Understanding Infantilism (.org)
Edit 14 December 2016: These results have been updated per the tenth year standards update.
This section looked into the effects of siblings and birth order. The data shows some notable modes. For example, one in three AB/DLs remained the baby of the family, and slightly under half of AB/DLs still haven't changed a baby's diaper. The rarer states might yield some interesting results after more analysis. For example, the questions about being followed by twins(Q14) and adopted siblings(Q17) will need to be compensated for family size before being compared with questions about being a twin(Q8) or being adopted(Q16).
The question about what kind of diaper the surveyee was raised in (Q7) was in this section to maximize its independence from the question of the type of diaper desired in fantasy, (Q58).
7)What kind of diaper were you raised in? If more than one, please select the type you think you spent the most time in as a baby. Please select the closest match.
| N=993 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 115 | 12% | cloth with rubber pants |
| 2 | 279 | 28% | cloth with plastic or vinyl pants |
| 3 | 21 | 2% | cloth without a rubber, plastic, or vinyl cover |
| 4 | 75 | 8% | early disposable diapers that were rectangular with the plain plastic backing. |
| 5 | 306 | 31% | disposable diapers with an hourglass shape and a plain plastic cover. This cover made a crinkling or rustling noise, unlike the later "cloth like" covers. |
| 6 | 20 | 2% | disposable diapers with with an hourglass shape and a "cloth like" cover. This type of cover permitted Velcro fasteners and did not crinkle or rustle. |
| 7 | 105 | 11% | A diaper, but I don't know what kind. |
| 8 | 1 | 0% | A worn, absorbent system other than diapers. An example would be the Native American moss-lined child carrier. |
| 9 | 0 | 0% | A system that didn't rely on a worn absorbent, such as elimination communication. |
| 10 | 71 | 7% | I don't know. |
8)Are you a twin or triplet? If you are a twin or triplet, please exclude the other twins or triplets of your set from the following questions.
| N=955 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 25 | 3% | Yes |
| 2 | 930 | 97% | No |
9) How many older sisters do you have?
| N=955 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 574 | 60% | 0 |
| 2 | 291 | 30% | 1 |
| 3 | 68 | 7% | 2 |
| 4 | 18 | 2% | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0% | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0% | 5 or more |
10) How many older brothers do you have?
| N=947 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 603 | 64% | 0 |
| 2 | 252 | 27% | 1 |
| 3 | 66 | 7% | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | 2% | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 1% | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0% | 5 or more |
11)How many younger brothers do you have?
| N=938 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 563 | 60% | 0 |
| 2 | 264 | 28% | 1 |
| 3 | 68 | 7% | 2 |
| 4 | 27 | 3% | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 1% | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | 1% | 5 or more |
12) How many younger sisters do you have?
| N=935 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 601 | 64% | 0 |
| 2 | 235 | 25% | 1 |
| 3 | 73 | 8% | 2 |
| 4 | 18 | 2% | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 1% | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0% | 5 or more |
13) What is the age difference between you and your next younger sibling? Please select the closest option.
| N=994 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 95 | 10% | 1 year |
| 2 | 203 | 20% | 2 years |
| 3 | 125 | 13% | 3 years |
| 4 | 82 | 8% | 4 years |
| 5 | 83 | 8% | 5-6 years |
| 6 | 35 | 4% | 7-8 years |
| 7 | 48 | 5% | 9 or more years |
| 8 | 323 | 32% | No younger siblings |
14)Were these next younger siblings twins or triplets?
| N=908 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 18 | 2% | Yes |
| 2 | 890 | 98% | No |
15)How old were you when you were first left responsible to change a baby's diapers? If the difference in sibling's ages is large enough, an older child might be asked to regularly change a younger sibling's diaper. For others, the responsibility to change diapers only comes later, with babysitting jobs or after starting a family.
| N=976 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 164 | 17% | Preteens/Before 12 |
| 2 | 154 | 16% | Teens/13-15 |
| 3 | 75 | 8% | Teens/16-20 |
| 4 | 143 | 15% | Adult/After 20 |
| 5 | 440 | 45% | Still haven't |
16)Were you adopted or ever placed in foster care?
| N=983 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 87 | 9% | Yes |
| 2 | 896 | 91% | No |
17)Was one or more of your siblings adopted or in foster care?
| N=974 | % | Option | |
| 1 | 60 | 6% | Yes |
| 2 | 914 | 94% | No |
(Optional)Do you think your siblings affected how you view diapers and babyhood?
Part 0 - 1 - 2 - Interests - 3 - Conditions - 4 - Changes - 5 - Fantasy Diapers
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