Our Centers for Ethics:
The Ethics of American Youth: 2006
Josephson Institute Report Card: Data Tables
Click a question to see its data table, or download all tables in this 68-page pdf file (size: 490k).
“It’s important for me to be a person with good character.” (Q1)- “In personal relationships, trust and honesty are essential.” (Q6)
- “It’s important to me that people trust me.” (Q13)
- “It’s not worth it to lie or cheat because it hurts your character.” (Q14)
- “In business and the workplace, trust and honesty are essential.” (Q7)
- “Being a good person is more important than being rich.” (Q4)
- “Most adults in my life consistently set a good example of ethics and character.” (Q2)
- “My parents/guardians always want me to do the ethically right thing, no matter the cost.” (Q3)
- “My parents/guardians would rather I cheat than get bad grades.” (Q12)
- “I am satisfied with my own ethics and character.” (Q25)
- “If people you know were asked to list the most ethical people they know, how many would put you on their lists?” (Q61)
- “When it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.” (Q5)
- “In the real world, successful people do what they have to do to win, even if others consider it cheating.” (Q8)
- “A person has to lie or cheat sometimes in order to succeed.” (Q9)
- “People who are willing to lie, cheat or break the rules are more likely to succeed than people who are not.” (Q11)
- “I lied to a parent about something significant in the past year.” (Q41)
- “I lied to a teacher about something significant in the past year.” (Q42)
- “I copied an Internet document for a classroom assignment in the past year.” (Q43)
- “I cheated during a test at school in the past year.” (Q44)
- “I stole something from parents or relatives in the past year.” (Q46)
- “I stole something from a friend in the past year.” (Q47)
- “I stole something from a store in the past year.” (Q48)
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