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Student Survey

March 2005

Lying, cheating, Breaking promises

.

Your age

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

24

26

25

27

29

32

32

34

36

40

43

47

49

57

 

Your sex

Male

female

male

female

female

male

female

female

female

female

female

female

female

male

male

male

female

female

male

male

female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should one always tell the truth?

no

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

yes

no

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

depends

yes 99%

 

Is it ever OK to lie?

no

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

no

yes

yes depends

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

depends

yes white lies that don't harm anyone

 

Is it OK to cheat?

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

depends

no

 

Is it ever OK to break promises

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

yes

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

depends

yes - if critical thing intervened & needed to be explained

 

Is it ever OK to steal?

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

depends

no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which percentage of high school students have admitted to cheating on an exam in the past year? 34% 44%, 54% 64% 74% 84% 94%

84%

44%

64%

64%

44%

74%

44%

74%

44%

54%

44%

54%

34%

84%

64%

34%

34%

54%

64%

34%

44%

 

Do you think the following statement is true: "We judge others by their action  and ourselves by our thoughts & intentions"

Yes True

Yes True

Yes True

Yes True

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yes true

yet true

no false

yes true

yes true

yes true

depends on person

no false

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you had to list one, two, or three qualities that a friend should possess would you include honesty?

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes