| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6586 |
| 1 | Do you think it is okay to wash a child's mouth out with soap? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 36% | 37% | 34% | 41% | 37% | 28% | 39% | ** | 4% | 23% | 44% | 24% | 36% | ** | 47% | 33% | 24% | ** | 28% | 26% | 46% | 36% | 32% | 33% | 45% | 34% | 38% |
| No | 62% | 61% | 63% | 57% | 61% | 69% | 59% | ** | 93% | 71% | 53% | 75% | 61% | ** | 49% | 65% | 75% | ** | 71% | 70% | 53% | 61% | 67% | 65% | 51% | 63% | 61% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | 3% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 3% | ** | 4% | 2% | 1% | ** | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 86% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 2% | 31% | 45% | 20% | 4% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 30% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 66% | 34% |
| 2 | Do you think it is okay to spank a child? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 67% | 73% | 61% | 65% | 70% | 65% | 69% | ** | 55% | 56% | 81% | 58% | 62% | ** | 80% | 67% | 47% | ** | 57% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 62% | 63% | 78% | 67% | 68% |
| No | 30% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 29% | 31% | 28% | ** | 39% | 43% | 15% | 38% | 36% | ** | 15% | 31% | 50% | ** | 41% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 35% | 34% | 18% | 29% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | ** | 6% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | ** | 5% | 2% | 4% | ** | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 86% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 2% | 31% | 45% | 20% | 4% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 30% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 66% | 34% |
| 3 | Do you think it is okay for a school teacher to spank a student? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 16% | 26% | 7% | 8% | 19% | 22% | 18% | ** | 6% | 7% | 22% | 9% | 17% | ** | 27% | 13% | 7% | ** | 14% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 11% | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| No | 82% | 73% | 90% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 80% | ** | 92% | 93% | 75% | 88% | 82% | ** | 70% | 87% | 90% | ** | 85% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 88% | 78% | 83% | 80% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | ** | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ** | 3% | 1% | 2% | ** | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 86% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 2% | 31% | 45% | 20% | 4% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 30% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 66% | 34% |