When Chiu Chu-wen made a survey of the willingness of foreign brides in Chiayi to attend literacy classes, as many as 75 % said they were willing to attend them, yet less than 4 % said they were actually able to attend. The main reasons they cited for not attending were that they had to look after the children, and that the classes were too far away from their homes.
邱琡雯針對嘉義縣外籍新娘所做的「外籍新娘就讀識字專班意願調查」結果顯示，高達百分之七十五的外籍新娘「有意願去」就讀識字班，但實際上「能夠去」上課的卻不到百分之四，不能去的主要原因是要照顧小孩和離家太遠。