UrbanBaby Asks Archive
Twice a week we post a new poll question to dicover more about who our users are and what they think. These poll are completely anonymous, so feel free to tell the truth. And, please Suggest Questions for future polls!
Completed Polls
5/8-5/12/08: How much maternity leave did you/will you take? | |
| 3-5 months | 32% |
| I didn't/won't go back to work | 22% |
| Less than 3 months | 19% |
| 5-12 months | 18% |
| I wasn't working before | 10% |
5/12-5/20/2008: How old were you when you had your first child? | |
| 30-40 | 39% |
| 20-30 | 38% |
| >40 | 12% |
| <20 | 11% |
5/20-5/28/2008: How many hours of television does your child watch each week? | |
| 1-4 hours | 23% |
| 4-8 hours | 20% |
| 8-12 hours | 20% |
| >12 hours | 19% |
| None | 18% |
5/28-6/5/08 How often do you buy natural or organic foods for your children? | |
| Most of the time, but not always | 36% |
| Rarely, less than half of the time | 25% |
| Always - pesticides are poison | 20% |
| Never, what’s the point? | 19% |
6/6-6/9/2008: How did you finance the majority of your maternity or paternity leave? | |
| Employer coverage | 23% |
| Partner's Income | 20% |
| Savings | 19% |
| Debt: Credit cards or loans | 19% |
| I wasn't working before I gave birth | 18% |
6/9-6/17/2008: How do you think couples should handle finances? | |
| Some accounts should be shared, but each person should have his/her own savings & spending money | 38% |
| All accounts should be shared | 35% |
| All accounts should be separate | 26% |
6/17-6/22/2008: How often do you argue or fight with your partner? | |
| Frequently (at least once a day) | 25% |
| Regularly (at least once a week) | 27% |
| Occasionally (a t least once a month | 23% |
| Rarely (a few times a year at most) | 25% |
6/23-7/11/2008: How will you reach your summer vacation destination? | |
| Drive | 22% |
| What vacation | 22% |
| International flight | 20% |
| Domestic flight | 19% |
| Train or cruise | 17% |
7/12-7/31/08: How has your relationship with your partner changed since you had your child/children? | |
| It's worse | 28% |
| It's better | 26% |
| It's about the same | 24% |
| We're not together anymore | 22% |
8/1/08-8/12/08: If money were no object I would... | |
| Work outside of the home, part time | 27% |
| Not work, take care of my kid(s) full time | 27% |
| Work outside of the home, full time | 23% |
| Not work, take care of my kid(s) part time | 23% |
8/12/08-8/26/08: If you were in a toy store and your son started to have a tantrum because you wouldn't buy him a toy, how would you handle it? | |
| I'd carry him out of the store and let him scream until he was done | 28% |
| I'd reason with him in a calm voice until he calmed down | 20% |
| I can't imagine this happening, my children are well-behaved | 18% |
| I'd use bribes and threats to get him to calm down | 17% |
| I'd buy him a toy- it's a toy store after all, and I don't want to deal with a tantrum | 17% |
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