#4.4 H40 W66

40 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 is true. Do you think it is better for the parent to tell the child that it is true, or to deny it?

1)  Tell the truth 2)  Deny it 3)  Other 4)  DK/NA

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	1	2	3	4	Total %	N
‚i‚`i“ϊŒnj	83.0	3.9	11.7	1.5	100	206
Male	86.2	1.8	11.0	0.9	100	109
Female	79.4	6.2	12.4	2.1	100	97
20-39	89.7	2.6	7.7	|	100	39
40-59	84.3	|	15.7	|	100	70
60-	79.4	7.2	10.3	3.1	100	97
Otheri“ϊŒnˆΘŠOj	81.6	1.0	14.6	2.7	100	294
Male	81.9	1.3	15.5	1.3	100	155
Female	81.3	0.7	13.7	4.3	100	139
20-39	86.1	1.4	11.1	1.4	100	72
40-59	80.2	0.8	16.7	2.4	100	126
60-	80.2	1.0	14.6	4.2	100	96
Caucasian(mainland)	79.0	1.0	17.1	2.9	100	105
Honolulu residents	81.7	2.0	13.8	2.4	100	449