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College-educated women are less likely than their male counterparts to agree with spanking, according to the Child Trends Data Bank.By: The Washington Post, INFORUM
College-educated women are less likely than their male counterparts to agree with spanking, according to the Child Trends Data Bank. Men with less than a high school education are less likely than women with the same education to endorse spanking. Below is the percentage of respondents, by education, who believe that spanking is sometimes necessary:
Less than high school education
Female: 67 percent
Male: 63 percent
High school diploma or GED
Female: 69 percent
Male: 80 percent
College Graduate
Female: 56 percent
Male: 71 percent
Source: Child Trends’ original analysis of the General Social Survey 2010.
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