Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

HRAF Press New Haven, CT Published In Pages: 126
By Sipes, Richard G.

Hypothesis

Preference for particular sex of child will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (60).

Note

Measured as a composite of preference for male and preference for female offspring.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaNot Supportedp = 0.41gamma = -0.07UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population Growth RateDependentPopulation
Preference for Particular Sex of ChildIndependentNorms, Gender Status