Moms, Kids and the Internet
In a survey conducted of nearly 1,000 moms of kids aged 8 to 13 years about their children's online behavior and why they worry about their actions online: |
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Moms worry that their children may be exposed to inappropriate content and "stranger danger." |
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61% Moms worry about their child unknowingly posting personal information |
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40% fear their child might post information online that can never be removed or deleted |
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30% worry their kids might lie about their age |
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23% fear their child may be involved in cyber-bulling behavior |
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55% of Moms feel acutely aware that colleges search online for background information when kids apply to college. Awareness shifts closer to 60% as kids enter junior high/high school |
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Most children who spend time on social networking or gaming sites do not play unsupervised. Nearly 70% of Moms retain control of where and when their 8-13-year-old children play. |
| Source: Mom Central Consulting, 2010 |
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Moms, Kids and TV
In a survey conducted of over 400 moms who have children under the age of 12: |
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75% of respondents indicated they watch certain shows with their children. |
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50% of respondents indicated that they're likely also doing other things while watching television with their children. (They're watching, but they're not likely to be engaged.) |
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Women with very small children indicated that it was "impossible for anyone to watch anything in the house when the kids are up" and women with older children experienced phases of "family TV viewing" where they watched shows targeted to their kids' age group between ages 4-7. |
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The respondents indicated that ultimately they can only truly engage in what's on the television when their children aren't present. |
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81% stated that they have "their shows" that they watch during what they deem to be their "me time." |
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Women are also prone to "time-shift" their preferred programming by DVRing their favorite shows or visiting On Demand, network websites and Hulu.com to re-watch shows or catch episodes they've missed. |
| Source: Brunner Advertising Survey, 2010 |
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| Moms' Beliefs |
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While 89% of Moms say failure is healthy for their child, 40% would use a magic wand to keep their child from failing. |
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Worries about safety extend well beyond the playground and backyard, and 47% of Moms indicated they spy on their children's electronic accounts (mobile texting, email, Facebook) to make sure everything is okay. |
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One out of every four Moms states she needs to be involved in everything her child does. Among Moms of older, college-bound or college-age kids, 48% feel anxious about their children making decisions on their own and 27% worry that their child will not make the right decisions unless Mom is there to help every step of the way. This involvement continues well into the college years with 33% of Moms helping college-age kids pick their classes. |
| Source: Mom Central Consulting, December 2009 report |
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The State
of Mom continually changes: |
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The US Census
estimates that there are 82.5 million mothers of
all ages in the US, from Baby Boomer "soccer moms"
to the Gen X and Echo Boom "iMom." |
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The
Moms market is continually self-renewing; approximately
4 million babies are born each year, 40% are to
first-time mothers |
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Not
all moms are created equally. Many demographic factors
impact the moms market, including a trend towards
delayed childbirth, shifts in household composition,
labor force participation, and a more ethnically
diverse population. |
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| Moms
are Online! |
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89%
of household moms use the Internet at least twice
a day |
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86%
rely on search engines to find Web information |
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70%
use search engines to research an online purchase |
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57%
use Google, Yahoo and other search engines study
up on offline buys |
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64%
use search engines to locate brick-and-mortar stores
for their shopping |
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72%
use search engines to compare CPG prices at different
outlets |
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71%
reported using online search to turn up product
information |
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71%
searched to find retail locations |
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| Source:
Searcher Moms: A Search Behavior and User Study,
DoubleClick, 2007 |
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Moms
spend more than their share!
Moms are 44%
of the women's market, but they account for: |
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55%
of spending on consumer electronics |
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51%
of spending on food |
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49%
of spending on health & beauty aids |
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48%
of spending on home furnishings |
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47%
of spending on clothing |
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| Source:
MRI Fall 2004 |
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The
following statistics were sourced from Trillion
Dollar Moms by Maria T. Bailey & Bonnie Worthy
Ulman:
Working Mothers |
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According to the U.S. Department
of Labor, 72 % of mothers with children under 18
are in the workforce. |
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In 2001,
women held almost half of all high paying 'executive,
administrative and managerial occupations. |
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Each day,
more than 25 millions mothers work, in addition
to performing their duties as a mother, wife or
homemaker. |
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| Moms
and Advertising |
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Only 20 % of mothers said
that advertisers were doing a good job connecting
with mothers. Another 70 % said that marketers are
not focused on moms in their advertising and 30
% said that they see ads that offend them. |
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On average,
even the busiest moms say they read 4.1 magazines
a month, with at least two on these titles delivered
to their mailboxes. |
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We asked moms if they would
rather get information from a celebrity mom or an
experienced mom like themselves. 67 % said they
would more likely turn to a peer mom. |
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| Moms
Online |
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80% of moms tell us they go
online to do their consumer research. |
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A study
commissioned by the Walt Disney Group's Disney Online,
conducted by C&R Research, reports that there are
31 million moms online. |
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A recent Gallop poll reported
that in the U.S. there are an estimated 21.2 million
Web-surfing mothers . |
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Moms are not
only surfing the Web and spending money, they are
also spending more time on the Internet than they
are watching television. Research shows that 88%
of moms said they rely on the Web for parental guidance,
advice, and ideas for raising their children. 86%
said they made an online purchase, while 85% said
they clicked on an online ad, and 95% said they
are online at least once a day. |
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A 2004 study
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for America
Online found that 67% of moms use the Internet for
product research. |
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