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

Social Norms
Son Preference

English wording

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

Response Options

  • Emotional Support
  • Brings Prosperity
  • Old Age Support
  • Funeral Rites
  • Ancestor Worship
  • Kanyadan/Rakshabanhan/Tiko
  • Protecting Family Property
  • Sharing Workload
  • Lineage
  • Social Status
  • Care When The Parents Are Sick
  • Daughter Is As Important As Son
  • Home Without Daughter Is Not Lively
  • A Daughter Loves Her Parents More
  • A Daugher Compared To Son Is Less Spoiled
  • Daughter Is Regarded As Goddess Laxmi
  • Extending Family
  • Social Balance (Equilibrium)
  • Economic Support
  • Because Women Are Creators Of Life
Countries it was asked in Year Language Who was asked Gender of who was asked
Nigeria
2014
English Hausa Igbo Yoruba
RESPONDENTS WITH NO DAUGHTERS
men, women