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(2)Burdens and Worries about Child Rearing

87.0% of all respondents "feel some burdens or worries".

87.0% of all respondents "feel some burdens or worries" about child rearing, of which the rates of "financial burdens" and "disobedience of the child" rose from the 3rd survey. In relation with the major nursing patterns, many in the group nursing children by "parents only" complained about "physical burdens," "lack of free time," and "no caregiver when temporary childcare is needed," while the group that has their children cared by "nurses, etc. since two years old or younger" most frequently complained that they were "unable to work or do enough housework." The rate of "financial burdens" was higher in the group that has their children cared by "parents, and then kindergarten teachers since three years old" (Table 16).

Table 16  Burdens and worries about child rearing,
in relation with the major nursing patterns (multiple answers)
(Unit: %)
   3rd survey 4th survey
Total Parents
only
Nurses,
etc. since
two years
old or
younger
Parents,
and then
nurses, etc.
since three
years old
Parents,
and then
kinder-
garten
teachers
since
three
years old
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Feel some burdens or worries 86.2 87.0 87.9 86.1 84.5 86.5
   Physical burdens 32.1 30.4 32.6 28.6 26.9 29.5
Financial burdens 25.7 31.5 30.2 31.1 34.7 43.4
Lack of free time 58.9 53.0 57.4 50.8 41.6 38.6
Lack of partner's involvement in child rearing 6.2 6.9 6.8 6.5 8.0 7.9
Parental disagreement in discipline 9.4 11.9 10.4 12.4 14.5 11.3
Unable to work or do enough housework 20.0 20.1 17.1 28.7 21.4 17.0
Concerned about what people think or talk about the child 5.1 8.3 9.4 6.1 8.8 8.4
Constant tension due to the active child 22.7 15.2 17.2 11.8 12.7 11.7
Unable to build good relationship with other parents 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.6
No caregiver when temporary childcare is needed 12.0 11.2 15.2 5.8 5.8 9.3
Disobedience of the child 21.9 27.6 28.3 25.2 28.8 27.9
Child being prone to illness 4.1 3.8 3.2 4.0 6.6 5.2
No doctor available in the neighborhood for sudden illness of the child 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.1 4.1 3.2
Concerned about the growth of the child 7.1 7.6 7.8 6.5 8.5 7.5
Do not know how to discipline the child 8.7 7.3 7.1 7.1 8.0 7.9
No tolerance toward the child ... 23.0 22.1 24.9 23.7 23.3
No affection to the child 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6
Child reluctant in going to school or kindergarten ... 2.5 2.0 2.7 3.8 3.1
Others 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.1
No particular burdens or worries 13.0 12.1 11.4 12.7 14.3 12.9
Notes:1)The figures are based on the responses to the 1st through 4th surveys (total replies: 39,838).
2)The total includes the number of samples with "unknown" for each item.


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