| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6581 |
| 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: ± 3.7% | 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 | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Yes | 26% | 32% | 20% | 35% | 20% | 24% | 28% | 11% | 26% | 28% | 36% | 17% | 28% | ** | 32% | 26% | 19% | 20% | 25% | 21% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 17% | 31% | 33% |
| No | 71% | 64% | 77% | 64% | 74% | 74% | 70% | 88% | 69% | 54% | 60% | 80% | 71% | ** | 65% | 73% | 77% | 68% | 72% | 75% | 67% | 72% | 68% | 75% | 69% | 78% | 67% | 65% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 4% | 3% | 1% | ** | 4% | 2% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 28% | 40% | 30% | 2% | 28% | 43% | 22% | 7% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 36% | 34% | 37% | 29% | 43% | 26% | 31% |
| 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: ± 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 | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Yes | 62% | 67% | 57% | 63% | 63% | 60% | 61% | 65% | 67% | 57% | 66% | 57% | 65% | ** | 69% | 61% | 56% | 68% | 59% | 59% | 71% | 62% | 67% | 60% | 63% | 58% | 60% | 70% |
| No | 35% | 31% | 39% | 35% | 34% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 31% | 40% | 31% | 40% | 31% | ** | 28% | 37% | 39% | 27% | 39% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 34% | 39% | 36% | 29% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ** | 2% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 28% | 40% | 30% | 2% | 28% | 43% | 22% | 7% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 36% | 34% | 37% | 29% | 43% | 26% | 31% |
| 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: ± 2.9% | 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 | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Yes | 13% | 18% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 17% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 29% | 11% | 12% | 15% | ** | 19% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| No | 86% | 80% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 81% | 89% | 84% | 83% | 68% | 86% | 87% | 84% | ** | 79% | 87% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 88% | 90% | 82% | 86% | 89% | 81% | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ** | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 28% | 40% | 30% | 2% | 28% | 43% | 22% | 7% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 36% | 34% | 37% | 29% | 43% | 26% | 31% |