This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in 2016 on situations in which lying is okay. During the survey, 18 percent of respondents stated that lying in order to avoid hurting someone's feelings is often okay, while 58 percent said it was sometimes okay, and 24 percent thought it was never okay to lie in order to avoid hurting someone's feelings.
Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations?
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Ipsos. (April 4, 2016). Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/
Ipsos. "Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations?." Chart. April 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/
Ipsos. (2016). Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/
Ipsos. "Do You Think It Is Okay to Lie in The following Situations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/
Ipsos, Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Do you think it is okay to lie in the following situations? [Graph], Ipsos, April 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539795/situations-that-warrant-a-lie/