Two in five adults dishonest about drinking on medical forms

Confused.com research findings

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 3 min read

Around 38% of UK adults have admitted to being dishonest about their alcohol consumption on medical forms, research by Confused.com life insurance has found.

The comparison site surveyed 2,000 UK adults who drink at least one unit of alcohol a week. It found that reasons for dishonesty included fears of being judged by a medical professional (15%), embarrassment around the amount they drink (11%) and being unaware of how many units they drink (11%). Additionally, 10% of adults said they felt pressure to appear healthy, whilst 8% were worried this information will remain on their medical records and were untruthful about their current habits in case it is brought up at a later date. Tom Vaughan, life insurance expert, Confused.com, said: "A...

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