Son Preference, Household Wealth Status, and Desire for More Children in the Context of Polygyny in Pakistan
Women with more girls than boys continuously show a higher desire for more children. That could be translated as a pursuit of the desired number of sons. Son preference significantly shows a positive association with household wealth status.
Authors
- Athar Ali Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2694-9660)
- Mukhtiar Hussain Ibupoto
- Anbang Loong
Institutions
- Fujian Normal University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24201
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.65
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Fujian Normal University