This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the user honesty in self-presentation on a dating profile in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation. During the survey period it was found, that 65 percent of responding current heterosexual users of online dating services reported, that they always presented themselves truthfully on their profile. Additionally, during a survey conducted in the United States it was found, that 50 percent of polled adult dating website or app users reported, that they always presented themselves truthfully.
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Statista Survey. (June 1, 2017). Do you present yourself truthfully on your dating profile? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/725748/users-honesty-in-self-presentation-on-dating-profile-in-the-united-kingdom/
Statista Survey. "Do you present yourself truthfully on your dating profile?." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725748/users-honesty-in-self-presentation-on-dating-profile-in-the-united-kingdom/
Statista Survey. (2017). Do you present yourself truthfully on your dating profile?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725748/users-honesty-in-self-presentation-on-dating-profile-in-the-united-kingdom/
Statista Survey. "Do You Present Yourself Truthfully on Your Dating Profile?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725748/users-honesty-in-self-presentation-on-dating-profile-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Do you present yourself truthfully on your dating profile? [Graph], Statista Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/725748/users-honesty-in-self-presentation-on-dating-profile-in-the-united-kingdom/