I love polls, surveys, research findings and such. I guess I like comparing myself to others. As I pointed out in a previous blog, sometimes after I read the results, I take them with a grain of salt. In the current issue of Parenting, I think I hit the poll jackpot! On practically every other page was the result of some poll or survey. Some interesting and some well… you be the judge. Here’s just a sampling of what I found. Enjoy!
When you were pregnant, who usually gave you their seat on the bus?
35% said men, 22% reported women and 43% said an equal amount of men and women.
18% of employers offer fully paid maternity leave today, compared to 27% in 1998 (are we traveling back in time?).
The average amount of money parents expected to spend on back-to-school shopping this year?
$574.
What percentage of kids get the daily recommended amount of calcium?
97% of kids under the age of 1,
79% of kids between the ages of 1 and 2,
54% of kids between the ages of 3 and 5,
37% of 6-11 year old boys and
28% of 6-11 year old girls.
What percentage of kids walked to school in 1969? 50%. Now? 15%.
Percent rise in preplanned C-sections without a medical cause over the past few years? 30%.
Should kids be allowed to play with toy guns? 38% said yes, while 62% said no.
69% of the fellows said they would be happy to have their wife make more money than they make, while 38% say they would feel comfortable being a stay-at-home dad.
59% of mothers with children under the age of 2 read at least one book at bedtime. 20% read three or more.
35% of parents said playing with their child sometimes bores them.
27% of parents said they’d like to go on a vacation— alone.
27% of parents said they are the one who suffers with separation anxiety.
11% of parents admit they like one child better than the other.
82% of stay-at-home mothers think working moms pull their weight at school.
82% of parents think it’s the parents influence that makes a baby smart, while 17% feel it’s in the genes.
16% of moms say they are sick of hearing other moms boast about their kids.
Would you rather your child be the teacher’s pet or popular? 61% would prefer a child who was popular.
84% of parents allow their kids to watch non-educational DVDs and 73% of that number feel guilty about doing it.