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. 1975 Feb;12(1):67-79.

Sons, daughters or both?: an analysis of family sex composition preferences in the Philippines

W F Stinner
  • PMID: 1112434

Sons, daughters or both?: an analysis of family sex composition preferences in the Philippines

W F Stinner. Demography. 1975 Feb.

Abstract

An analysis of family sex composition preferences as well as the relationship between actual family sex composition and desire for no additional children among a national sample of Filipino women is presented. An emphasis on balance or son-daughter equivalence is strongest in Metropolitan Manila. Son preference is highest in rural Mindanao and Sulu, primarily due to the concentration of Muslims in this section of the country and secondarily to its pioneer environment and the presumed utility of sons in such a milieu. The importance of eliciting sex composition preferences from both husbands and wives as well as distinguishing the "striking for a balance" from sex-linked preferences in future research is discussed.

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