AB/DL Survey #1 Part 3 Results

Sections: Survey #1 part 1 - 2 - joys - 3 - events - 4 - messages - 5 - 6 & 7

Edit 19 December 2016: These results have been updated per the tenth year standards update.

Questions # 14-17

"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -C.S. Lewis

14) Was there some event that you think might have originally caused your interest in diapers or babyhood, or did the interest seem to always be there?

	N=1466	%	Option
1	448	31%	My interests were there before, but at some time I realized that I was different; that others around me didn't share the interest.
2	289	20%	My interests were probably caused by a specific event (stumbling across a reference to ABDL activities somewhere, getting introduced to it, an incident of emotional trauma, trying a new kink, sexual abuse, etc.)
3	320	22%	My interests started at a certain time, but I'm not sure what event caused them.
4	224	15%	I remember acting on my interests in diapers and babyhood, but don't remember when they started or when I realized that they made me different.
5	130	9%	I was wearing diapers already for bedwetting or incontinence, and noticed that I was starting to enjoy wearing them or being a baby.
6	34	2%	I decided to try adding diapers or babyhood to my existing ageplay, BDSM, fetish, etc., interest.
7	21	1%	None. I've never had an interest in diapers or babyhood.

15)How old were you, in years, when this realization or event happened? Please give your best estimate.

	N=1425	%
0	3	0%
1	1	0%
2	12	1%
3	57	4%
4	96	7%
5	169	12%
6	115	8%
7	98	7%
8	121	8%
9	57	4%
10	118	8%
11	56	4%
12	132	9%
13	73	5%
14	62	4%
15	40	3%
16	37	3%
17	31	2%
18	17	1%
19	12	1%
20	19	1%
21	7	0%
22	5	0%
23	3	0%
24	5	0%
25	10	1%
26	9	1%
27	1	0%
28	4	0%
29+	55	4%

16)How would you describe what happened?

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17)In your late childhood and teens, how did you feel about your being interested in diapers or babyhood? Please choose the closest match. If more than one occured, choose the one that lasted longer or had more influence.

	N=1477	%	Option
1	256	17%	It was a lot safer than some other things I could have been into.
2	175	12%	It was OK.
3	555	38%	It was weird but not wrong.
4	290	20%	It was wrong/unacceptable.
5	44	3%	It was sinful.
6	29	2%	It was a disease to be cured.
7	128	9%	I wasn't interested in them back then.

Survey #1 part 1 - 2 - joys - 3 - events - 4 - messages - 5 - 6 & 7

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Last Update: 14 Feb 2017| First Posted 24 March 2008

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