This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on whether they would prefer to have a boy or a girl if they could only have one child. The survey was conducted in 2018. During the survey, 36 percent of respondents stated they'd prefer a boy if they could only have one child.
If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl?
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Gallup. (July 5, 2018). If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. "If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl?." Chart. July 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. (2018). If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. "If You Could Have Only One Child, Would You Prefer That It Be a Boy or a Girl?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup, If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? [Graph], Gallup, July 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/