Since I can remember, there has been a hugh debate on how spanking children effects children. This poll is to help find out if spanking really leads to violence, as so many people say. If you were spanked as a child, please fill out the following poll. If you weren't spanked, please fill out the I Was Never Spanked Poll, and feel free to check out the results of this one. Thanks.
NOTE: For this poll spanking will be defined as striking the bottom as a form of punishment or discipline. It does not include hitting any other part of the body or hitting which is not intended as a form of discipline or punishment.
Do you realize that this poll is only for people who were spanked as a child, and that there is another poll for those who weren't?
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93% (3970) |
Yes. |
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6% (284) |
I do now. |
4254 voters have answered this question.
What is your gender?
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50% (2175) |
Male |
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49% (2092) |
Female |
4267 voters have answered this question.
What is your age?
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1% (77) |
1-9 |
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15% (666) |
10-14 |
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23% (1029) |
15-19 |
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20% (898) |
20-29 |
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12% (526) |
30-39 |
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11% (488) |
40-49 |
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8% (376) |
50-59 |
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4% (179) |
60-69 |
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1% (52) |
70 or older |
4291 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe you're parents were right in spanking you?
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78% (3349) |
Yes |
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9% (392) |
No |
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12% (545) |
I'm not sure |
4286 voters have answered this question.
What other types of discipline or punishment did your parents or guardians use?
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35% (1471) |
Time-outs |
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58% (2404) |
Grounding |
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57% (2369) |
Taking away privledges |
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30% (1265) |
Extra chores |
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47% (1960) |
Lecture |
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39% (1624) |
Yelling |
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20% (857) |
Beating |
4131 voters have answered this question.
Do you consider yourself a violent person? (Or, would others consider you a violent person?)
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2% (108) |
Yes |
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8% (360) |
Somewhat |
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88% (3769) |
No |
4237 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever committed a violent crime?
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2% (117) |
Yes |
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97% (4113) |
No |
4230 voters have answered this question.
How many times, on average, do you get in physical fights with others (i.e. fights which come to blows, not just verbal attacks.)
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2% (126) |
Once a week or more |
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2% (117) |
At least once a month |
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2% (119) |
Every few months |
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3% (136) |
Once or twice a year |
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4% (179) |
Less than once a year |
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27% (1146) |
Almost never |
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56% (2407) |
Never |
4230 voters have answered this question.
Even if you would not consider yourself a violent person, would you consider yourself an angry person?
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8% (352) |
Yes |
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72% (3006) |
No |
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18% (784) |
Sort of |
4142 voters have answered this question.
As a child, do you think spanking made you feel that it was all right to hit others?
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6% (280) |
Yes |
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84% (3490) |
No |
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9% (375) |
Somewhat |
4145 voters have answered this question.
When your parents spanked you, did it make you feel like they didn't love you?
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13% (585) |
Yes |
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64% (2704) |
No |
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21% (908) |
Sometimes |
4197 voters have answered this question.
Do you think spanking was better or worse than most of the other punishments/dicipline methods your parents or guardians used?
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43% (1814) |
Spanking was better |
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18% (784) |
Spanking was worse |
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27% (1168) |
Better and worse in some ways |
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10% (426) |
About the same |
4192 voters have answered this question.
How often were you spanked in elementary school?
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15% (662) |
Almost every day |
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10% (433) |
Never |
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19% (831) |
Once a week or more |
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21% (924) |
A few times a month |
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12% (516) |
About once a month |
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20% (847) |
Less than once a month |
4213 voters have answered this question.
How often were you spanked in Junior High or Middle School?
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13% (577) |
Almost every day |
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22% (937) |
Never |
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14% (628) |
Once a week or more |
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16% (690) |
A few times a month |
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11% (485) |
About once a month |
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20% (873) |
Less than once a month |
4190 voters have answered this question.
How often were you spanked in High School?
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11% (483) |
Almost every day |
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9% (396) |
Once a week or more |
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11% (458) |
A few times a month |
|
9% (390) |
About once a month |
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20% (835) |
Less than once a month |
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38% (1577) |
Never |
4139 voters have answered this question.
Would you use spanking as a form of discipline with your own children?
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64% (2724) |
Yes |
|
14% (619) |
No |
|
20% (871) |
Possibly |
4214 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 1999-04-25 18:55:42
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