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Indifferent Gender Preferences among Childless Beijing Citizens

Authors

Stuart Basten
University of Oxford
Georgia Verropoulou
University of Piraeus
Ma Xiaohong
Beijing Population Research Institute
Yan Ping
Beijing Population Research Institute

DOI

https://doi.org/10.23979/fypr.51490

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Abstract

Son preference, leading to skewed sex ratios at birth, is an important feature of contemporary Chinese demography, as well as being a critical policy issue. Using a 2006 representative survey, this article explores preferences for boys and girls among childless young adults in a district of Beijing who have a stated one child as their ideal number of children (though they may be eligible to bear more). The descriptive analysis finds no evidence of son-preference; rather an overall indifference to gender. A multivariate analysis provides some indicative evidence of indifference regarding predictors of desiring a girl, a boy or either. gs.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.23979/fypr.51490
Published
March 14, 2016
Issue
Vol. 50 (2015)
Section
Articles
Keywords gender indifference, changing patterns, Beijing, urban China
How to Cite
Basten, S., Verropoulou, G., Xiaohong, M., & Ping, Y. (2016). Indifferent Gender Preferences among Childless Beijing Citizens. Nordic Yearbook of Population Research, 50, 71-84. https://doi.org/10.23979/fypr.51490
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