According to a survey by the British nanny service Tinies, although men currently make up only 4 % of the nannies in the UK, the number of male nannies has shot up from 8,500 four years ago to 12,000 in 2006, as "male nanny" has become a new profession.
英國保母招聘機構 Tinies 調查顯示，英國目前保母中的男性雖然只占 4 %，但男保母的人數已從 4 年前的 8,500 人上升至 2006 年的 1 萬 2,000 多人，「專業奶爸」成為新職種。