TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex preferences for children in Ghana
T2 - the influence of educational attainment
AU - Frempong, Grace Agyemang
AU - Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Education influences aspects of demographic behaviour and outcomes including a child sex preference. Sex preferences of children have been studied in different societies because of its associated social and demographic implications. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, we examined the association between educational attainment and sex preferences of children. Findings from the study indicated that there is preference for sons (26.1%) compared to daughters (17.4%). At higher levels of education, there is a higher likelihood for no preference for a sex of a child. Among the characteristics of respondents that influenced sex preferences are: gender, lineage, religion, occupation and desired family size. Acquisition of knowledge through education to some extent alter fertility preferences and hence the need to motivate individuals to attain some level of education.
AB - Education influences aspects of demographic behaviour and outcomes including a child sex preference. Sex preferences of children have been studied in different societies because of its associated social and demographic implications. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, we examined the association between educational attainment and sex preferences of children. Findings from the study indicated that there is preference for sons (26.1%) compared to daughters (17.4%). At higher levels of education, there is a higher likelihood for no preference for a sex of a child. Among the characteristics of respondents that influenced sex preferences are: gender, lineage, religion, occupation and desired family size. Acquisition of knowledge through education to some extent alter fertility preferences and hence the need to motivate individuals to attain some level of education.
KW - Daughter
KW - Education
KW - Sex preference
KW - Son
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U2 - 10.1007/s12546-017-9188-1
DO - 10.1007/s12546-017-9188-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020675766
SN - 1443-2447
VL - 34
SP - 313
EP - 325
JO - Journal of Population Research
JF - Journal of Population Research
IS - 4
ER -