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Yeah, I looked it up and the average in developed countries seems to be 51%ish give birth to boys. I briefly tried to find if there was a correlation between yo

Yeah, I looked it up and the average in developed countries seems to be 51%ish give birth to boys. I briefly tried to find if there was a correlation between younger mother age and likelihood of having a boy, and couldn't find any good info to support a difference. But with a sample size of 45 virgins, I agree it's within the margin of error, it's just weird. My personal theory was that it corresponded with societal preferences for male children. Ie, if someone was lying, they just say the gender of the child that they would prefer, and more people prefer male children. But then I researched how strong societal preference really is towards male children, and the studies seems inconclusive, so doesn't seem like a theory worth floating legitimately.

DoreenMichele 8y ago
My recollection is that if the first born is male, a married couple is statistically less likely to divorce. So first born females are more likely to be only children or at least not have any full-blooded siblings. I've had conversations with my sons about this. Men seem to want one girl and one boy. Women tend to care less about the gender of their children. My oldest son has suggested this likely reflects a desire to pass on both genes. The way that happens is impacted by the gender of the offspring for men, but not for women. That's all I know about gender preference in offspring and seems irrelevant to the problem space in question.