Reasons to judge parents worldwide 2021

According to a global survey published in 2021, 81 percent of respondents affirmed to judged parents. The most popular reasons why non-parents judged parents were related to behavioral aspects. Some 59 percent of parents stated to do so for how parents managed their children's behavior. This was particularly high in the United States. Moreover, the second most common reason was the way their children behave, indicated by 57 percent of respondents.

What are you judging parents for?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
How they manage their child's/children's behavior	59%
The way their child/children behave	57%
How they speak to their child/children	38%
Using bad language	38%
Being too lenient/ not strict enough	36%
Spoiling their child/children	31%
The amount of time they spend with their child/children	26%
My child's screen-time/use of technology	25%
Their use of screen time/tech (parent rather than child's)	23%
The things their child/children can/can't do	20%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 23, 2020 to January 8, 2021

Number of respondents

12,805 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

Non-parents who judge parents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information:
"The sample consists of approximately 1,000 individuals in each of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, mainland China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain and the U.S., and 500 individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey."
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"The samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and Turkey are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of their population."

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