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Determinants of Stated Son Preference in India: Are Men and Women Different?

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  • Marie-Claire Robitaille

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New sex-selective abortion technologies allow parents-to-be to implement their preference for sons more easily than in the past. With an unmet demand for sons in India, a better understanding of what leads respondents to prefer sons is important from a policy perspective. Stated son preference has seldom been studied in the past. Using data from NFHS3, I conclude that never-married women's preference for sons is strongly influenced by the financial worth of children, whereas never-married men's preference for sons is mainly influenced by non-financial reasons, including their perception of women, their religion and their caste.

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  • Marie-Claire Robitaille, 2013. "Determinants of Stated Son Preference in India: Are Men and Women Different?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(5), pages 657-669, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:49:y:2013:i:5:p:657-669
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.682986
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