Cheating, lying and stealing among American students are all less prevalent nowadays, according to a new report.

The 2012 "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" suggests that young people's morals have improved in recent years. The survey, conducted every two years by the Los Angeles-based Josephson Institute of Ethics, found that 51 percent of students in 2012 admitted they cheated on an exam in the past year, which is down from 59 percent in 2010."

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