Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6593
 
1Do you think it is okay to wash a child's mouth out with soap?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend Church
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularl
Yes38%42%34%46%35%28%40%**17%**42%21%40%**40%37%32%**33%43%39%37%39%29%42%
No60%56%64%52%63%71%58%**83%**56%79%57%**58%60%68%**63%55%59%62%60%67%57%
Not Sure2%2%2%2%2%1%2%**0%**2%0%3%**2%3%0%**4%2%2%2%2%4%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%43%35%22%87%1%8%5%47%18%33%3%47%38%11%4%16%17%37%30%23%21%56%
 
 
2Do you think it is okay to spank a child?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend Church
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularl
Yes65%72%59%68%62%63%68%**46%**68%58%66%**63%70%57%**61%67%65%67%71%64%64%
No30%23%38%28%31%35%29%**43%**29%33%30%**34%24%38%**27%30%32%30%27%32%31%
Not Sure4%5%4%4%7%2%3%**11%**3%9%4%**3%6%5%**12%3%3%3%3%4%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%43%35%22%87%1%8%5%47%18%33%3%47%38%11%4%16%17%37%30%23%21%56%
 
 
3Do you think it is okay for a school teacher to spank a student?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend Church
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.1%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularl
Yes15%21%8%10%15%23%14%**5%**17%6%16%**17%14%8%**20%20%14%9%9%15%17%
No83%74%91%88%81%75%84%**91%**81%91%79%**80%83%88%**73%78%84%88%89%80%81%
Not Sure3%5%1%3%4%2%2%**5%**2%3%4%**3%3%3%**7%2%1%3%2%5%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%43%35%22%87%1%8%5%47%18%33%3%47%38%11%4%16%17%37%30%23%21%56%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.