Results from SP’s 2010 State of the Mommy Survey

 

1. Age
•    36.1 % are 26-30 years old.
•    31.4% are 31-35 years old.
•    21.3^% are 36 years old and above.
•    10.7% are 20-25 years old.
•    0.6% are below 20 years old.

2. Marital Status
•    85.8% are married.
•    12.4% are single.
•    1.8% separated.

3. Businesswoman or career mom? Stay-at-home or work-at-home?
•    59.8% are career moms.
•    21.9% are stay-at-home moms.
•    10.7% are work-at-home moms.
•    7.7% are mompreneurs.

4. In a day, how much time do working moms dedicate to work?
•    37.3% have a 9 to 5 job.
•    25.4% have jobs which often requires overtime.
•    24.3% work part-time.
•    13% work around 4 hours in the morning.

5. How much time would working moms want to spend working?
•    41.4% want the common 8 hours for office jobs.
•    37.3% want just 4 hours in the morning.
•    15.4% want to work part time. None on some days, a lot on other days.
•    5.9% want the common 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. time with some overtime.

6. Since they’ve become moms, their normal bedtime is:
•    Around 9 to 11 p.m., for 66.3%.
•    Around 12 midnight for 18.3%, but more or less depends on amount of things that still need to be done.
•    Around 1 to 2 a.m. for 10.1%, because that’s the time when they normally get to finish all they have to do.
•    Past 2 a.m. for 5.3%. They suffer from insomnia and have difficulty sleeping.

 

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7. Employment Status
•    60.9% are employed.
•    19.5% are unemployed.
•    19.5% are self-employed.

8. Financial setup at home:
•    28.4% say their husband is the breadwinner and they are the housewife.
•    5.3% say their husband is a house husband and they bring home the bacon.
•    3.6% still get financial support from their parents and in-laws.
•    62.7% have a different financial setup at home.

9. Age they got married:
•    46.1% got married at age 26 to 30.
•    42.1% got married at age 20-25.
•    9.2% got married at age 30 and above.
•    2,6% got married below 20 years old.

10. Number of children:
•    62.1% have one child.
•    27.8% have two kids.
•    7.7% have three kids.
•    2.4% have more than three kids.

11. Planned or unplanned pregnancies?
•    53.6% had unplanned pregnancies.
•    46.4% had planned pregnancies.

12. For those without children yet, how many do they plan to have?
•    56.3% plan to have two children.
•    29.9% plan to have three kids.
•    8% plan to have just one child.
•    5.7% plan to have four or more kids.

 

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13. The thing they miss most before having kids is:
•    Being able to go on spontaneous trips or activities without having to worry about leaving the kids behind – 49.4%.
•    Sleeping in on weekends; getting up when they feel like it - 19.6%.
•    Guiltless spending for themselves – 19%.
•    Having a busy social life – 4.2%.
•    Being with family every day – 2.4%.
•    Other – 5.4%.

14. The most challenging part of being a parent:
•    Balancing time between work, family and running a household – 42.5%.
•    Raising kids who are well-behaved and with good moral values – 29.9%.
•    Saving up enough money to send their kids to good schools – 15.6%.
•    Other – 6%.

15. Do they have a yaya or not?
•    No – 53.8%
•    Yes – 46.2%

16. Do they live with their in-laws or parents?
•    No – 51.5%
•    Yes – 43.2%
•    Other – 5.3%

17. Favorite bonding time activity with the kids:
•    Playtime at home – 64.9%
•    Malling – 18.5%
•    Traveling – 11.9%
•    Other – 4.8%

18. Favorite bonding time activity with their hubby:
•    Eating out – 42%
•    Staying at home and watching TV – 18.3%
•    Going out of town – 16%
•    Watching movies at the cinema – 13.6%
•    Other – 10.1%

 

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19. Are they the spoiler or the disciplinarian?
•    Disciplinarian – 55.6%
•    Spoiler – 21.9%
•    Other – 22.5%

20. What disciplinary method is the most effective for their kids?
•    Reprimanding. They just reprimand their child and explain what was wrong with what they did – 41.4%.
•    Threats. They give their kids warnings. They count to three and let their kids know if they’ll get into trouble if they don’t obey by the time it reaches three – 17.2%.
•    Spanking. They still believe that it is still necessary for them to spank their kids for them to learn their lesson. But they also make it a point to explain to them why they were spanked, afterwards – 14.8%.
•    Time outs. They don’t believe in spanking their kids – 9.5%.
•    They let their husbands / partners do the disciplining – 4.7%.
•    Other – 12.4%.


21. Who else helps raise their children?
•    No one else; just them and their husbands or partners – 45.6%
•    Their parents – 37.9%
•    Their aunt or uncle – 1.8%
•    Other – 14.8%

22. How involved are their husbands or partners when it comes to raising their child?
•    55.7% are hands on fathers.
•    32.9% offer to watch over the kids and spend time with them.
•    7.8% aren’t very involved. They wish he would be a more participative parent in the lives of their kids.
•    3.6% are not at all involved. They think the only thing he helped in was creating them!

23. How much would they want their husbands or partners to be involved when it comes to raising their child?
•    79.9% want them to be very much involved. Their husband / partner hold sacred the parental authority they share.
•    17.2% would like them to be as involved as much as he can. He’s struggling by himself anyway.
•    2.4% don’t really think about it. It’s better that way.
•    0.6% think it doesn’t really matter as long as they’re (moms) the highest authority.

 

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24. What they fight the most about with their husband / partner:
•    Money – 16.6%
•    The in-laws – 16^
•    Discipline methods used on the kids – 12.4%
•    Workaholism – 11.8%
•    The husband / partner spending too much time with his friends or other members of the family – 11.8%
•    Other – 31.4%

25. While discussing the topic of their kids at a get-together, what would be the biggest compliment they would receive as a mom?
•    That their children are such well-behaved, well-mannered kids – 29.6%.
•    That their children are smart, they bring home good grades and are consistently on the honor roll – 21.3%.
•    That they have such beautiful children. Puwedeng mag-artista! – 20.7%
•    That they have such talented kids. They’re amazing at what they do – singing, basketball, etc. – 15.4%.
•    Other – 13%

26. What is their biggest aspiration for their child?
•    That they grow up to be nice people – 37.3%
•    That they’ll find a job and a career – 30.8%.
•    That they finish college – 8.3%.
•    That they become rich – 3%.
•    That they get married and start a family – 0.6%.
•    Other aspirations – 20.1%.

27. When choosing a school for their children, their topmost consideration is:
•    The prestige and excellence of the school – 55.6%.
•    The affordability of the tuition fee – 20.1%.
•    The school’s proximity to the house – 11.8%.
•    The school’s non-traditional teaching method – 9.5%.
•    The family affiliation (they or their husband / partner went to that school) – 3%.

 

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28. Do they let their kids take extra classes (like piano and dance lessons)?
•    Yes – 62.2%.
•    No – 37.8%.

29. What classes do they make their children take?
•    Sports clinics (i.e. basketball, football, martial arts) – 31.6%
•    Music lessons (i.e. piano, voice, etc.) – 24.3%
•    Art and other lessons – 11%
•    Other – 33.1%

30. Do they cook for the family?
•    Yes – 45%
•    They cook some meals, but they don’t really cook often for the family – 41.4%.
•    Not really – 11.8%.
•    Other – 1.8%.

31. How often do they exercise?
•    47.9% don’t get to exercise.
•    41.4% exercise as much as they can, but not too often.
•    5.9% exercise every day.
•    Other – 4.7%.

32. If they could improve something about their physical appearance, how much would they enhance?
•    Weight – 57.4%
•    Smoother skin – 14.8%
•    Hair – 11.8%
•    Complexion. They want to be fairer. – 5.3%
•    Other – 10.7%

33. Their biggest fear as a parent that they never tell anyone about is that:
•    Their child might not recover from a big illness – 29.6%.
•    Their child might have a development disorder – 20.7%.
•    Their child might get kidnapped – 16.6%.
•    Their child might turn out to be gay or lesbian – 7.7%.
•    Their child might become a drug addict – 7.1%.

 

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34. Are they satisfied with their life right now?
•    They would want to change some aspects, but overall, they’re happy with their life right now – 83.4%.
•    Yes. They wouldn’t change a thing – 14.2%.
•    No. Nothing is going right in their life right now – 2.4%.

35. If they could spend an entire day without having to worry about anyone else, what would they do?
•    Travel – 48.5%
•    Shop – 22.5%
•    Go to the spa – 19.5%
•    Other – 9.5%

36. What do they prioritize most for their family as the mom?
•    Health – 77.5%
•    Education – 8.3%
•    Money – 4.7%
•    Other – 9.5%


37. During Christmas last year, who did they buy gifts for?
•    Just family, friends and their inaanaks – 69.2%.
•    Just family and friends – 19.5%.
•    Just family and their officemates – 2.4%.
•    Other – 8.9%.

38. Where do they usually do their Christmas shopping?
•    Malls and bazaars (tiangges) – 69.8%.
•    Online – 1.8%.
•    All of the above – 27.2%.
•    Other – 1.2%.

39. How much do they usually spend on gifts for their inaanaks?
•    P300 below – 37.9%
•    P100-P200  – 35.5%
•    P500-P1,000 – 18.8%
•    P1,000-P2,000 – 6.5%
•    Sky’s the limit, anything they want! – 1.2%

 

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