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 Gender preference: A new study found that 47 percent of childless, recently married couples would prefer to have a son first because boys are perceived as 'less hard work' than girls. |
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Almost half of Americans want their first child to be a boy, according to a new study. Out of the 2,129 recently married couples surveyed by money-saving website CouponCodes4You, 47 percent said they would prefer to have a son first, and most said it was because boys are 'less hard work'. Only 21 percent of the respondents said they would like to have a daughter as their first child, and 32 percent said they had no preference either way. The study also found that the majority of those who wanted a son first – 63 percent - were men themselves, while males made up just 11 percent of those who preferred a daughter as their first child. While the majority of couples wanted a son first, the reasons behind their gender preferences were varied. Most of the couples who wanted a boy – 45 percent - said they felt that having a son would be 'less hard work' than a daughter. On the other hand, a third said they wanted a boy because older sons are better at looking after their younger siblings. And 19 percent admitted they prioritize having a son because they want him to carry the family name. But even though boys are preferred as the oldest child, couples did not rule out having a girl altogether – 37 percent said they would like to have a daughter second. The study found that while raising a boy is perceived as easier, couples who wanted to have a daughter first see older girls as 'better role models' to their younger siblings. (Source: Dailymail) |
一項(xiàng)新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，近半數(shù)美國(guó)人希望頭一胎生的是男孩。 優(yōu)惠券網(wǎng)站CouponCodes4You調(diào)查了2129名新婚夫婦，47%的人表示他們更希望第一胎生的是兒子，大多數(shù)持這一觀點(diǎn)的人稱(chēng)這是因?yàn)槟泻ⅰ案灭B(yǎng)”。 只有21%的應(yīng)答者表示希望頭胎生女兒，32%的人表示頭胎生男生女都好。 研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些希望頭胎生兒子的人多為男性（63%），而希望頭胎生女兒的人只有11%為男性。 盡管多數(shù)夫婦頭胎都想要兒子，背后的理由卻各有不同。 大多數(shù)想生男孩的夫婦（45%）表示他們認(rèn)為兒子比女兒“好養(yǎng)”。 另有三分之一的夫婦則表示他們想要男孩是因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)子能更好地照看年幼的弟妹。 19%的夫婦坦言他們更想要兒子是因?yàn)橄胱寖鹤觽髯诮哟?/p> 盡管美國(guó)夫婦們更希望頭胎生男孩，但他們并不是完全排斥生女兒——37%的人稱(chēng)他們希望第二胎是女孩。 研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管人們普遍認(rèn)為養(yǎng)兒子更容易，但那些希望頭胎生女兒的夫婦則認(rèn)為長(zhǎng)女會(huì)為弟妹樹(shù)立“更好的榜樣”。 相關(guān)閱讀 出軌會(huì)遺傳？研究發(fā)現(xiàn)有其父必有其子 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: carry the family name: 傳宗接代，延續(xù)香火 |
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