3. Personal experiences of bribery The survey asked people if they had come into contact with one of nine services in Zimbabwe. For each of these services they were then asked if they had paid a bribe. These results were broken down by gender, income and age to better understand where the bribes are paid and who is paying them. Those that had paid a bribe were then asked why they had paid the bribe, and the amount of money spent on bribes over the past 12 months. 52% of people report having paid a bribe to one of nine service providers in Zimbabwe Bribe payers, by gender, income and age FIGURE 3: % of respondents who have paid a bribe to one of nine service providers, by gender, income and age Men Women 60% 44% Highest income quintile Lowest income quintile 49% 42% Under 30 years Over 30 years 56% 48% 6