#4.4 Rumor about teacher (II (1958))

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#4.4 Rumor about teacher

Suppose that a child comes home and says that he has heard a rumor that his teacher had done something to get himself into trouble, and suppose that the parent knows this to be true. Do you think it is better for the parent to tell the child the truth, or to deny it?

1	Deny it	2	Tell the truth
3	D.K.	4	Other(Specify)

Target : II (1958)

	Deny it	Tell the truth	D.K.	Other	Total
All	38	40	11	11	100	( 920)
Males	31	48	10	12	101	( 412)
Females	44	34	12	10	100	( 508)
20-29	35	47	9	8	99	( 276)
30-39	35	41	11	13	100	( 219)
40-49	41	38	9	12	100	( 185)
50-59	37	41	11	11	100	( 122)
60-69	46	28	18	9	101	( 80)
70 and over	53	21	18	8	100	( 38)
Males 20s	25	58	8	8	99	( 122)
Males 30s	25	48	13	15	101	( 96)
Males 40s	35	46	7	12	100	( 85)
Males 50s	36	43	7	14	100	( 58)
Males 60s	43	30	14	14	101	( 37)
Males 70+	43	29	21	7	100	( 14)
Females 20s	43	39	10	8	100	( 154)
Females 30s	43	35	10	12	100	( 123)
Females 40s	46	31	11	12	100	( 100)
Females 50s	38	39	14	9	100	( 64)
Females 60s	49	26	21	5	101	( 43)
Females 70+	58	17	17	8	100	( 24)