This statistic represents the results of a 2013 survey among Americans aged 16 and older on things they would do for a friend. Some 28 percent of respondents stated they would donate a kidney to a friend.
Which of these things would you do for a friend?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Lend 500 U.S. dollars if they were going through financial hard times
31%
Call in sick at work to be with them
29%
Donate a kidney
28%
Fly across the country (with no notice) to be with them
24%
Forgive them if they lied to you
20%
Stand by them if they were unfaithful to their partner/spouse
18%
Bail them out of jail
15%
Lie to a loved one or other friend to protect their secret
13%
Invest money into a business opportunity they suggest
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