Corruption Tolerance Scale Test

Understand your comfort with everyday corruption in 3 minutes. 12 items pinpoint context-based risk areas and help measure culture gaps or campaign impact.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

3/5

Survival Bribe (Everyday) (SB()

Measures how willing a person is to tolerate giving a bribe in everyday situations when it feels necessary to protect vital interests.

Low tolerance

Moderate tolerance

High tolerance

1 – 1.3: Low tolerance | 1.4 – 2.7: Moderate tolerance | 2.8 – 5: High tolerance

A score of 3 indicates high tolerance for survival bribes in everyday life, suggesting greater acceptance of paying to resolve essential issues under pressure.

example score

3/5

Convenience Bribery (Everyday) (CB()

Measures willingness to offer small bribes in everyday life to increase personal convenience (e.g., faster service or easier household problem-solving).

Low tolerance

Moderate tolerance

High tolerance

1 – 1.4: Low tolerance | 1.5 – 2.8: Moderate tolerance | 2.9 – 5: High tolerance

A score of 3 indicates a higher tendency to view comfort-driven everyday bribes as acceptable in some situations.

example score

4/5

Survival Bribery (Business) (SB()

Measures how acceptable a person finds giving a bribe in business when it is perceived as necessary to protect the business or vital interests under pressure.

Low tolerance

Moderate tolerance

High tolerance

1 – 1.3: Low tolerance | 1.4 – 2.7: Moderate tolerance | 2.8 – 5: High tolerance

A score of 4 indicates high tolerance for survival-related bribery in business contexts, suggesting a stronger acceptance of paying under pressure to safeguard operations or interests.

example score

3/5

Convenience Bribe (Business) (CB()

Measures willingness to proactively offer a bribe to speed up or ease business-related services for personal advantage.

Low tolerance

Moderate tolerance

High tolerance

1 – 1.1: Low tolerance | 1.2 – 2.5: Moderate tolerance | 2.6 – 5: High tolerance

A score of 3 falls in the High tolerance range, suggesting a relatively strong readiness to use comfort-driven bribery in business situations to improve outcomes.

example score

3/5

Corruption Tolerance (CT)

This scale measures how willing a person is to accept or tolerate everyday corrupt practices.

Low tolerance

Moderate tolerance

High tolerance

1 – 2.6: Low tolerance | 2.7 – 4: Moderate tolerance | 4.1 – 5: High tolerance

A score of 3 indicates a moderate level of tolerance to corruption, suggesting situational acceptance rather than consistent rejection or endorsement.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Civics-minded citizens

41%OF USERS

People curious about their own moral boundaries and how they would react to everyday “small corruption” in real-life situations.

HR and compliance teams

34%OF USERS

Workplace decision-makers who want a quick read on how staff view bribes and favors in business and daily-life contexts.

Researchers and students

25%OF USERS

Social science learners and academics looking for a short, practical measure to use in surveys or evaluate anti-corruption efforts.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Survival Bribe (Everyday) (SB()

Average

2.6

Normal range

1.9 — 3.2

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The Comfort Bribe (Everyday Life) (TCB(L)

Average

2.4

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1.8 — 3.1

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Survival Bribe (Business) (SB()

Average

2.6

Normal range

1.9 — 3.4

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majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
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Comfort Bribe (Business) (CB()

Average

3.5

Normal range

2.9 — 4.1

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Tolerance to Corruption (TtC)

Average

2.6

Normal range

2 — 3.2

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures acceptance of corrupt actions in common, everyday situations. It focuses on choices that an average person may realistically face.

What types of situations are included?

Items cover bribery for comfort and bribery for survival. Each is assessed separately in business contexts and in daily life contexts.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 3 minutes. The questionnaire contains 12 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches the level of acceptability in the described situation. Use the same standard across items and avoid guessing what is socially preferred.

How are results typically used?

Scores support research on attitudes toward everyday corruption and changes across contexts. Results may also be used to identify risk areas and evaluate prevention efforts.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Corruption Tolerance Scale Test

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This instrument is designed to assess individual attitudes toward tolerating corrupt practices in everyday contexts. The Corruption Tolerance Scale presents brief scenarios to evaluate the degree to which a respondent views common forms of corruption as acceptable or justifiable. It was originally described by D. R. Cressey.

The measure includes 12 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Content is structured to capture differences in tolerance depending on situational context (e.g., business vs. daily life) and perceived motivation (e.g., convenience vs. necessity), supporting use in social research, program evaluation, and applied psychological settings. In interpretation, the Corruption Tolerance Scale is generally used to summarize overall tolerance and examine how endorsement varies across contexts.

Author: D. R. Cressey

Literature: Ajzen, I. The theory of planned behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 1991.

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