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If (John/Mary) was your child, would you... Get advice from your child's teachers? A. If the teachers said your child should be on medication, how likely would you be to do that? Very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?

If teachers said your child should be on medication, how likely would you be to do it?

Likelihood of medicating child on teachers' advice · Asked in 1 wave, 2002 · 1,098 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Very likelySomewhat likelyNot very likelyNot at all likely

Group	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	n	MoE
All respondents	17%	30%	33%	20%	1098	±3
Democrats	17%	30%	32%	21%	357	±6
Independents (incl. leaners)

General Social Survey 2002 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Very likelySomewhat likelyNot very likelyNot at all likelyDon't know (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2002	2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26	face to face	2,765	1,098