A STUDY ON SON PREFERENCE IN INDIA: A COMPARISON OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES
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India is a male dominating country and the phenomenon of son preference is well-known. Skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates among girls have drawn attention of demographers and various policy makers. The objective of this paper is to find the existence of son preference in India. A comparative study has been made among some states of the country. For this study, the data has been taken from the third round of National Family Health Survey conducted in 2005-06. The study reveals that the desire for sons appear to be a significant motivation for parity progression and preference for sons has been found to be higher in North as compared to Southern parts of the country.
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