Back

Why is it important to you to have a boy? [Multiple Response]

Social Norms
Son Preference

English wording

Why is it important to you to have a boy? [Multiple Response]

Response Options

  • Emotional Support
  • Brings Prosperity
  • Old Age Support
  • Funeral Rites
  • Ancestor Worship
  • Kanyadan/Rakshabandhan/Tiko
  • Protecting Family Property
  • Sharing Workload
  • Lineage
  • Social Status
  • Care When The Parents Are Sick
  • Breadwinner In The Family
  • To Strengthen Family Relations
Countries it was asked in Year Language Who was asked Gender of who was asked
Nigeria
2014
English Hausa Igbo Yoruba
RESPONDENTS WITH NO SONS
men, women