Wealthy Americans are more likely to steal from self

Rich people, poor behavior.

Americans who live in households making upwards of $100,000 a year are twice as likely as poverty-stricken shoppers to steal from self-checkouts, a new survey has found.

A sizable 40% of six-figure earners admitted to deliberately not scanning an item at a store, according to a recent LendingTree report — more than double the 17% of people making $30,000 and under who say they have done the same thing.

Meanwhile, 27% of people in households earning between $50,000 and $99,999 reported that they had purposefully taken something without scanning it.

The survey also broke down the stats by sex, with men far more likely to steal at the self-checkout than women (38% vs 16%).

Women were less likely to steal items at the self-checkout, the report revealed. ÃÅÃÂ