16 and older regarding the qualities they are looking for in a close friend. This statistic only shows the top five answers to that question. 81 percent of the respondents stated a close friend has to be loyal.
Which qualities do you look for in close friends?
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Lifeboat. (May 21, 2013). Which qualities do you look for in close friends? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/
Lifeboat. "Which qualities do you look for in close friends?." Chart. May 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/
Lifeboat. (2013). Which qualities do you look for in close friends?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/
Lifeboat. "Which Qualities Do You Look for in Close Friends?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/
Lifeboat, Which qualities do you look for in close friends? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Which qualities do you look for in close friends? [Graph], Lifeboat, May 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262609/qualities-of-a-good-friend-in-the-united-states/