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Gallup Poll: Child Abuse Study, 1995

Metadata Updated: September 6, 2025

A nationwide random telephone survey of 1,000 households was conducted between August 15 and September 14,1995. The survey assessed parental attitudes regarding methods of discipline; agreement on discipline; fights between partners; child rearing; and childhood experience of punishment, abuse between parents, and sexual abuse. This survey represents the first national study assessing the validity and reliability of the Parent-Child version of the Conflict Tactics Scale as developed by Straus et al. The maximum margin of error for the survey was +/- 3 percentage points.

Investigators: Gallup Poll News Service

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date September 6, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 6, 2025

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Metadata Created Date September 6, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 6, 2025
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