Americans prefer boys to girls

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Americans prefer boys to girls Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT For the past 70 years, Americans have indicated a preference for boy babies over girl babies. A recent Gallup poll asked Americans which sex they would prefer if they could have only one child. About 40 percent said they would prefer a boy and 28 percent would prefer a girl, with the rest saying they had no preference or opinion on the question. Gallup has asked some version of this question 10 times since 1941, and the results always indicated a preference for boys. Men prefer boys more strongly than women do. Conservatives and Republicans are also more likely to say they want boys than Democrats and liberals.