Son preference and sex composition of children: Evidence from India
Son preference and sex composition of children: Evidence from India
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DOI：
10.2307/2648099
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发表时间：
2000-02-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Clark, S
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作者：
Clark, S
虽然儿子偏好对出生儿童性别构成的影响在所有家庭的国家一级估计中是无法检测到的，但本文提供了来自印度的经验证据，表明儿子偏好对出生儿童性别构成有两个明显且可预测的家庭层面影响。首先，印度的数据显示，小家庭的儿子比例明显高于大家庭。第二，如果家庭规模的影响得到控制，在社会和经济上处于不利地位的夫妇和来自印度北方地区的夫妇不仅希望而且能够获得更高比例的儿子。
Although the effect of son preference on sex composition of children ever born is undetectable in national-level estimates that aggregate across all families, this article provides empirical evidence from India that son preference has two pronounced and predictable family-level effects on the sex composition of children ever born. First, data from India show that smaller families have a significantly higher proportion of sons than larger families. Second, socially and economically disadvantaged couples and couples from the northern region of India not only want but also attain a higher proportion of sons, if the effects of family size are controlled.