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Iowa: Youth

 

Disciplining Children

 

Support of Child Disciplinary Measures

Do you think it is okay...
Yes
No
No opinion
Sample
MoE
To wash a child's mouth out with soap?
40%
57%
3%
600
± 4.0
To spank a child?
70%
28%
2%
600
± 3.7
For a school teacher to spank a student?
21%
77%
2%
600
± 3.4
Poll
SurveyUSA
Date
August 12-14, 2005
Sample
600
MoE
4.1