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1 March 2017

7363 GB adults surveyed

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A woman has been convicted for theft after keeping a £20 note she found on the floor ‑ the law states that she should have turned it in at a police station to allow the original owner a chance to reclaim it. If you personally saw £20 on the floor would you take it and keep it, take it and hand it in or leave it where it was?

Conducted 1 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 7363 GB adults

57%
24%
4%
15%
A woman has been convicted for theft after keeping a £20 note she found on the floor ‑ the law states that she should have turned it in at a police station to allow the original owner a chance to reclaim it. If you personally saw £20 on the floor would you take it and keep it, take it and hand it in or leave it where it was?

Conducted 1 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 7363 GB adults

By:
57%
24%
4%
15%

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