Being disciplined with punishment lines at home
How old are you now?
| 37% (271) | Under 20 | |
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| 20% (150) | 20 - 29 | |
| 13% (96) | 30 - 39 | |
| 10% (74) | 40 - 49 | |
| 11% (82) | 50 - 59 | |
| 6% (43) | 60 or over |
716 voters have answered this question.
Did your parents ever give you punishment lines during your childhood or teens?
| 91% (655) | Yes | |
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| 8% (60) | No (please stop here!) |
715 voters have answered this question.
When your parents gave you punishment lines during a school term, when did you usually have to write them?
| 53% (350) | During that evening or the following evening | |
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| 16% (106) | Over a few evenings | |
| 30% (200) | At the following weekend |
656 voters have answered this question.
Whereabouts in the home did you have to write lines?
| 31% (211) | In my bedroom | |
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| 40% (268) | In the dining room or kitchen | |
| 24% (164) | In a room specifically used for punishments | |
| 2% (19) | Elsewhere |
662 voters have answered this question.
Was anyone else present in the room while you were writing?
| 42% (276) | No, I was required to be alone | |
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| 54% (356) | Yes sometimes, but I wasn't allowed to talk to them | |
| 3% (23) | Yes and I was allowed to talk to them |
655 voters have answered this question.
Were you allowed to have any form of entertainment (TV, radio, music) while you were writing?
| 93% (614) | No, I had to work in complete silence. | |
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| 3% (20) | I was allowed music but no TV or radio. | |
| 3% (20) | I was allowed music, TV or radio. |
654 voters have answered this question.
Were you allowed to drink anything while you were writing?
| 36% (238) | Nothing at all | |
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| 54% (359) | A supply of water to sip but nothing else | |
| 8% (57) | A supply of a soft drink to sip |
654 voters have answered this question.
Were you allowed to eat snacks or sweets while you were writing?
| 92% (601) | No | |
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| 7% (49) | Yes |
650 voters have answered this question.
Did you have to write the lines during fixed sessions or were you just given a deadline for completing them?
| 61% (396) | I had to write them during fixed sessions. | |
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| 38% (252) | I was just given a completion deadline date/time. |
648 voters have answered this question.
How much actual writing time did most of your assignments require?
| 17% (112) | Less than 2 hours | |
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| 30% (200) | 2 - 4 hours | |
| 17% (113) | 4 - 6 hours | |
| 12% (80) | 6 - 8 hours | |
| 7% (49) | 8 - 10 hours | |
| 4% (28) | 10 - 12 hours | |
| 2% (19) | 12 - 16 hours | |
| 1% (11) | 16 - 20 hours | |
| 5% (39) | More than 20 hours |
651 voters have answered this question.
What was the longest actual writing time you ever had to spend on an assignment?
| 6% (40) | Less than 2 hours | |
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| 16% (104) | 2 - 4 hours | |
| 18% (118) | 4 - 6 hours | |
| 10% (68) | 6 - 8 hours | |
| 7% (46) | 8 - 10 hours | |
| 9% (59) | 10 - 12 hours | |
| 11% (72) | 12 - 16 hours | |
| 5% (35) | 16 - 20 hours | |
| 16% (106) | More than 20 hours |
648 voters have answered this question.
If you had to write your lines during fixed sessions, what was the usual length of each session?
| 16% (90) | 1 hour | |
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| 34% (195) | 2 hours | |
| 22% (126) | 3 hours | |
| 11% (63) | 4 hours | |
| 4% (25) | 5 hours | |
| 4% (25) | 6 hours | |
| 6% (35) | More than 6 hours |
559 voters have answered this question.
If you had to write your lines during fixed sessions, were you allowed to take any extra bathroom breaks during a writing session?
| 48% (283) | Yes | |
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| 51% (300) | No, any bladder discomfort had to be endured. |
583 voters have answered this question.
What was the most usual number of lines you were given at home?
| 12% (79) | 100 | |
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| 15% (103) | 200 | |
| 9% (63) | 300 | |
| 2% (18) | 400 | |
| 28% (186) | 500 | |
| 6% (44) | More than 500 but fewer than 1,000 | |
| 12% (79) | 1,000 | |
| 11% (76) | More than 1,000 |
648 voters have answered this question.
What was the highest number of lines you were ever given at home?
| 2% (15) | 100 | |
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| 4% (32) | 200 | |
| 3% (22) | 300 | |
| 2% (16) | 400 | |
| 19% (123) | 500 | |
| 8% (55) | More than 500 but fewer than 1,000 | |
| 27% (175) | 1,000 | |
| 32% (208) | More than 1,000 |
646 voters have answered this question.
What did you usually have to write?
| 50% (325) | A short sentence occupying 1 physical line | |
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| 27% (176) | A longer sentence occupying 2 physical lines | |
| 11% (75) | A long sentence occupying 3 or 4 physical lines | |
| 6% (44) | A whole paragraph that was too long to memorise | |
| 4% (30) | A large extract from a book (just once) |
650 voters have answered this question.
Assuming the same overall amount of writing required, which of the following do you think is the most severe type of punishment?
| 16% (101) | Writing a short one-line sentence from memory | |
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| 22% (145) | Writing a longer sentence from memory | |
| 34% (217) | Copying out a whole paragraph (several times) | |
| 26% (168) | Copying out a large extract from a book just once |
631 voters have answered this question.
What aspect of writing punishment lines did you dislike most?
| 22% (143) | It deprived me of free recreation time | |
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| 16% (105) | It gave me writerÃÂs cramp and sore fingers | |
| 38% (249) | It was tedious and boring | |
| 16% (103) | It was humiliating | |
| 1% (12) | It was demoralising | |
| 4% (28) | It was mentally exhausting |
640 voters have answered this question.
When you were given punishment lines at home, which of the following best describes your immediate reaction?
| 13% (84) | Shock and dismay | |
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| 31% (205) | Frustration | |
| 11% (73) | Resentment | |
| 11% (75) | Embarrassment | |
| 18% (122) | Humiliation | |
| 13% (84) | Shame |
643 voters have answered this question.
Are you male or female?
| 64% (406) | Male | |
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| 35% (228) | Female |
634 voters have answered this question.
Did your parents check your lines when you had completed them?
| 64% (411) | Yes, very thoroughly | |
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| 26% (170) | Yes, reasonably thoroughly | |
| 8% (53) | Yes, but only very briefly | |
| 1% (7) | No, not at all |
641 voters have answered this question.
What happened if they found mistakes (words omitted, spelling mistakes, etc.)?
| 36% (234) | I had to write extra lines for each mistake found | |
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| 15% (100) | I had to re-write each page that had a mistake. | |
| 9% (63) | I had to do the whole assignment again. | |
| 27% (181) | I was spanked. | |
| 4% (30) | I was punished in some other way. | |
| 6% (41) | Nothing happened. |
649 voters have answered this question.
