Outline of the second Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century
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8 Playmates
Table 14 Playmates, by household (multiple answer)
(unit: %)
Playmates
Household
Total
Sibling(s)
Mother
Father
Grandparent(s)
Children about the baby's age
Older children
Relatives or adults living in the neighborhood
Nursery teachers/Family day care/Babysitters
Often play alone
Others
Have no children as playmates
Total
100.0
49.8
94.2
81.7
53.1
45.3
25.8
12.2
17.0
10.8
1.6
20.4
Stay with parents
100.0
50.1
94.5
84.0
52.8
45.4
25.9
12.0
16.4
10.7
1.5
20.1
with parents only
or with parents
and sibling(s)
only
100.0
48.8
94.8
85.1
45.1
48.1
26.9
11.1
16.5
11.2
1.2
19.5
with parents only
100.0
-
96.6
88.4
52.2
58.6
24.2
13.6
16.7
16.0
1.7
35.4
with parents
and sibling(s)
only
100.0
92.3
93.2
82.1
38.7
38.7
29.3
8.8
16.3
6.9
0.9
5.3
with parents and
grandfather(s)/
grandmother(s)
100.0
55.0
93.3
80.1
80.7
35.7
22.2
15.0
16.1
8.9
2.3
22.2
Stay with one parent
100.0
38.7
87.3
8.1
64.6
41.2
22.3
18.5
35.7
13.9
3.4
29.6
Note: ''Have no children as playmates'' means that the babies have no ''siblings'', ''children about the baby's age'' or ''older children'' as playmates.
Table 15 Playmates, by employment status of mothers (multiple answer)
(unit: %)
Total
Sibling(s)
Mother
Father
Grandparent(s)
Children about the baby's age
Older children
Relatives or adults living in the neighborhood
Nursery teachers/Family day care/Babysitters
Often play alone
Others
Have no children as playmates
Total
100.0
49.8
94.4
81.7
53.1
45.3
25.8
12.2
17.0
10.8
1.6
20.3
Unemployed
100.0
48.8
95.6
82.9
49.7
45.0
27.0
12.1
2.5
12.2
1.5
20.1
Employed
100.0
52.0
91.7
79.2
60.6
46.1
23.1
12.5
48.7
7.7
1.7
20.8
Full-time worker
100.0
44.0
90.9
81.8
63.4
49.1
21.8
11.4
59.3
6.3
1.5
24.1
Part-time worker
100.0
56.1
92.4
76.1
58.2
46.2
24.0
12.4
48.6
8.0
1.8
18.6
Self-employed worker or family worker, pieceworker at home
100.0
65.2
92.4
77.7
58.1
37.7
24.1
15.0
23.0
10.9
2.2
16.5
Note 1: Only the babies staying with their mothers at the time of the second survey are aggregated.
Note 2: ''Have no children as playmates'' means that the babies have no ''siblings'', ''children about the baby's age'' or ''older children'' as playmates.
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