collection points for survey 18 libraries, a community centre and two playgroups across metropolitan...
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Collection points for Survey
18 libraries, a community centre and two playgroups across metropolitan Adelaide
Areas show counts
Collection points
0 5 10 15 20
Count
Parks Library
St Peters Library
Findon Library
Semaphore Library
Port Adelaide Library
Campbelltown Library
Hindmarsh Library
Athelstone Library
Norwood Library
Tea Tree Gully Library
Enfield Library
Playford Library
Greenacres Library
Mawson Lakes Library
Mitcham Area
Munno Para Library
Ingle Farm Libraray
Goodwood Area
Survey demographics
The majority (81%) of respondent parents were mothers
Over two-thirds had post school qualifications: university degrees (46%), TAFE or trade (25%) qualifications
Around three-quarters (33% + 45%) had either one or two children
Over half ( 43% + 23%) of the children were aged between birth and six years.
Survey Data: Sources of information
Most popular human resources:
friends (87%)
family members (85%)
health professionals (57%)
teachers (55%).
Survey DataSources of information: print
parenting magazines (61%)
“Our philosophy is simple: Inform, Involve and Reassure. Helping our readers to face the challenges of the most life-changing event that fate can bestow upon us, Mother & Baby is a friend, a comfort, an encyclopaedia and a stage-by-stage guide for the months ahead ….Mother & Baby reaches women at exactly the time when they need it.”
Survey Data: Sources of information: media and internet
TV programs (62%)
Google searches (56%)
specific web addresses (45%)
video or DVD (30%)
Survey Data: Sources of information: parent education
Almost half (22% + 25%) had attended a parenting workshop or course run by either a school or another organisation
Survey data: Places for finding information
1. library (85%)
2. school or preschool (60%)
3. health clinic (47%)
4. friend’s house (42%)
5. community centre (38%)
6. newsagent/book shop (33%)
7. workplace (30%)
Parents’ education levels and use of human resourcesA larger proportion of parents with university qualifications reported consulting with a health professional. While the greater proportion of those with TAFE qualifications reported consulting a community worker.
Health Professional
Parents’ education levels and places for sourcing information
Parents with university qualifications were more likely to obtain information at their workplace. While a larger proportion of those with TAFE or trade qualifications reported they were more likely to obtain information at a friend’s house.
Parents’ education levels and circulation of information
A larger proportion of parents with university qualifications were given advice from the personal experience of others. Whereas a larger proportion of parents with TAFE qualifications received recommendations to buy educational toys or other resources