Factors | Sex preference | |||
Female | Male | |||
(No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | |
Educational level | X2 = 3.355, df = 3, p = 0.384 | |||
No formal education | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 |
Primary | 10 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.7 |
Secondary | 51 | 32.1 | 89 | 30.3 |
Post-secondary | 98 | 61.6 | 192 | 65.0 |
Booking status | X2 = 2.803, df = 2, p = 0.237 | |||
Booked | 145 | 91.2 | 259 | 88.1 |
Unbooked | 9 | 5.7 | 29 | 9.9 |
Referred | 5 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.0 |
Reasons for preferred child-sex | X2 = 25.912, df = 5, p = 0.000 | |||
For gender balance in family | 85 | 53.5 | 86 | 29.3 |
For inheritance | 35 | 22.0 | 94 | 32.0 |
To satisfy my husband | 21 | 13.2 | 59 | 20.1 |
To consolidate my marriage | 15 | 9.4 | 47 | 16.0 |
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Religion | X2 = 0.934, df = 1, p = 0.346 | |||
Yes | 47 | 32.0 | 100 | 68.0 |
No | 112 | 36.6 | 194 | 63.4 |
Socioeconomic consideration | X2 = 0.946, df = 1, p = 0.334 | |||
Yes | 37 | 23.3 | 57 | 19.4 |
No | 122 | 76.7 | 237 | 80.6 |
Personal desire | X2 = 0.040, df = 1, p = 0.916 | |||
Yes | 51 | 34.5 | 97 | 65.5 |
No | 108 | 35.1 | 197 | 64.6 |