Boys or girls? Sex preferences declared in African and South-Asian demographic surveys

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dc.contributor.authorGarenne, Michel
dc.contributor.authorStiegler, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorBouchard, Jean-Pierre
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-14T08:01:05Z
dc.date.available2023-06-14T08:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIn this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, demographers Michel Garenne and Nancy Stiegler explore sex-preferences for girls or for boys expressed by women who responded to DHS surveys in 29 African and 10 Asian countries. The IPUMS/DHS database was used for statistical analysis, bringing together 140 surveys and 2.5 million women aged 15–49. Overall, two-thirds of women were in favor of a balanced number of girls and boys or were indifferent to the composition of the family. In 20.8% of cases, they preferred to have more boys, and in 12.6% of cases they preferred to have more girls. These proportions vary considerably between countries, and were influenced by local culture, religion, level of education, household wealth, and to a small extent by urban residence. Sex preferences were also influenced by family composition. These preferences are likely to change rapidly over time. Among the countries analyzed, eight expressed preferences for more girls, all located in sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly in southern Africa. These preferences could have many consequences, demographic, psychological and social.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarenne, M. et al. (2023). Boys or girls? Sex preferences declared in African and South-Asian demographic surveys. Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique. 181(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2022.11.001en_US
dc.identifier.issn0003-4487
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2022.11.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9077
dc.language.isofren_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectGender studiesen_US
dc.subjectPopulation studiesen_US
dc.subjectStatistics studiesen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.titleBoys or girls? Sex preferences declared in African and South-Asian demographic surveysen_US
dc.title.alternativeFilles ou garçons ? Préférences exprimées aux enquêtes démographiques de pays africains et sud-asiatiquesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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