This transnational survey was part of a collaborative research project between UBC and the Center for Babywearing Studies (CBWS) about babywearing terminology. The survey ran from April 3rd 2022 to May 15th 2022.
The survey was conducted to determine how members of this community self-identify, how they learn terminology, and how they talk about babywearing. We did this by asking multiple choice questions with opportunities for text entry and solely text entry questions.
396 individuals participated in this anonymous survey. Respondents were required to be a member of the babywearing community, at least 18 years of age, and able to read and write in English. While the survey was in English, there were opportunities for speakers of other languages to share their babywearing knowledge in other languages.
The results of our initial survey included a wide range of languages, terms for babywearing carriers and techniques, and slang terms and abbreviations. The majority of our survey demographic identified as women and were from Europe or North America.