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(3)Whom to Ask for Advice about Child Rearing

The rate of nurses rose from the previous survey.

In the breakdown of whom to ask for advice about child rearing, the percentages dropped in many categories from the 3rd survey, while the rate of "nurses (at nursery schools)" rose from 15.2% to 19.2% in the 4th survey (Table 17).

Table 17  Whom to ask for advice about child rearing (multiple answers)
(Unit: %)
   Total Have someone to ask for advice Whom to ask for advice about child rearing (multiple answers) Nobody to ask for advice
Partner The respondent's parent(s) The partner's parent(s) The respondent's sibling(s) The partner's sibling(s) Other relatives Friends and acquaintances Doctors PHNs Midwives and hospital nurses Nurses (at nursery schools) Kindergarten teachers Counselors (including telephone consultation) Internet resources Fellows in kids' circles Others
Total of 3rd survey 100.0 98.6 82.3 69.1 24.2 25.7 6.0 3.2 72.1 8.3 5.3 1.0 15.2 ... 1.3 2.9 6.2 0.5 1.3
Total of 4th survey 100.0 97.7 80.9 64.6 21.4 23.6 4.8 2.4 68.2 6.1 4.0 0.6 19.2 9.0 1.4 1.8 4.0 1.1 1.8
  Born in January 100.0 97.5 80.2 63.8 20.9 23.3 4.7 2.3 68.3 6.1 3.8 0.7 19.6 14.3 1.3 1.8 3.3 1.1 1.9
Born in July 100.0 97.9 81.6 65.3 21.9 23.9 5.0 2.6 68.0 6.1 4.3 0.6 18.8 3.7 1.4 1.9 4.7 1.2 1.7
Notes:1)The figures are based on the total responses to the 3rd and 4th surveys (total replies: 40,616).
2)The total includes the number of samples with "unknown" concerning the consultation status.

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