Disciplining a Child  08/24/05
SORT ►						Sorted By:  "OK To Wash Mouth Out With Soap"
						Sorted By:  "OK To Spank A Kid"
						Sorted By:  "OK for Teacher To Spank Student"
						Alphabetized By State
													Sorted ▼
Disciplining a Child  08/24/05
"Do you think it is OK to wash a child's mouth out with soap?"
"Do you think it is OK to spank a child?"
"Do you think it is OK for a school teacher to spank a student?"
				Alphabetized
#				State			Yes			Yes			Yes
1				Idaho			23%			76%			46%
2				Wyoming			26%			80%			45%
3				Montana			23%			76%			41%
4				Indiana			33%			79%			40%
4				Iowa			21%			70%			40%
6				Nebraska			17%			73%			39%
7				Kansas			24%			75%			38%
7				Nevada			19%			75%			38%
7				South Dakota			20%			73%			38%
7				Utah			15%			65%			38%
11				Ohio			31%			76%			37%
11				Washington			16%			73%			37%
13				Alaska			21%			72%			36%
13				North Dakota			16%			69%			36%
13				Oregon			16%			67%			36%
16				Arizona			13%			70%			35%
16				Michigan			18%			72%			35%
18				Minnesota			15%			63%			34%
19				Arkansas			53%			86%			33%
19				Colorado			17%			72%			33%
19				Missouri			25%			75%			33%
19				Oklahoma			46%			82%			33%
23				Texas			32%			76%			33%
24				Florida			28%			74%			32%
25				Alabama			52%			87%			31%
25				New Mexico			25%			71%			31%
25				Wisconsin			13%			68%			31%
28				California			15%			65%			30%
28				Georgia			32%			82%			30%
28				Illinois			17%			70%			30%
28				Tennessee			51%			84%			30%
32				Kentucky			41%			80%			29%
32				Louisiana			41%			81%			29%
32				Pennsylvania			19%			70%			29%
32				Virginia			25%			75%			29%
36				Connecticut			9%			59%			28%
37				New Jersey			10%			61%			27%
37				South Carolina			31%			80%			27%
39				Delaware			16%			71%			26%
39				Mississippi			53%			83%			26%
39				New Hampshire			8%			60%			26%
39				New York			13%			62%			26%
39				North Carolina			35%			75%			26%
39				Vermont			9%			55%			26%
39				West Virginia			37%			78%			26%
46				Maine			14%			64%			25%
47				Rhode Island			9%			59%			24%
48				Hawaii			19%			68%			23%
48				Maryland			18%			73%			23%
48				Massachusetts			9%			57%			23%
Weighted Average							23%			72%			31%
('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example, California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.)
Unweighted Average							24%			72%			32%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight, or 1/50th of the total. Population density is not taken into account).
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600 adults age 18+ in each of the 50 states were interviewed 08/12/05 to 08/14/05. You must credit SurveyUSA of Verona NJ if you broadcast, print, or cite these results in whole or part. Click on each state to open link which contains the margin of sampling error and a complete statement of methodology.
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