| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19246 |
| 1 | Is it appropriate or not appropriate for teachers to be friends with their students on Facebook? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Have Facebook? | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Appropriate | 29% | 33% | 25% | 32% | 33% | 20% | 25% | 51% | 36% | ** | 35% | 19% |
| Not Appropriate | 65% | 61% | 68% | 59% | 62% | 75% | 67% | 47% | 63% | ** | 59% | 76% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 1% | ** | 7% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 64% | 36% |
| 2 | Is it appropriate? Or not appropriate? For teachers to use Facebook and other social media sites as part of their class? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Have Facebook? | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Appropriate | 31% | 37% | 25% | 31% | 33% | 27% | 30% | 38% | 32% | ** | 34% | 26% |
| Not Appropriate | 62% | 56% | 68% | 62% | 59% | 67% | 63% | 61% | 63% | ** | 59% | 68% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 5% | ** | 7% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 64% | 36% |
| 3 | Should school districts have policies that would prevent interaction between teachers and students on Facebook? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Have Facebook? | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 48% | 50% | 45% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 49% | 30% | 57% | ** | 44% | 55% |
| No | 41% | 40% | 42% | 45% | 37% | 43% | 39% | 61% | 34% | ** | 45% | 35% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 9% | ** | 11% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 64% | 36% |
| 4 | Now think about employers. Should employers have specific policies for their employees when it comes to using Facebook? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Have Facebook? | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 40% | 39% | 42% | 37% | 39% | 46% | 41% | 38% | 21% | ** | 41% | 41% |
| No | 49% | 53% | 46% | 52% | 51% | 44% | 49% | 60% | 56% | ** | 52% | 45% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 3% | 23% | ** | 8% | 15% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 64% | 36% |