(2) Caregivers
The proportion of “nurses and kindergarten teachers” as the usual caregivers reached 97%.
Concerning the usual caregivers (multiple answers), the proportion of “nurses and kindergarten teachers” was the highest (97.0%). Comparing the figure with that in the 5th survey (aged 54 months), the percentage increased by 6.7%. The second highest proportion was “mother” (91.0%). Comparing the figure with that in the 5th survey, there was no major change. However, comparing it with that in the 1st survey, the percentage decreased by 6.5% (Table 1).
Table 1 Changes in the usual caregivers (multiple answers)
(Unit: %)
| |
Total |
Usual caregivers (multiple answers) |
| Mother |
Father |
Grandparent |
|
Nurses and
kindergarten
teachers |
|
Others |
| Grandmother |
Grandfather |
Nurses,
etc. |
Kindergarten
teachers |
Maternal |
Paternal |
Maternal |
Paternal |
Total of the 1st survey |
100.0 |
97.5 |
48.4 |
21.8 |
21.2 |
9.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
・ |
2.0 |
Total of the 2nd survey |
100.0 |
95.7 |
50.5 |
27.1 |
15.1 |
12.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
・ |
2.3 |
Total of the 3rd survey |
100.0 |
93.4 |
45.4 |
26.1 |
14.6 |
12.1 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
25.6 |
25.6 |
・ |
2.3 |
Total of the 4th survey |
100.0 |
92.3 |
44.8 |
24.1 |
13.3 |
11.1 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
49.7 |
33.2 |
16.6 |
1.7 |
Total of the 5th survey |
100.0 |
90.9 |
47.0 |
23.9 |
13.3 |
11.0 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
90.3 |
39.3 |
52.0 |
1.7 |
Total of the 6th survey |
100.0 |
91.0 |
47.8 |
23.7 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
97.0 |
37.9 |
59.7 |
1.6 |
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Born in January |
100.0 |
91.2 |
47.6 |
24.0 |
13.3 |
10.9 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
99.0 |
36.6 |
62.9 |
1.7 |
Born in July |
100.0 |
90.8 |
47.9 |
23.3 |
12.7 |
10.9 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
95.0 |
39.1 |
56.5 |
1.5 |
Notes:
1) The figures are based on the total number of responses to the 1st through 6th surveys (total number of replies: 35,873).
2) The total includes the number of responses with “unknown” concerning usual caregivers.
3) “Nurses, etc.” includes “nurses, etc. at nursery schools” and “nursery mothers or baby sitters”. |
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