Poll Results: Gifts

December 16, 2014, 8:20 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed December 12-15 on gifts. The results show that most don't think parents need to give gifts to their kids' teachers. The margin of error is 3.8%.

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Which comes closest to your view about parents giving their children’s teachers gifts for the holidays?
Parents should give gifts to their children’s teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
It’s nice for parents to give gifts to their children’s teachers, but not necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72%
Parents should not give gifts to their children’s teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%

Which of the following do you think are appropriate for parents to give teachers for the holidays?
Select all that apply.
Physical gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Money or gift cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
A note, or something else without monetary value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41%
A contribution to a larger class gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Nothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%

About how many dollars do you think parents ideally should spend on a gift for a teacher?
mean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
median . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Are you planning to give a present to any of your child’s teachers for the holidays this year? Asked of those who are the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Does not have a child under 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74%