Mean Ideal Number of Sons, Daughters and Children of Either Sex for Men Age 15-49, Percentage who Want More Sons than Daughters, Percentage who Want More Daughters than Sons, Percentage who Want at Least one Son and Percentage who Want at Least One Daughter by Background Characteristics in India (2015-2016) | ||||||||
Background Characteristic | Mean Ideal Number of | Percentage who Want More Sons than Daughters | Percentage who Want More Daughters than Sons | Percentage who Want at Least One Son | Percentage who Want at Least One Daughter | Number of Men | ||
Sons | Daughters | Either Sex | ||||||
Mother`s Current Age | ||||||||
15-19 | ||||||||
20-29 | ||||||||
30-39 | ||||||||
40-49 | ||||||||
Residence | ||||||||
Urban | ||||||||
Rural | ||||||||
Schooling | ||||||||
No Schooling | ||||||||
<5 Years Complete | ||||||||
5-7 Years Complete | ||||||||
8-9 Years Complete | ||||||||
10-11 Years Complete | ||||||||
12 or More Years Complete | ||||||||
Marital Status | ||||||||
Never Married | ||||||||
Currently Married | ||||||||
Widowed/Divorced/ Separated/Deserted | ||||||||
Religion | ||||||||
Hindu | ||||||||
Muslim | ||||||||
Christian | ||||||||
Sikh | ||||||||
Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | ||||||||
Jain | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Caste/Tribe | ||||||||
Scheduled Caste | ||||||||
Scheduled Tribe | ||||||||
Other Backward Class | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Don`t Know | ||||||||
Wealth Index | ||||||||
Lowest | ||||||||
Second | ||||||||
Middle | ||||||||
Fourth | ||||||||
Highest | ||||||||
Total Age 15-49 | ||||||||
Age 50-54 | ||||||||
Total Age 15-54 | ||||||||
Age 15-49 | ||||||||
NFHS-3 (2005-06) |