Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6581
 
1Do you think it is okay to wash a child's mouth out with soap?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend ChurchRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularlNYCNYC subuUpstate
Yes26%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%
No71%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 Sure3%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%
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%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
 
2Do you think it is okay to spank a child?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend ChurchRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularlNYCNYC subuUpstate
Yes62%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%
No35%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 Sure3%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%
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%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
 
3Do you think it is okay for a school teacher to spank a student?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationAttend ChurchRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependNot SureConservaModerateLiberalNot SureGrad SchCollege Some ColNo ColleNeverOccasionRegularlNYCNYC subuUpstate
Yes13%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%
No86%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 Sure2%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%
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%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.