Share of respondents who considered corruption acceptable or acceptable at least in some circumstances per 100 people who did not directly receive any bribery request (43,337,819 people).
Survey conducted with a mixed CATI-CAPI methodology.
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Italians' opinion about corruption tolerance 2022-2023
The Italian Corruption Perceptions Index has constantly increased in the last decade, and almost ** percent of the entrepreneurs stated that they must always or often pay a bribe for obtaining some advantages in their business sector. Hence, corruption is a widespread problem in Italian society. Around ** percent of Italians considered acceptable that a parent agrees to pay money to find a job for his or her child. Moreover, ** percent of the respondents tolerated a situation in which family members put in a good word for someone to get this person hired. By contrast, receiving gifts or money in exchange for one's vote in elections was considered highly intolerable, similarly to other forms of political corruption.
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Istat. (June 6, 2024). Share of Italians who considered some corrupt behaviors acceptable between 2022 and 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1475382/italy-tolerance-of-corruption/
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