(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)
kindergarten
teachers Others
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
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
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".