Note: only respondents who answered that they had a nanny or a live-in nanny were able to answer the rest of the questions in the survey.
During the past year, have you employed in-home childcare?
|
Yes, a nanny.
|
82.84%
280
|
|
Yes, an occasional babysitter, teen or student.
|
4.44%
15
|
|
No.
|
4.44%
15
|
|
Yes, an au pair.
|
2.96%
10
|
|
Yes, at the nanny's home.
|
2.66%
9
|
|
No, but I work as a babysitter, nanny or au pair.
|
1.48%
5
|
|
Yes, a live-in nanny.
|
1.18%
4
|
| TOTAL | 338 |
1. Is your nanny male or female:
- Female 99% (260 respondents)
-
Male 1% (3 respondents)
2. Does your nanny have children of her own?
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Yes, but all her children are over 18
|
34.98%
92
|
|
No
|
30.04%
79
|
|
Yes, including children under 18
|
27.00%
71
|
|
Yes, including children under 5
|
7.22%
19
|
|
Not sure
|
0.76%
2
|
| TOTAL | 263 |
3. What is your nanny's region or country of origin?
|
United States & Canada
|
24.33%
64
|
|
Central America
|
20.91%
55
|
|
Mexico
|
15.97%
42
|
|
South America
|
14.07%
37
|
|
Tibet & Nepal (includes Tibetan by way of India)
|
7.98%
21
|
|
Southeast Asia (includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
|
6.46%
17
|
|
Africa
|
5.32%
14
|
|
China
|
3.04%
8
|
|
Europe
|
0.76%
2
|
|
Some Other Region (please specify)
|
0.76%
2
|
|
Middle East
|
0.38%
1
|
|
Pacific Islands & Oceana (includes Philippines, Fiji, Samoa, Australia)
|
0.00%
0
|
|
India & Pakistan
|
0.00%
0
|
|
Russia
|
0.00%
0
|
| TOTAL | 263 |
Other regions: Turkey, Korea
5. What language does your nanny use when speaking with your children?
|
Mainly English
|
54.75%
144
|
|
Mainly Spanish
|
39.54%
104
|
|
Mainly Cantonese or Mandarin
|
3.04%
8
|
|
Mainly another language (please specify)
|
2.66%
7
|
| TOTAL | 263 |
Other languages: German, French (3), Korean, Turkish, Portuguese
6. What language do you use to communicate with your nanny?
|
Mainly English
|
84.79%
223
|
|
Mainly Spanish
|
11.41%
30
|
|
Mainly Cantonese or Mandarin
|
1.90%
5
|
|
Mainly another language (please specify)
|
1.90%
5
|
| TOTAL | 263 |
Other languages: Korean, French, Portuguese, "English and Spanish" and "Hebrew, Spanish, English"