Do you answer income questions on questionnaires?

I was reading the “Poor or Rich” question and it made me think about who is willing to divulge financial information. I think that when pollsters ask us questions, we tend to feel a strong urge to please them. That’s why they ask the personal questions after all the rest.

They usually ask about ranges of income, like a) $0—$30k, b) $30–50k, c) $50–70k d)$70–90k e) $90–110k f) $110–250k g) $250–1,000k h) $1,000k and up.

If you get a question like this, do you a) refuse to answer? b) Answer but lie? c) answer and tell the truth?

Why do you answer the way you do?
Would you answer the income question above? If so, please do and tell us if it is truthful or not. If you lie, do you usually lie under or over your real income?

Notice that I am setting this up for failure